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Infamous (2006)

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Release Date: October 13, 2006 (LA/NY)
On DVD: February 13, 2007
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 118 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for language, violence and some sexuality.
Director: Douglas McGrath
Writer: Douglas McGrath
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Toby Jones, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mark Ruffalo, Sigourney Weaver, Hope Davis, Jeff Daniels, Daniel Craig, Isabella Rossellini, Alan Cumming, Juliet Stevenson, Lee Pace, John Benjamin Hickey

What was it about this tiny man that made him big enough for two movies? Given the riveting contradictions in Truman Capote's character, the rich range of people who made up his circle, and the comic and dramatic turns that marked the period, the real wonder is that there were only two scripts.

The gradual but ultimate shift from light to dark, from comic to tragic, match the shape of Capote's life: his early years were Read more

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Grade: B- Infamous is a quality film about Truman Capote's drawn-out affair at creating his bestselling crime novel In Cold Blood. Toby Jones delivers a superb performance as Capote, and Signourey Weaver, Sandra Bullock, Gwenyth Paltrow and Daniel Craig make up the supporting cast. There is just one small problem with Infamous, however: the exact same movie was released a year earlier.

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