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Capote (2005)
On November 15, 1959, the brutal murder of a family in a small Kansas town sent shockwaves through the nation – and captured the attention of one of the most distinctive minds of our time. One-of-a-kind author Truman Capote was sent to Kansas to pen an article about the crimes for The New Yorker magazine. He ended up writing one of the most celebrated books of the century. Capote follows Truman Capote on his odyssey to create the landmark bestseller In Cold Blood. With signature style and mordant wit – and his friend Harper Lee in tow – Capote attempts to charm the locals and work his way into the story behind the murders. He's soon shocked, however, to find himself forming a friendship with one of the killers, Perry Smith (Collins). As the book nears completion and execution day approaches, Capote finds himself torn in directions he never anticipated and is forever changed by his experiences. (read more)
| Release Date: | September 30th, 2005 |
| Running Time: | 1 minutes |
| Directed By: |  | Bennett Miller |
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Capote Movie Review by AJ  (4/14/2006) |
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Capote has one of the greatest openings in recent memory. It's very quiet, very cold, and very chilling, and perfectly replicates the first few paragraphs of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood. All it takes for director Miller to gain his audience's trust and assurance is within these first two or three minutes. From there, he...
(complete Capote review by AJ)
| Capote Movie Review by Max (2/24/2006) |
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ruman Capote, famous writer for the New Yorker and praised writer of many books such as Breakfast at Tiffany's takes on the infamous Clutter Family murders in Bennett Miller's Capote. These events would lead to his writing of In Cold Blood, his most famous and last finished novel.
The experiences of the writing of this...
(complete Capote review by Max)
| Capote Movie Review by Matthew (10/17/2005) |
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5 *
It is much more difficult to write a review of a great movie. You worry about doing the film justice, giving the film its due, convincing other that this film is worthy.
"Capote" is a great film. I can't think of enough superlatives to do the film justice.
November, 1959. Truman Capote (Philip Seymour Hoffman) sits...
(complete Capote review by Matthew)
| Capote Movie Review by Elizabeth (10/11/2005) |
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We're all movie buffs here, so I don't need to tell you what an amazing actor Philip Seymour Hoffman is. Usually in the background in supporting roles, Hoffman brings all his characters to vibrant, memorable life, from BOOGIE NIGHTS to THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY to COLD MOUNTAIN. With the title role in CAPOTE, Hoffman has...
(complete Capote review by Elizabeth)
Truman Capote ( Philip Seymour Hoffman) author of "Breakfast at Tiffany," back in November 1959, read a NY Times article about a quadruple murder of a family (the Clutters) in Holcomb Kansas. He convinces the New Yorker Magazine to give him an assignment to set out for Kansas. He wanted to try his theory : ( if written...
(complete Capote review by Luis Pedron)
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