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of a life lived on television starring
Jim Carrey, has been feted in the
US for its cleverness. But how
clever is it?

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Contents Blind date: Elmore Leonard's laid back pulp is a hard nut for movie-makers to crack,
but Steven Soderbergh's understated Out of Sight succeeds where others fail, argues Peter Matthews. Plus Screenwriter Scott Frank talks to Le

Contents Pullinh the pin on Hal Hartley: Hal Hartley's sixth movie, Henry FooL is his first to value real emotion over style, argues Ryan Gilbey. Plus London Film Festival highlights: Chris Darke on Radio On (Rernix); Nick James on Bul

Contents With my game face on: There's more to the poker movie Rounders than Matt Damon's stare and director John Dahl's swift atmospheres. It also calls the bluff of America's stonewalling relationship to class. By Shane Danielsen.

With my game face on: There's more to the poker movie Rounders than Matt Damon's stare and director John Dahl's swift atmospheres. It also calls the bluff of America's stonewalling... more