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DAN LYBARGER

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Biography: Dan Lybarger has contributed film articles to the Kansas City Star, Nitrate Online, The Lawrence (KS) Journal-World, and PitchWeekly. eKC tmi He has an M.A. in Writing from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and a B.A. in English from Ottawa University.

Favorites: My favorite filmmakers are:

Billy Wilder

Akira Kurosawa

Agnieszka Holland

Buster Keaton (I attend a Keaton Festival every year in Iola, KS. This festival takes place seven miles from Keaton's birthplace in Picquay).

Orson Welles

Martin Scorsese

Peter Weir

Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger

Woody Allen

David Lean

Charlie Chaplin Favorite Movies:

The Apartment

Europa Europa

Life Lessons (from "New York Stories")

Modern Times

Apocalypse Now

Rashomon

The Magnificent Ambersons

The General (1927)

Witness (Part of my fascination with this movie is due to the fact that my relatives are Dunkards, a religious order like the Amish)

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

My Life as a Dog

Of course, Citizen Kane

Publications: County Cable, eFilmCritic.com, Hollywood Bitchslap, Kansas City Star, Lawrence Journal-World, Lybarger Links, MovieMaker Magazine, Nitrate Online, Pitch.com, Rotten Tomatoes, Script Magazine

Critics' Group: Online Film Critics Society, Kansas City Film Critics Circle

Total Reviews: 614
Total QuickRatings: 257

Location: Kansas City

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Fresh 5/5	Fresh 95%	In the Loop (2009)	" Whereas several recent films like the pompous 'Lions for Lambs' presented the current war in a didactically solemn tone, Iannucci has more to say by simply playing the crisis for laughs." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Aug 21, 2009
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 93%	Iron Man (2008)	" 'Iron Man' has several advantages over a lot of recent efforts in the superhero genre. It features a solid cast, snappy dialogue, some pleasant surprises, expectedly impressive special effects and even a hint of subtle social commentary. But most importan" — eFilmCritic.com Posted May 2, 2008
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 96%	Persepolis (2007)	" Iranian-born cartoonist Marjane Satrapi's seemingly-simple drawings reveal a fascinatingly complex picture of life in her native county and the world as a whole." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Jan 31, 2008
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 91%	There Will Be Blood (2007)	" [Daniel] Day-Lewis plays Plainview as a man whose heart is pitch black but still beats." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Dec 27, 2007
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 85%	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)	" Pairing his Burton's whimsy with Stephen Sondheim's witty lyrics and lilting melodies makes for a combination as engrossing as it is unlikely." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Dec 21, 2007
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 94%	No Country for Old Men (2007)	" The duo may have created their most accomplished and compelling movie to date." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Dec 3, 2007
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 93%	The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)	" By delivering Bauby's story in an appropriately straightforward tone, the filmmakers behind "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" prove that engaging stories work best without artificial sweetening." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Oct 21, 2007
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 89%	Eastern Promises (2007)	" Cronenberg and screenwriter Steve Knight ('Amazing Grace') are actually examining the broader questions of whether people can live moral lives even in the foulest places on Earth." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Sep 21, 2007
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 89%	Rescue Dawn (2007)	" Herzog proves that realism can be more thrilling than most cinematic gimmicks." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Jul 26, 2007
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 96%	Ratatouille (2007)	" Bird's movies so far have been aimed at children, but the craftsmanship in them can leave an adult spellbound." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Jun 29, 2007
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 91%	Volver (2006)	" So how good is Spanish writer-director Pedro Almod�var's latest effort? "Volver" (to return) is so mesmerizingly quirky that I sat through a screening with an injured right arm writhing with pain as I became immersed in the film." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Feb 11, 2007
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 91%	Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)	" Clint Eastwood will always be a red-blooded American filmmaker, but with 'Letters from Iwo Jima' he's demonstrated a remarkable maturity by looking outside our own borders." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Dec 30, 2006
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 91%	Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)	" With its frequently astute social observations, "Borat" effortlessly uses bad taste for a good cause." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Nov 4, 2006
