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‘Anybody Got a Match?’: The 8 Best Smokers on Film

As evidenced by the packed patios at this weekend’s Golden Globe parties , cigarette smoking is alive and well in Hollywood — but, ironically, not in the films made by these pack-a-day producers and talent. Because it would be a crime for Tinsel Town to advocate a potentially deadly habit that they actively advocate in their down-time, right? Whatever. Let’s take a moment to remember a time when Hollywood was less hypocritical, cigarettes were a cool onscreen accessory (not just coffin nails) and actors made smoking an art.

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‘Anybody Got a Match?’: The 8 Best Smokers on Film

REVIEW: The Housemaid Seduces with Shallow But Stylish Pleasures

Im Sang-soo’s The Housemaid is a lush, chilly entertainment that’s a little bit Hitchcock (in its wickedness and coolly composed visuals) and a little bit Sirk (in its numerous over-the-top flourishes, often involving disastrous household accidents). In the end, it’s perhaps not enough of either. But the picture glides by on its stylishness and on the strength of its performances. What it lacks in passion it makes up in bravado, and its showiness alone is seductive.

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REVIEW: The Housemaid Seduces with Shallow But Stylish Pleasures