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Though grand in its attempt, ‘Perfume’ proves to be unfilmable

Creating an original, compelling film from scratch is hard enough, but adapting a popular novel into a successful movie brings its own unique set of complications. With the exception of books by authors like Elmore Leonard, who writes terse yet vivid prose that is naturally cinematic, it's impossible to perfectly replicate material from the page to the silver screen. Then there are those pesky books that, for one reason or another are deemed unfilmable,"" like ""Naked Lunch,"" ""A Confederacy of Dunces"" or anything by Kurt Vonnegut or Thomas Pynchon. Patrick Suskind's 1985 cult novel ""Perfume: The Story of Murderer"" was considered one of them after some notable filmmakers""such as Stanley Kubrick""tried and failed to adapt it. But now ""Run Lola Run"" director Tom Tykwer has done it, and while his ""Perfume"" is a visually astounding, well-paced effort, the results are certainly mixed. 


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State transportation dept. violates privacy

Imagine if your personal information — name, home address, e-mail address — became public knowledge. Despite increased vigilance regarding identity theft, it has now been revealed the Wisconsin Department of Transportation makes money by selling y'


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Internet archives jeopardize political careers

As college students, many of us have done things we regret in regard to partying in one form or another. Compounding that issue is the proliferation of taking digital pictures and storing them on the Internet, meaning our regrettable actions cannot be eas'


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Soderbergh’s new film ‘good,’ nostalgic and beautiful

The Good German"" is a curiosity of a film""a homage to 1940s noir classics without the hard-boiled dialogue, a vivid aesthetic recreation rife with narrative anachronisms and a nostalgic celebration of the silver screen without a shred of sentimentality. It's no wonder that Warner Bros. has all but given up on marketing the film, which when combined with lukewarm reception by New York and Los Angeles critics will likely lead to the film's quick burial among the DVD racks, perhaps alongside the very films from which it borrows""most notably: ""Casablanca,"" ""The Third Man"" and ""A Foreign Affair."" While not likely to connect with mainstream audiences, however, the film is still a joy to behold, and should prove a worthwhile viewing experience for film students and cinephiles alike.  


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Dench is noteworthy in scandalous film

\The first time we hear Judi Dench in Richard Eyre's adaptation of Zoe Heller's novel ""Notes on a Scandal,"" her voice-over narration laments the belligerence and ignorance of Generation X,"" writes Eric R. Schmidt.'



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