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 73%	Flags of Our Fathers (2006)	" It's been a long time since Clint Eastwood's movies have indicated that firing a Smith and Wesson was the solution to evil." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Oct 20, 2006
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 90%	United 93 (2006)	" It might be too soon to watch a movie about the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Nonetheless, a fitting tribute to the passengers of United 93 is long overdue." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Apr 27, 2006
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 80%	Cinderella Man (2005)	" Moves with footwork that would make the real James J. Braddock proud." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Jun 2, 2005
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 89%	Kung Fu Hustle (2005)	" *Imagine a Jackie Chan movie on amphetamines and steroids with an LSD chaser, and you get some idea of what Stephen Chow�s new movie Kung Fu Hustle* is like.*" — eFilmCritic.com* Posted May 1, 2005
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 91%	Million Dollar Baby (2004)	" For Clint Eastwood, grim is good, very good." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Dec 31, 2004
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 97%	The Incredibles (2004)	" Pixar Animation spends an entire year on each of their mammoth productions on the scripts alone. Could this explain why their movies are consistently clever and entertaining?" — eFilmCritic.com Posted Nov 7, 2004
Fresh 4/4	Fresh 98%	The Fog of War (2003)	" Morris uses McNamara's long life and firsthand experience to indicate how technology has made the ethics of war much more difficult to tread." — Kansas City Star Posted Feb 27, 2004
Fresh 10/10	Fresh 97%	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (1999)	" What is pleasantly unexpected is how effortlessly Ang Lee�s low-key dramatics mesh with the kinetic sword battles." — Nitrate Online Posted Feb 7, 2001
Fresh 5/5	N/A	Robinson Crusoe (1996)	Click here to read article — eFilmCritic.com Posted Nov 13, 2004
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 83%	The Hit (1985)	" 'The Hit' gives the great Terence Stamp what is arguably his best role." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Jun 14, 2009
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 100%	Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984)	" It's a delight." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Feb 28, 2005
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 97%	Hearts and Minds (1975)	" It's Michael Moore's favorite documentary. See it anyway." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Mar 21, 2009
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 100%	I Am Cuba (1964)	" Considering the power of the film today, it�s hard to believe it fared poorly when audiences finally saw it." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Nov 19, 2007
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 100%	Robinson Crusoe (1952)	" *Exiled Spanish surrealist master Luis Bu�uel created a micro-budgeted but remarkably effective adaptation of Daniel DeFoe�s 1719 novel Robinson Crusoe." — eFilmCritic.com* Posted Jan 10, 2007
Fresh 10/10	Fresh 100%	Rashomon (1950)	" There is so much content in its 88-minute running time that even careful viewers feel their heads spinning when they first see it." — Kansas City Star Posted Apr 22, 2002
Fresh 4.5/5	Rotten 55%	The Invention of Lying (2009)	" 'The Invention of Lying' is based on a simple idea, but Gervais and Robinson come up with seemingly endless ways to maximize it." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Oct 2, 2009
Fresh 4.5/5	Fresh 83%	Bright Star (2009)	" With 'Bright Star,' New Zealand's Jane Campion ('The Piano') has managed to write and direct an engrossing film about a man whose achievements can only be found on the page and in the heart." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Sep 26, 2009
Fresh 4.5/5	Fresh 88%	Inglourious Basterds (2009)	" Tarantino assembles his complicated plot and multitude of players with only occasional allegiance to history. As a result, all bets are off, making the film and its twists harder to predict." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Aug 21, 2009
Fresh 4.5/5	Fresh 84%	State of Play (2009)	" Scottish director Kevin Macdonald specializes in making historic or potentially dry material seem as urgent as an ambulance siren." — eFilmCritic.com Posted May 3, 2009
Fresh 4.5/5	Fresh 65%	Duplicity (2009)	" 'Duplicity' is a cleverly charming and sophisticated film about treacherous people." — eFilmCritic.com Posted May 1, 2009
Fresh 4.5/5	Fresh 90%	Hunger (2008)	" If you're going to make a film about an extremist, it makes sense to tell the story using extreme or at least unusual techniques." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Jun 7, 2009
Fresh 4.5/5	Fresh 93%	Slumdog Millionaire (2008)	" It's as exhilarating as a stiff cup of chai." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Jan 3, 2009
Fresh 4.5/5	Fresh 86%	A Christmas Tale (2008)	" If you want to see a Christmas story that's genuinely heartwarming and entertaining without ever slipping into phony sentimentality, you'd better learn to read subtitles." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Jan 3, 2009
Fresh 9/10	Fresh 94%	The Girl on the Bridge (1999)	Click here to read article — Nitrate Online Posted Jan 1, 2000
Fresh 4.5/5	Fresh 86%	Death in the Garden (1956)	" Spanish-born director Luis Bu�uel had such a distinctive style and outlook that even his minor films are fascinating to watch." — eFilmCritic.com Posted Nov 6, 2009

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