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HARVEY S. KARTEN
Harvey S. Karten

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• Film Journal International
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• The Cinema Source

BIOGRAPHY
After teaching high school for quite a while, I took an M.A. in Film and Theater from Hunter College in New York and a Ph.D. in Theater from the City University Graduate Center, also in the Big Apple.
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"A beautifully crafted film whose title character's performance recalls Joni Mitchell's view philosophy, 'It's life's illusions I recall.'" -- Compuserve
Posted Aug 4, 2006
 
The Illusionist (2006)75%
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"A satiric masterwork, not simply because of its subject matter but because of the brilliantly witty, fast-moving dialogue and spot-on performances." -- Compuserve
Posted Mar 14, 2006
 
Thank You For Smoking (2006)86%
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"Beautifully evokes the aphorism that childhood is a magical time." -- Compuserve
Posted Nov 9, 2004
 
The Polar Express (2004)56%
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"An Oscar worthy performance from Annette Bening." -- Compuserve
Posted Oct 9, 2004
 
Being Julia (2004)76%
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"The most original and powerful conveyance of a filmmaker's vision in years." -- Compuserve
Posted Mar 4, 2004
 
Dogville (2003)71%
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"Possibly the most astonishing documentary about bird migration ever made." -- Compuserve
Posted Feb 3, 2003
 
Winged Migration (2003)97%
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"The most vibrant movie musical since 'Oklahoma.' That's 'Chicago.'" -- Compuserve
Posted Dec 26, 2002
 
Chicago (2002)87%
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"Marvelously combines the gangster genre with coming-of-age themes. First 4-star movie of the year." -- Compuserve
Posted Jun 25, 2002
 
Road to Perdition (2002)82%
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"Move over Judy Garland: you've met your match in Henry Thomas." -- Compuserve
Posted Mar 23, 2002
 
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial The 20th Anniversary (2002)98%
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"Diane Selwyn ends her Hollywood career with raves--but not the kind she wanted." -- Compuserve
Posted Oct 1, 2001
 
Mulholland Dr. (2001)81%
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"An absolute gem: superb performances, clever writing, humorous and sardonic, twists galore." -- Compuserve
Posted Aug 22, 2001
 
Diamond Men (2001)80%
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"I left stunned by the movie's perfect combination of crackerjack acting, clever writing, sharp cross-cutting of scenes." -- Compuserve
Posted Jan 1, 2000
 
Nurse Betty (2000)84%
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"A potent, arch, humorous and downright fascinating glimpse into a society both terrified and titillated by literary descriptions of raging sexuality." -- Compuserve
Posted Jan 1, 2000
 
Quills (2000)74%
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"American Beauty mesmerizes because every moment, however caricatured, hits a nerve in each of us." -- Compuserve
Posted Jan 1, 2000
 
American Beauty (1999)89%
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Click here to read article -- Compuserve
Posted Jan 1, 2000
 
The Spanish Prisoner (1998)89%
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Click here to read article -- Compuserve
Posted Jan 1, 2000
 
Your Friends & Neighbors (1998)76%
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"Once again, Steven Spielberg proves that as a constructer of movie images, he's unbeatable." -- Compuserve
Posted Jan 1, 2000
 
Saving Private Ryan (1998)94%
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Click here to read article -- Compuserve
Posted Jan 1, 2000
 
The Red Violin (1998)70%
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Click here to read article -- Compuserve
Posted Jan 1, 2000
 
Happiness (1998)83%
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Click here to read article -- Compuserve
Posted Jan 1, 2000
 
Love and Death on Long Island (1997)89%
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"Still the most wonderful movie on the subject of music ever made and the best film I've ever seen." -- Compuserve
Posted Apr 1, 2002
 
Amadeus (1984)97%
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"All of the drama of GWTW is successfully combined with dazzling production values." -- Compuserve
Posted Jan 1, 2000
 
Gone With the Wind (1939)97%
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"Remarkable, colorful, heartwarming." -- Compuserve
Posted Jan 1, 2000
 
The Wizard of Oz (1939)100%
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"Philip Roth should be overjoyed at this adaptation of his novella 'The Dying Animal' about a professor obsessed about old age and mortality." -- Compuserve
Posted Jul 1, 2008
 
Elegy (2008)60%
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"A stunning feature film that at base asks the question, "What should a woman choose: an unpredictable life with a sexual dynamo, or a stable relationships with a much older man?"" -- Compuserve
Posted Jun 4, 2008
 
Beauty in Trouble (2008)69%
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"A terrific documentary that hones in on the Israeli government's decision to forcibly evacuate 8,000 of its own citizens from Gaza." -- Compuserve
Posted Apr 5, 2008
 
Unsettled (2008)100%
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"Though similar to Schindler's List, this riveting Holocaust drama, also based on a true story, features actors who throw themselves wholly into the violence of a brutal concentration camp as they practice a trade that could keep them alive." -- Compuserve
Posted Jan 23, 2008
 
