Mads Mikkelsen has made a career out of playing monsters. His two most prominent roles (especially to American audiences), the “Casino Royale” villain Le Chiffre and the titular character on NBC’s “Hannibal,” have offered Mikkelsen opportunities to play all sides of the sick and the ruthless. As Le Chiffre, Mikkelsen was presented with an opportunity […]
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A few liberal American critics have argued that the lessons of “A Royal Affair,” which chronicles Enlightenment thinking’s triumph over the religion-abusing aristocracy of 18th Century Denmark, apply to today’s domestic political sphere, as far-right officials and pundits like Michele Bachmann and Sean Hannity use the country’s Judeo-Christian tradition to justify what the left views
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The jury prizes at the Cannes Film Festival were handed out today, with Michael Haneke’s critically-acclaimed “Amour,” about an elderly couple’s bond as the wife’s health declines, taking the Palme d’Or award for Best Film. Haneke is no stranger to Cannes, and his last film, “The White Ribbon,” also won the Palme d’Or in 2009.
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