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Tim Grierson
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I'm a big Eccleston fan, and I thought he was great in The Dark World. Read more

I used to think that line was "drinking, smoking, sex and sniffing glue." I figured, "Oh, it's not so bad: At least you're still having sex." Read more

Glad you liked it. I think the last quarter of it is just so-so, but the movie as a whole really affected me. Read more

I haven't seen it yet, either, but it looks like it's coming to DVD in October. Read more

I'll be really curious what you think of this one. Definitely keep your expectations in check, that's for sure. Read more

True, but that's from his previous marriage — I'm just talking about his children with Jada. Read more

While the property probably helped — and co-star Jackie Chan — the success of that Karate Kid remake definitely didn't have much to do with Will Smith. (Will produced it, but he wasn't on screen.) Read more

The first time I saw Room 237, it had been a while since I'd seen The Shining. I didn't find myself feeling too disoriented or thrown by any plot specifics. Read more

I've seen the movie and I still can't tell you what is happening in that photo. Read more

Even better, he rides a bicycle at one point. (Sadly, he doesn't say "gangway for foot cycle!" though.) Read more

Sadly, it wasn't eligible. (Every country is allowed only one entry for Best Foreign Language Film: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_submissions_to_the_85th_Academy_Awards_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film) Read more

Weirdly, though, it did get nominated for Best Original Song. Read more

For the record, I wasn't deriding the movie — just pointing out that its commercial failure helped doom UA. Read more

Thanks, Nicholas. Just to clarify, this is a piece about Lee's filmmaking career, not "Life of Pi" in particular. Our review of the movie will be running on Tuesday, November 20. Read more