The Counterfeiters (2008)94%
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"Remarkably imaginative: Director Morgen merges archival film with animation to bring to life the excitement of youthful demonstrations against the Vietnam War during the '68 Democratic National Convention." -- Compuserve
Posted Jan 7, 2008
 
Chicago 10 (2008)76%
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"The movie is performed so well that you come away thinking that high school years are both the worst time of one's life and the most joyful." -- Compuserve
Posted Feb 13, 2008
 
Charlie Bartlett (2007)55%
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"An embarrassing chapter in America's history of race relations becomes the scene of wonderful uplift in Denzel Washington's moving and true story of how a small African-American college debating team took on Harvard's in 1935." -- Compuserve
Posted Dec 7, 2007
 
The Great Debaters (2007)80%
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"This wonderful documentary tracing little Estonia's independence from both the Nazis and the Communists brings tears of joy to the eyes." -- Compuserve
Posted Oct 25, 2007
 
The Singing Revolution (2007)83%
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"Audience members who found previous Coen brothers' works too precious can rejoice in this, their best film--close to an American masterwork." -- Compuserve
Posted Oct 24, 2007
 
No Country for Old Men (2007)95%
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"A gem of an animated movie which subtly and comically jabs the Iranian regime while unfolding the spiritual journey of a woman from 1978 to the 1990's." -- Compuserve
Posted Oct 15, 2007
 
Persepolis (2007)96%
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"Seamlessly mixes campy comedy with sentimental romance: an epic film based on a Nobel Prize winner's novel." -- Compuserve
Posted Oct 8, 2007
 
Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)27%
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"An absorbing doc that punctuates the idea that abortion, legal or banned, is not a black-and-white issue but is in a political gray zone." -- Compuserve
Posted Sep 30, 2007
 
Lake of Fire (2007)94%
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"Melodramatic in tone, complex in thought, this 'Clayton' is a thinking person's John Grisham." -- Compuserve
Posted Sep 29, 2007
 
Michael Clayton (2007)91%
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"Remarkable performance by Valerie Harper in this one-woman show from the Broadway play focusing on Israel's former Prime Minister, Golda Meir's, critical decisions during the 1973 mid-East war." -- Compuserve
Posted Sep 8, 2007
 
Golda's Balcony (2007)67%
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"The only problem with this insanely funny movie is that it's going to incite envy from anyone in the audience who thought high school was for studying." -- Compuserve
Posted Aug 9, 2007
 
Superbad (2007)87%
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"Exhilarating! I say, 'Bring back the sixties' (minus the Vietnam War)." -- Compuserve
Posted Jul 9, 2007
 
Talk to Me (2007)81%
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"Ratatouille is the best of the eight movies that Pixar has offered to date. It has color, glorious music, a fast pace, a clever and witty script, a credible villain or two, and the one thing everyone in the audience loves: lots of delicious food." -- Compuserve
Posted Jun 27, 2007
 
Ratatouille (2007)95%
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"Yet another doc that socks it to the current administration's foreign policy--this one most effectively." -- Compuserve
Posted Jun 16, 2007
 
No End in Sight (2007)94%
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"Its major drawback is its failure to allow even a single dissenting argument, but Moore proves again to be the most entertaining and opinionated documentarian in America and greatest opponent of greed." -- Compuserve
Posted Jun 14, 2007
 
Sicko (2007)93%
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"'Vitus' could show a blank screen, play the soundtrack, and still be more intelligent than half the movies at the multiplex." -- Compuserve
Posted Jun 11, 2007
 
Vitus (2007)64%
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"Artfully done, allowing us to be so caught up in the build-up that we can wait patiently for the gore." -- Compuserve
Posted Jun 6, 2007
 
Hostel: Part II (2007)45%
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"An exhilarating balance of action and romance, this Spidey is intricately detailed, weaving the subplots together into a nicely balanced whole." -- Compuserve
Posted Apr 30, 2007
 
Spider-Man 3 (2007)61%
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"If 'Waitress,' like 'Alice,' is sitcomish, then let's hear it for sitcoms. The pic is a delight from start to finish." -- Compuserve
Posted Apr 25, 2007
 
Waitress (2007)89%
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"With more than half a year to go, one can scarcely imagine a better set of awards-worthy performances than those of Gordon Pinsent and Julie Christie." -- Compuserve
Posted Apr 17, 2007
 
Away From Her (2007)95%
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"Perhaps one of the great dog stories ever." -- Compuserve
Posted Apr 4, 2007
 
Year of the Dog (2007)69%
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"Charged with melodramatic energy and surprising twists, one of the great films with World War II themes." -- Compuserve
Posted Mar 26, 2007
 
Black Book (2007)76%
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"Inspiring drama of how one man can make a huge difference in the fight against the importation of slaves in Britain." -- Compuserve
Posted Feb 20, 2007
 
Amazing Grace (2007)70%

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