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nytimes.com - 25 days ago

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Scrooge (voiced by Jim Carrey) and Tiny Tim (Gary Oldman) in Robert Zemeckis's latest performance-capture film, “A Christmas Carol,” which opens on Friday.

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cinematical.com - 20 days ago

Review: A Christmas Carol

— cinematical.com — The fear many of us had when it was announced Jim Carrey would play Ebenezer Scrooge and... other parts in Robert Zemeckis ' adaptation of A Christmas Carol was that Carrey's clowning would turn the story into a goofy farce. This fear turns out to ... (more) Review: A Christmas Carol

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getthebigpicture.net - 20 days ago

Movie Review - 'A Christmas Carol'

— getthebigpicture.net — A Christmas Carol Starring Jim Carrey and Gary Oldman Directed by Robert Zemeckis Rated PG There are... two ways to perceive A Christmas Carol . You can either look at this film and see a brave new use of technology to bring a classic piece of literature into ... (more) Movie Review - 'A Christmas Carol'

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screeninglog.com - 17 days ago

Movie Review: "A Christmas Carol"

— screeninglog.com — Seen on: November 2, 2009 The players: Director: Robert Zemeckis, Writer: Robert Zemeckis, Cast: Jim Carrey, Gary... Oldman, Bob Hoskins, Colin Firth, Robin Wright Penn Facts of interest: Based on the story by Charles Dickens, obviously. The ... (more) Movie Review: "A Christmas Carol"

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davekehr.com:  Robert Zemeckis’s “A Christmas Carol”

At The Movies - Film News and Reviews:  Zemeckis Hints at “Roger Rabbit” Sequel…Again

girish:  A Handful of Reads

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Robert Zemeckis’s “A Christmas Carol”
davekehr.com — ... his performance capture technique. His latest, “A Christmas Carol,” features a stunning 12-minute take — the entire “Ghost of Christmas Past” segment — as well as some of the most elaborate and eye-filling camera movements in a Hollywood picture since the passing of Otto Preminger. Zemeckis’s pursuit of pure mise-en-scene has led him in some promising directions as well as down a few blind alleys, but he’s still in there pitching — and he’s got my gratitude for that. My interview is here .

Zemeckis Hints at “Roger Rabbit” Sequel…Again
At The Movies - Film News and Reviews — ... Zemeckis didn’t say whether anyone was willing to make this movie, or if he was set to direct. One would assume that it would all depend on whether he liked the script; he’s powerful enough to find backing if he wanted to make it. I would think he would want to, though, if the script is decent. An article in the NY Times this weekend details how much Zemeckis loves motion-capture films, and I could see him wanting to revisit the world of Toontown using the new technology.  Toontown decades later–could it be about strife between 2D and 3D characters? ...

A Handful of Reads
girish — ... on essay films at Moving Image Source. -- Glenn Kenny on Cinemascope at the Auteurs Notebook; David Bordwell is among those who weigh in after the post. -- Bordwell: on the sexual use of bedposts in movies; on Shaw Brothers widescreen cinema; and on four little-known but interesting Hollywood films from 1933. -- Dave Kehr in the NYT: two horror film articles (one and two); on new Sirk and Buñuel DVDs; and on Robert Zemeckis' A Christmas Carol. (Also: Dan North on the Zemeckis.) -- ...