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See this article at: http://entertainment.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=127040 At the Movies: 'Swimming Pool' Jul 2, 11:50 AM EST It's difficult to make the process of writing look interesting on film, but director Francois Ozon and actress Charlotte Rampling have pulled it off in "Swimming Pool," a graceful and deceptively playful exploration of a writer's mind. Rampling is magnificent as Sarah Morton, a dour Englishwoman who writes detective novels with plots that seem to suit her personality. But there's much more lurking beneath the surface, which Ozon and Rampling communicate not through grand gestures but through an accumulation of telling details. Uninspired as she tries to concoct a new story for her popular "Dorwell series," Morton goes to her publisher, John Bosload (Charles Dance), for advice. But really, she just wants attention from this smug, secretive man. Though John appears in just two scenes, Sarah's relationship with him is as important as any in the movie: Watch Rampling as she digs into Sarah's desire and repulsion for her boss. John suggests that Sarah spend some time at his vacation home in the south of France, and she accepts. Embracing both the sunny weather and the solitude (she mostly detests interacting with people), Sarah gets straight to work, but soon there arrives a human hurricane in the form of John's dissolute, French-born daughter, Julie (Ludivine Sagnier). Julie has simple goals for her time at the house: to swim and sunbathe, either in a skimpy bikini or nothing at all, and to bring home whatever man she can find at night. Sarah is horrified, setting up a war between the repressed English prig and the lissome French libertine that could easily be played for broad comedy. But Ozon instead delights in muddying the waters, suggesting that the two have plenty in common. Sarah enjoys her vices, too: She scoffs down sweets, takes big gulps of liquor and inhales her cigarettes deeply. And when Julie's not looking, she acts like an unsupervised teenager — snooping, spying, sneaking Julie's food and booze. After opening a new file on her laptop called "Julie," Sarah begins working with a new intensity. Rarely has it been so compelling to watch someone sit and type as it is under Ozon's hand here. Through camera movement, editing and music — and Rampling's carefully controlled performance — Ozon conjures the bursts of creativity and concentration of an artist who's really onto something. There's force in Rampling's fingers as they clickety-clack on the keyboard. Along the way, we never get to read a word of what Sarah is composing, but we're learning more than we think about the content. Ozon never resorts to a narrator; he uses the language of cinema to enter the world of the novel. For Ozon, whose last film was the buoyant, candy-colored whodunit "8 Women," "Swimming Pool" is a return to the tone of contemplative mystery that shrouded his last collaboration with Rampling, "Under the Sand." Still, his touch is lighter than air. He's confident enough never to overplay his hand, and his handling of plot twists, including a huge hairpin curve at the end, has an understated authority. Ozon has inspired collaborators in Rampling, whose Sarah has reserves of confidence and fiendishness beneath her dowdy exterior, and Sagnier, who allows fear and desperation to seep through Julie's exhibitionistic veneer. "Swimming Pool" is a sophisticated thrill, with superb psychological gamesmanship, explosive eroticism and a rich elusiveness that lingers in your mind. Ozon loves his characters too much to reveal everything about them: He lets them keep a secret or two. "Swimming Pool," a Focus Features release, is rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language, some violence and drug use. Running time: 105 minutes. Three and a half stars out of four. ——— Motion Picture Association of America rating definitions: G — General audiences. All ages admitted. PG — Parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children. PG-13 — Special parental guidance strongly suggested for children under 13. Some material may be inappropriate for young children. R — Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. NC-17 — No one under 17 admitted. See this article at: http://entertainment.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=157658 Stewart's Motion for Second Trial Denied May 5, 4:07 PM EST A federal judge refused to grant Martha Stewart a new trial Wednesday, dismissing claims that a juror lied to conceal a bias against the celebrity homemaker. The decision by U.S. District Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum clears the way for a hearing next month at which Stewart could be sentenced to more than a year in prison for lying about a stock sale. Stewart claimed juror Chappell Hartridge lied repeatedly on his jury questionnaire, including failing to disclose he had been arrested in a domestic dispute and accused of stealing money from a Little League group. Whether or not the charges are true, Cedarbaum wrote, they do not meet the legal standard of showing the juror would have been excused for bias during jury selection. "Many of the allegations offered to support these claims amount to little more than hearsay, speculation and, in one instance, vague allegations made by a person who refused to identify himself," the judge wrote. Cedarbaum also denied a new trial for Peter Bacanovic, who was convicted along with Stewart on March 5 for lying about why Stewart sold 3,928 shares of ImClone Systems stock in 2001, just before the stock price plunged. Bacanovic made similar allegations against Hartridge, and lawyers added that one juror had told them the jury discussed an expensive handbag that Stewart toted to court during the trial. "All this information reveals is that Stewart is a wealthy woman," Cedarbaum wrote. "Defendants cannot seriously contend that the jurors were not already aware of that." In a statement, Stewart lawyers Robert Morvillo and John J. Tigue said they disagreed with the ruling and planned to appeal errors that "deprived Martha Stewart of a fair trial." "We regret that a case about false statements was decided by a juror who appears to have made many false statements in an effort to gain access to the Stewart jury," they said. Lou Colasuonno, a spokesman for Bacanovic, said lawyers for Bacanovic "still believe these issues have merit and present solid grounds for appeal." But any appeal would be filed after a June 17 sentencing at which Stewart and Bacanovic are each expected to get 10 to 16 months in prison. Cedarbaum could allow them to spend up to half the time in home confinement. Stewart and Bacanovic were convicted of conspiracy, making false statements and obstructing federal regulators. Bacanovic was also convicted of perjury. The pair said Stewart sold 3,928 ImClone shares because of a plan to sell when the stock price hit $60. The government said Bacanovic passed Stewart a tip that ImClone founder Sam Waksal was selling. On the day after the sale, ImClone announced a negative government report about an experimental cancer drug that sent the stock price on a steep drop. ImClone has since recovered and now trades well above $60. Courts are extremely wary of interfering with jury decisions, and most legal experts said Stewart and Bacanovic's new-trial move was a longshot. Among the allegations was that Hartridge was once arrested after his former girlfriend claimed he had assaulted her. The ex-girlfriend supported the allegation in an affidavit and said she later dropped the charges. But Cedarbaum said Hartridge may have believed that he did not have to disclose the arrest on his questionnaire, which asked about prior brushes with the law, because the charges were dropped and his record was sealed. The judge also said Hartridge may have simply forgotten about some court judgments against him in 1990 and 1991 that he failed to disclose, most of them for less than $3,500. And allegations by Stewart that Hartridge was accused of stealing from a Bronx Little League group while he was a volunteer treasurer were based mostly on hearsay. The group's board never took action against him. Hartridge has not responded to repeated requests by The Associated Press for comment on the allegations. Stewart also claimed that post-trial comments by Hartridge, by far the most outspoken of the 12 jurors, showed a bias against her. He said on the day of the verdict that the conviction was "a victory for the little guy," and also said investors may be more comfortable investing and "not worry about these scams and that they'll lose their 401(k)." The judge said Hartridge was likely responding to media questions that asked him to speculate about the meaning of the verdict. She dismissed the notion Hartridge had a pre-existing negative attitude about Stewart. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan declined comment. Stewart resigned as head of her media company, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, when she was indicted in 2003. After the conviction, she stepped down from the board, but took the new title of founding editorial director. |
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