Corliss spills a little on 'Charlie'
It appears Time's Richard Corliss has gotten a little loose-lipped about "Charlie Wilson's War," which has screened for an amount of people I guess you could count on one hand. He seems to think the film will be the one successful war film of the year and that "audiences should have a great time watching it."
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"An early peek at Charlie Wilson's War, which opens Christmas Day, suggests that it could be the one war film people will enjoy seeing. Set in the '80s, it details the efforts of a Texas Congressman (Tom Hanks) to get arms to the mujahedin fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan. The Mike Nichols film, co-starring Oscar winners Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman, is at heart a can-do comedy about a wheeler-dealer having a good time doing good."Source: Time Magazine
Red Carpet District is Variety contributor Kristopher Tapley's attempt at making sense of the ever-expanding glut of film awards coverage. He's been on the beat for six years. Email 






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