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Cynicism edges out cheer this holiday season

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THE LOWDOWN: Philip Roth's bestseller is given the complete "prestige" push, with a to-die-for cast (Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Ed Harris, Gary Sinise) in the service of a top-notch director (Kramer vs. Kramer's Robert Benton). . . This just opened in the top markets, meaning that Miramax is gauging its appeal before deciding how to handle its national expansion.

Also: THE COOLER stars William H. Macy as a born loser whose bad luck wears off on the patrons of a Vegas casino savvy enough to employ him. . . Highly revered documentarian Errol Morris returns with THE FOG OF WAR: ELEVEN LESSONS FROM THE LIFE OF ROBERT S. MCNAMARA, which takes a candid look at the career of Kennedy's Secretary of Defense. . . Snagging Best Actress (Marie Josee-Croze) and Best Screenplay awards at Cannes, Canadian filmmaker Denys Arcand's THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS centers on a dying husband and father trying to square matters with his often ignored family. . . Loosely based on a true story (as was director Norman Jewison's previous film, The Hurricane), THE STATEMENT casts Michael Caine as a Nazi collaborator who was protected for decades by members of the Catholic Church until a resurgent investigation brought his crimes to the surface.

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