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Read More »by Danny LorberArt and ingenuity were admirably reached for by filmmakers in both theindie and studio ranks in '98, maybe even more ardently than in recentyears. But if ingenuity was displayed often, art was pretty rare. Therewere a lot of good films this year, but not too many great ones. Thatsaid, timely and curious themes and trends were apparent in the moviesthat we saw this year (World War II, media allegories, childmolestation, political scandals and sophomoric humor) and moreindividual movies spawned national debate than in any year in recentmemory. In this day and age, when the impact that movies can have is sooften diffused by the...
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