As he settles into his new position, Emmett makes a shocking discovery: his name on one of the mystical books. Young Emmett Farmer is summoned from the fields to begin an apprenticeship as a bookbinder, a mysterious vocation that binds memories in leather.

What it’s about: Bridget Collins’ first adult novel, “The Binding,” is a gothic fable about the spellbinding power of books. “The Binding,” by Bridget Collins (William Morrow, fiction, on sale April 16) The buzz: The Guardian hails it as a future classic, while in a starred review Kirkus Reviews says, “In outline it's a simple story, but Rooney tells it with bravura intelligence, wit, and delicacy.”ģ. After all, we are at the movies and not a training seminar. Its tone is fun and relaxing, and it never tries to take itself too seriously. it works because of -how- it portrays everything. In the end, Thomas Crown Affair works not because of the film's subjects or its characters. It's a CD worth purchasing for the sake of variety alone. Bill Conti provides the underlying score, which proves quite unique having a slightly bouncy 'piano recital' quality to its first few themes. Especially the music selection, Nina Simone's Sinnerman, a well chosen track. It's about a billionaire who gets his kicks out of high stake gambles and wages-how do you do that without a larger than life portrayal? I particularly liked the ending sequence, as goofy, perhaps corny as it is, it's still fun. This movie isn't about 'Everyman' nor is it meant to. The characters and their portrayals are colorful and interesting, walking a thin line of camp but never pushing it too far. The premise-an art theft-strikes me as more interesting than the original's robbery besides, how many films have bank robberies? How many films steal art? It's something different.

This is a fun cat and mouse movie, not a documentary. But who cares, really? McTiernan directed this as a film you can't take 100% seriously anyway. The caper's execution is rather spectacular, far more entertaining than the original's, though much less likely to happen. And I much prefer John McTiernan's interpretation despite the more glaring plot holes such as 'Why didn't the security tape reveal who set the briefcase in the gallery to begin with?' Theoretically the culprit could've been caught then and there, but then there'd be no movie. The same basic plot curve, same basic events, same basic characters, except everything is retold and reinterpreted from a different point of view. Only vague concepts carry over from film to film, really. Worth a viewing, but not worth worshipping. Like other films from that era of history, it's lost some of its shock with time but unlike true classics, Thomas Crown Affair has lost a lot of its charm. Obligatory comparison to the first film: The first Thomas Crown Affair really wasn't that great with its split screens that would make even Brian De Palma sick.

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