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WHO WILL WATCH THE WATCHMEN (…NO, SERIOUSLY?)

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In a plush suite on the eighth floor of the Beverly Hilton Hotel, one of Hollywood’s most successful young directors is being gently teased by the international press. Read the rest of this article here.

WHO WILL WATCH THE WATCHMEN (…NO, SERIOUSLY?)

watchmen_smileyAfter some savage early notices, the critics seem to be warming to Zach Snyder’s Watchmen movie. Roger Ebert in the Chicago-Sun Times gave it this glowing review. Here’s my interview with Snyder from yesterday’s Ticket.

It wasn’t the forum to offer my own opinion on the film. (Donald Clarke was reviewing it.) But for the record, I thought it was tedious, overlong and preposterous. I saw it in L.A. and was jet-lagged at the screening. Frankly, it was a struggle to stay awake.

Published: Irish Times, March 6 2009

WHO WILL WATCH THE WATCHMEN (…NO, SERIOUSLY?)

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In a plush suite on the eighth floor of the Beverly Hilton Hotel, one of Hollywood’s most successful young directors is being gently teased by the international press. Read the rest of this entry »