The indie film legend talks about his latest experiment: Casting a real-life porn star as a high-class call girl
By Andrew O'Hehir May 22, 2009
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The porn star turns indie escort in Soderbergh's latest film
May 22, 2009
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Newly downsized and shorn of Hollywood glitz, Robert De Niro's Tribeca Film Festival remains a vigorous venue for cinematic discoveries.
By Andrew O'Hehir
April 24, 2009
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Steven Soderbergh talks about his maddening, messy near-masterpiece "Che," an aloof and ambiguous portrait of the much-loved, much-hated Marxist icon.
By Andrew O'Hehir
December 12, 2008
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Paul Newman's crusty, kid-friendly, oddly classic final role (as a car). Plus: Film-world eggheads battle over Soderbergh's unconventional "Che."
By Andrew O'Hehir
October 6, 2008
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From Clint's "Changeling" to Soderbergh's "Che" and beyond, the New York Film Festival sets the table for the fall's Oscar hopefuls, art-house maybes and wild-eyed cinematic rebels.
By Andrew O'Hehir
September 25, 2008
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The Coens' "Burn After Reading" sets critics ablaze; Chanel and Lennon, together at last? Plus, Soderbergh's Guevara opus finds a home (maybe).
By Andrew O'Hehir
September 2, 2008
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What art-house recession? Sony Classics buys Israeli animation, boxing doc, Belgian crime drama. IFC grabs "Gomorrah," but no word on "Che," "Synecdoche."
By Andrew O'Hehir
May 29, 2008
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From "Che" to a rowdy Paris high school to a murderous "Tony Manero," here are Cannes' 2008 hits-in-waiting -- and a few more that deserve a second look.
By Andrew O'Hehir
May 27, 2008
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Laurent Cantet's joyful, tragic "The Class" is the first French Palme d'Or winner in 21 years; Benicio del Toro named best actor for "Che."
By Andrew O'Hehir
May 26, 2008
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Messy, unfinished and utterly mesmerizing, Steven Soderbergh's two-part, four-hour Che Guevara opus, starring Benicio del Toro, sets Cannes buzzing.
May 22, 2008
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Indiana Jones meets art cinema as the world's leading festival offers its most exciting lineup in years.
By Andrew O'Hehir
May 14, 2008
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Eastwood's "Changeling" and Soderbergh's four-hour "Che" top an impressive Eurocentric lineup at 61st Cannes festival.
By Andrew O'Hehir
April 23, 2008
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Clooney, Pitt and Damon gamely give it another go in this raffish, if fluffy sequel to a sequel to a remake.
By Stephanie Zacharek
June 8, 2007
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Clooney, Soderbergh premiere "Ocean's Thirteen," wave off sequel talk. Plus: Why my shirt smells like Catherine Deneuve's cigarettes.
By Andrew O'Hehir
May 24, 2007
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Clooney looks great -- again -- in black-and-white. But "Good German" is no "Good Night."
By Stephanie Zacharek
December 15, 2006
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As Jennifer Aniston and her celebrity friends sweep up the accolades in Park City, one thing is clear: Sundance has lost its cultural mojo.
By Andrew O'Hehir
January 26, 2006
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George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon: The gang's all here and ready for another caper in this smart, stylish sequel.
By Stephanie Zacharek
December 10, 2004
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On the new Clooney-Soderbergh HBO series, Hollywood and Capitol Hill are in bed together,
nervously prepping for their big love scene. Is this supposed to turn us on,
or turn our stomachs?
By Heather Havrilesky
September 15, 2003
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Is "The Matrix" unfair to albinos? Are you ready for the Eminem video game? Does Tommy Chong own a bong? Plus: Ewan McGregor leaves 'em confused.
By Karen Croft
May 14, 2003
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George Clooney does D.C., "Full Monty" star does Hitler, and Dubya interrupts "Will & Grace." Plus: Is Harrison Ford a good lover?
By Karen Croft
May 1, 2003
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Who knew George Clooney was this good? Sexy, rakish, sure, but nothing prepared us for his directing debut, this astonishing pic about zany Chuck Barris.
By Andrew O'Hehir
January 29, 2003
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Sure, it might not have a plot, but Steven Soderbergh's sci-fi reverie floats through space on a cloud of pure cinema.
By Andrew O'Hehir
November 27, 2002
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Julia Roberts and David Duchovny can't save this funny mess about the split between the movies and the real world -- or something like that.
By Stephanie Zacharek
August 2, 2002
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The remake is a marketing-driven bore. I'd rather be at Chasen's with Frank, Dino and the gang.
By Karen Croft
December 11, 2001