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  • September 19, 2012

    Today the New York Film Festival brought a presumed Oscar hopeful, Germany’s official submission for the foreign language category at the Academy Awards, and a tender-hearted documentary that surprised the likes of many, including myself.

    Hyde Park on Hudson (***)

    I try extremely hard to not read reviews, especially for Oscar hopefuls.  At Telluride and Toronto, Roger Michell’s Hyde Park on Hudson received mixed-to-negative reviews citing the film’s weak screenplay and other off-putting manners.  Chalk this up to a guilty pleasure but I found Hyde Park on Hudson charmingly delightful.  From the charismatic turn by Bill Murray as FDR to what I found to be a near pitch-perfect performance by Samuel West, the stylistic quality by director Roger Michell was satisfying.   Read more on NYFF: Surprise “Hyde” Stand Out, Germany’s “Barbara,” and the Love of “Liv & Ingmar”…

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