The White Countess

The final collaboration between director Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant is a gorgeous slice of Merchant Ivoryisms (thanks in large part to the lushly vertiginous cinematography of DP Christopher Doyle) that nevertheless fails to equal the team’s greatest works.

"...can’t blame Fiennes, who, as the blinded, fallen-from-grace American diplomat Todd Jackson (“the last hope for the League of..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Separate Lies

Julian Fellowes is two for two: The English actor’s first big screenwriting credit, Gosford Park, netted him an Oscar, and with this directorial debut, he again demonstrates a mastery of British uppercrust dramas.

"...than bitter, with Fellowes, the Cambridge-educated son of a diplomat, acquitting himself grandly of cinematic boorishness...."

Oct. 28, 2005 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

Jefferson in Paris

"...to many other aspects of the man: as a diplomat, inventor, father, musician, and American. But Jefferson in Paris..."

April 21, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Good Man in Africa

"...deal fairly with the natives. Morgan (Friels) is a diplomat posted in the fictitious Kinjanja -- which he hates..."

Sept. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Max, Mon Amour

"...of the conflict between the cuckolded husband, an English diplomat (Higgins), and the lovers mild, its sexual sensibility discreet,..."

Sept. 5, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Project S (aka Once a Cop)

"...As the film opens, we see Khan rescue a diplomat from the clutches of a group of terrorists atop..."

June 17, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Where I Know You From

Cam'ron's latest is not Purple Haze

"...For the next year-and-a-half we were the biggest Diplomat addicts in all of southeastern Connecticut. We drank Hpnotiq,..."

May 20, 2009 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Russian Ark

This tour de force of modern cinema is a technical feat filmed in one, uninterrupted, Steadicam take that leads us through a vivified tour of Russian history that wends through the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.

"...He hooks up with another unseen "visitor," a cynical diplomat from the 18th century (Dreiden), with whom he explores,..."

May 2, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pay To Play

Drafthouse Films' release 'The Ambassador' exposes corruption in the Central African Republic

"...Ever wanted to be a diplomat? Don't bother trying to apply for the job. Just..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Paul Rusesabagina: Human Rights in Action

Real-life hero of 'Hotel Rwanda' is honored for saving lives

"...he was promoted to general manager of the nearby Diplomat Hotel. These two hotels were the center of foreign..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

Man of the People

"...ambassador in France. At the time, being a career diplomat was not exactly what Roux-López had in mind. In..."

Sept. 25, 1998 News Feature by Mary Jane Garza

Cold Case Hammarskjöld Uncovers a Crime Too Terrible to Stay Buried

An assassination to hide an atrocity

"...market in African diamonds is fueled by abuses of diplomatic immunity. For his latest film, Cold Case Hammarskjöld, he..."

May 31, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Ismael's Ghosts

French drama follows the artist split between two women.

"...John le Carré-lite spy thriller loosely based on his diplomat brother, scenes of which pepper the narrative as a..."

April 13, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

L'Étoile (The Star)

You can thank your lucky stars for this opera of big, colorful, bouncy fun

"...because she's been masquerading as the wife of the diplomat who squired her there, and ... well, you get..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Julie & Julia

Meryl Streep is irresistible as Julia Child as is Nora Ephron's direction, but Amy Adams' Julie Powell is a dud – a mousy, grouchy irritant.

"...Paris, Julia is the directionless wife of an American diplomat named Paul Child (Tucci). At Paul’s encouragement, she enrolls..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Constant Gardener

City of God director Fernando Meirelles makes his English-language debut with this bracing, heartbreaking conspiracy thriller set in AIDS-ravaged Kenya.

"...in Hollywood’s golden age. As the titular character, British diplomat Justin Quayle, Fiennes is the sort of mild, bemused..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Pola X

Carax's follow-up to The Lovers on the Bridge is based on Herman Melville's novel Pierre, or the Ambiguities, and is rich in images and ideas. A man who shuffles between the houses of his mother and fiancée becomes involved with a woman who says she is his illegitimate sister.

"...Pierre's illegitimate sister, who was sired by his deceased diplomat father during one of his missions. Pierre goes away..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Video Reviews

"...Marxist radicals (the MR-8) plot to kidnap an American diplomat (Alan Arkin) to force the government to meet their..."

July 21, 2000 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

Wild America

"...in a disappointingly one-dimensional performance). Their mother, a domestic diplomat who creatively resolves head-butting clashes among the home's young..."

July 4, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Some Mother's Son

"...Kathleen watches in horror as talks between a British diplomat and a Gerry Adamsesque Sinn Fein spokesman collapse over..."

Jan. 31, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Mersey Makers

Magneto USA

"...hollered, "You're bummin' me out!" Zuniga, however, is a diplomat, though his mournful, droopy face forced the interviewer to..."

July 21, 1995 Music Feature

Juliette Binoche and Trần Anh Hùng Sample The Taste of Things

The ingredients of the lauded French romance about cooking

"...member of the revolution, and, most importantly, Napoleon’s chief diplomat. His meals, created by pâtissier Marie-Antoine Carême (the first..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Artificial Eye: Oren Soffer on Filming The Creator

Behind the camera of Gareth Edward's revolutionary sci fi blockbuster

"...And then there's the cinematographer's role as the on-set diplomat, “and negotiating between production and crew.” They become the..."

Dec. 13, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, August 18-24

"...heard of Saint-John Perse (1887–1975). He was a renowned diplomat for the French government and a poet who won..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, June 23-29

"...who harmed France's fortunes? Or was she a talented diplomat with great skill in court politics and an effective..."

June 23, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

TribFest Recap: Liz Cheney Chooses To Go Out the Hard Way

Scion of power learns the limits of 21st century politics

"...go back to her prior three-decade career as a diplomat, international lawyer, and State Department official (she didn’t even..."

Sept. 25, 2022 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Safety Instructor Fired After Insulting Massacre Survivors

Caldwell County detective lost his job after his presentation at Lockhart High School

"...not sit well with the Lone Star State's chief diplomat for France. "I cannot but deplore the offensive remarks..."

Sept. 9, 2022 News Feature by Jordan Buckley

How Estate Services of Austin Finds New Homes for Treasures Left Behind

In the saddest times, Carl McQueary and the Estate Services team are there to help

"...the lacquered shoes of a geisha gifted to a diplomat. He's not simply selling old stuff. "I'm sending things..."

July 22, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...named after Jean Nicot de Villemain (1530-1604), a French diplomat and scholar who brought tobacco to France. He showed..."

May 13, 2022 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Austin Music: What We're Listening to This Week

Abhi the Nomad, Animals on TV, Susannah Joffe, Nané, and more recommended tunes

"...The 27-year-old son of an Indian diplomat has always had an affinity for instrumentation, and during..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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