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"Movies don't get more exciting than this! Don't Miss it!" (Joel Siegel, ABC-TV). "Eye-popping and heart-pounding. May be one of the best thrillers ever!" (Joanna Langfield, THE MOVIE MINUTE). A gripping, gut-wrenching thriller that delivers suspense in almost unbearable doses, IN THE LINE OF FIRE showcases Clint Eastwood at his finest. In a performance that won universal acclaim. Eastwood stars as Frank Horrigan, a veteran Secret Service agent haunted by his failure to protect JFK from assassination. Thirty years later, he gets a chance to redeem himself when a brilliant psychopath threatens to kill the current president-and take Horrigan with him. Taunting him by phone and tantalizing him with clues, the assassin (John Malkovich) lures Horrigan into an electrifying battle of wits and will that only one man can survive. Co-starring Rene Russo as Horrigan's risk-taking Field Chief, IN THE LINE OF FIRE is a high-wire balancing act of searing suspense, explosive action and surprising romance. Quite simply, "one of the finest thrillers you'll ever see" (Roy Leonard, WGN-TV). ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Arena Magazine, published by Thomson Gale on June 1, 2006. The length of the article is 2693 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Fisk's war: Jorge Sotirios interviews Robert Fisk about Osama bin Laden's sense of history, reporting war and a public stoush with John Malkovich.(Interview)
Author: Jorge Sotirios
Publication: Arena Magazine (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Issue: 83Page: 47

Article Type: Interview

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The story of a travel-hating writer of travel books, Macon Leafy, who systematically avoids adventure... until he meets the frizzy-haired, stiletto-heeled, astonishing Muriel (she's trying to train his unmanageable Welsh corgi, Edward), who up-ends Macon's world and thrusts him into engagement with life. Anne Tyler's most famous best seller.

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Customer Reviews (89)

One of my favorite novels!
Having just read and truly enjoyed Anne Tyler's latest novel, Noah's Compass, I decided to go back and reread An Accidental Tourist, her award winning novel published twenty five years ago. The warm fondness I had for her characters long ago came right back to me as the pages turned effortlessly towards an ending I did not want to reach. The back and forth dialog between Macon and Murial gave me so many laugh out loud moments throughout the book, even though the painful reality of their troubled relationship brought sadness as well. This will always be one of my favorite novels and Anne Tyler will always be one of my favorite writers. I now see how my own recently published novel's protagonist, Cecil Clemenzi, owes a small part of his unique personality to Macon Leary in Tyler's novel.An Empty Sky

Interesting and believable characters
All of Anne Tyler's book have very flawed and weird characters, but they never seem far-fetched.After reading The Accidental Tourist, I feel like I know those people and I miss them when the book is over.In The Accidental Tourist, Macon is a methodical man who writes guidebooks and has a crazy dog. Muriel is a dog trainer who is very impulsive and talks constantly.They are flawed characters, but as a reader, you can't help but fall in love with them. It is a book that worth reading and re-reading.I think it might be the best book I've read in a long time.

I Wanted to Like It...
I read this for a book club. I very much wanted to like the book, but within the first few pages was burdened by informative dialogue and a protagonist whom by his very nature didn't want to go anywhere. Inevitably, the plot really doesn't go anywhere either, and I can believe it when the author states that she created only a one page narrative outline before writing the book. At the end, we're stuck with characters we don't really care about and a contrived ending that has no real lasting impact. I don't mean to sound harsh, but the banality was just too much for me.

As good as the movie, maybe better.
I was led to this novel first by seeing the film and enjoying it immensely; secondly, by reading John Updike's positive reviews of Tyler's work in his literary collections.I recently read Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant and thought it was excellent - but Accidental Tourist was even better IMHO.Tyler ranks right up there with Updike in describing the mundane, though meaningful, aspects of life that make up most of a person's experience.Watching the film a 2nd time I was impressed with how much of the screenplay came straight out of the novel.I'm now an Anne Tyler fan.

Entertaining but doesn't ring true.
This book is well-written, holds your interest and is entertaining, however the plot elements are quite contrived at various points in the story. The behavior of the characters (human and canine) give the impression that they are motivated more by the writer's deadlines than by how they would actually behave if they were flesh and blood. Kept me engagedbut ultimately a throwaway read... ... Read more

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Being John Malkovich is a 1999 dramedy film written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze. It stars John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, and John Malkovich, who plays a fictionalized version of himself. The plot brings to the forefront several issues in modern philosophy of mind, such as the nature of self and consciousness, the mind-body dichotomy, and sensory perception. The film has become a cult classic. ... Read more

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Johnny English is a 2003 British comic film parodying the James Bond secret agent genre. It starred Rowan Atkinson (who, two decades earlier, appeared in an unofficial James Bond film - Never Say Never Again) as the incompetent British spy of the title, with John Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia, Tasha de Vasconcelos and Ben Miller. The screenplay was written by Bond writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, with William Davies and the film is di.cted by Peter Howitt. The film was known by the tagline He knows no fear, he knows no danger, he knows nothing. The movie grossed a total of $160 million worldwide.[1] ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Proceso, published by CISA Comunicacion e Informacion, S.A. de C.V. on November 16, 2008. The length of the article is 1551 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Quiên es Malkovich para Malkovich.
Author: Columba Vêrtiz de la Fuente
Publication: Proceso (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 16, 2008
Publisher: CISA Comunicacion e Informacion, S.A. de C.V.
Issue: 1672Page: 88(2)

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Shock and Aahh in Washington
I thoroughly enjoyed this very cynical and screwball film.The Coen Brothers are at their satiric best in nailing some of the archetypes of the nation's capital, assisted by a stellar cast.There are over the top performances by John Malkovich, Frances McDormand,George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Tilda Swinden who play respectively:an alcoholic, washed-out CIA analyst; a New Age-addicted health club employee, a minor league security official who can't keep his zipper up;an air-headed and larcenous personal trainer; and a glacially cold and calculating pediatrician.

A well-known Washington DC acupuncturist with a lot of A-list clients once said that the trouble with his patients was that they were too self-absorbed to be self-aware.Embedded in the hilarious "Burn After Reading" is pretty much the same message.

There is some violence in the flick and it is shocking (to me at least) when it comes, but it is in the film for good purpose and advances the plot effectively.

Residents of the nation's capital will enjoy some of the familiar scenery in this film, though it appears that at least some of it was shot outside of Washington.That enjoyment offers some consolation for the otherwise rough treatment that we locals come in for at the hands of the Coens.

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This digital document is an article from Siempre!, published by Edicional Siempre on February 7, 2001. The length of the article is 1126 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Figuras de la semana.(México)(TT: Figures of the week.)(TA: Mexico)
Author: Marco Aurelio Carballo
Publication: Siempre! (Refereed)
Date: February 7, 2001
Publisher: Edicional Siempre
Page: 80

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This digital document is an article from Semana, published by Spanish Publications, Inc. on July 13, 2003. The length of the article is 627 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: El super agente secreto Johnny English. (En Proyeccion).(Resena de pelicula)
Author: Sindy M. Ortega
Publication: Semana (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 13, 2003
Publisher: Spanish Publications, Inc.
Volume: 9Issue: 541Page: 30(1)

Article Type: Resena de pelicula

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This digital document is an article from Proceso, published by CISA Comunicacion e Informacion, S.A. de C.V. on December 21, 2008. The length of the article is 790 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: "El buen canario".
Author: Estela Leòero Franco
Publication: Proceso (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 21, 2008
Publisher: CISA Comunicacion e Informacion, S.A. de C.V.
Issue: 1677Page: 68(3)

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