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... ('My Left Foot,' 'In the Name of the Father'), sports dramas ('The Boxer') and touching tales of immigrants ('In America'). With 'Brothers,' a remake of an excellent Danish film, Sheridan weaves a captivating tale of a young wife (Natalie Portman) ... Comment?
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Filmmaker Jim Sheridan at home with family dramas
... themselves cell-mates in a British prison for an Irish Republican Army bombing they did not commit. In 2002's "In America" - which featured an Oscar-nominated script by Sheridan and his two daughters - immigration is seen from the family unit, as an ... Comment?
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... It should show, and not just merely tell the story. Given that Sheridan did weave magic in past works like In America, it cannot be helped that one would expect him to milk the emotions out of every scene. Another weakness involves the lingering ... Comment?
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Brothers: a war abroad and at home
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... storyteller who originally hails from Ireland. He has directed very powerful and award-winning dramas such as In America , The Boxer , In the Name of the Father and My Left Foot all of which were predominantly Irish stories. Brothers does not ... Comment?
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... Under Sheridan's lens "Brothers," much like several of his past films including "In the Name of the Father" and "In America," is more of a family portrait. This is a movie more interested in the connections and disconnections created by the turmoil ... Comment?
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... director Jim Sheridan are regular collaborators, as the star has worked on his "In the Name of the Father" and "In America." The band's "Winter," however, could have used some of the gospel atmospheres of the act's 2009 effort "No Line on the ... Comment?
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... cause him to see things in a different light. Jim Sheridan knows his way around dysfunctional drama (think "In America," etc.) and keeps a steady finger on a high-tension wire humming with anxiety. A-listers Gyllenhaal, Portman and Maguire are all ... Comment?
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... pictures earlier this decade - the forgettable 'Get Rich or Die Tryin'' and the earnest if melodramatic 'In America' - perhaps the man's creative well was running dry. It appears hope springs eternal for Sheridan at the age of 60 with 'Brothers,' ... Comment?
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U2 contribute song to 'Brothers' film soundtrack; 'Gangs of New York' memories
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... band wrote a song called "Winter" for the film "Brothers". The film, directed by Irish director Jim Sheridan ("In America"), stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, and Tobey Maguire. U2's classic "Bad" also makes an appearance on the soundtrack ... Comment?
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'Brothers' loses something in translation
... sleeker, more sentimental film. Staying almost scene-for-scene with the original, Sheridan ('My Left Foot,' 'In America') weaves the dual story lines - at home and in Afghanistan - building the tension for the inevitable clash between the separate ... Comment?
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... dead with revenge in his heart. But there's something much more interesting going on in director Jim Sheridan's ("In America," "My Left Foot") wartime drama, which ultimately becomes a story of misplaced guilt, rage and forgiveness. "Brothers" ... Comment?
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The Reel World: Subtle power reinforces message of 'Brothers'
... says, well aware that his father has lost the son he loved most. The director, Jim Sheridan ("My Left Foot," "In America"), is a keen observer of interactions within families, and while "Brothers" deals with big issues, it often does so in an ... Comment?
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... the Dublin born director and scriptwriter of the films My Left Foot (1989), In the Name of the Father (1993), and In America (2002). Unfortunately, he fails to generate any of his trademark intensity in Brothers, a remake of Brodre (2004), a film ... Comment?
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'Brothers' seeks to portray cost of war
... sleeker, more sentimental film. Staying almost scene-for-scene with the original, Sheridan ("My Left Foot," "In America") weaves the dual story lines - at home and in Afghanistan - building the tension for the inevitable clash between the separate ... Comment?
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'Brothers' Review: Star Cast Depicts Family War Drama
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... by their growing affection for Tommy. Sheridan has shown before, especially in his semi-autobiographical In America , his gift for directing children, and he gets wonderfully complex shadings from the two girls, Bailee Madison and Taylor Geare. It's ... Comment?
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Brothers: A Family at War With Itself
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... by their growing affection for Tommy. Sheridan has shown before, especially in his semi-autobiographical In America , his gift for directing children, and he gets wonderfully complex shadings from the two girls, Bailee Madison and Taylor Geare. It's ... Comment?
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... emotionally-draining sagas as My Left Foot (1989), In the Name of the Father (1993) and the semi-autobiographical In America (2002). Unfortunately, he fails to regenerate any of that trademark intensity in Brothers, a disappointing remake of Brodre ... Comment?
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and#8216;Brothers' review: Middle of the pack
Jim Sheridan has directed seven actors into Oscar nominations: Samantha Morton and Djimon Hounsou for "In America"'; Richard Harris for "The Field"; Emma Thompson, Pete Postlethwaite and Daniel Day-Lewis for "In the Name of the Father"; and Day-Lewis again, with Brenda Fricker, who both won Oscars for "My Left Foot." BROTHERS WRITTEN BY David ... Comment?
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'Brothers': Despite strong performances from Portman and Gyllenhaal,...
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... are especially effective as the walking wounded following a traumatic loss. Gifted director Jim Sheridan ("In America, " "My Left Foot") is an expert at conveying the verbal and emotional gymnastics of families in crisis. And the film is based on ... Comment?
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... find his brother has, in some ways, taken his place. Again, director Jim Sheridan ("In the Name of the Father," "In America") has wisely elected to stay with the basics of the original film, although certain characters and situations are new. He and ... Comment?
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