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Article: HBO's `Empire' falls flat in translation from book.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO);  May 26, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... level disaster. Richard Russo's "Empire Falls," a best-selling novel that won ... result is certainly not a disaster. "Empire Falls" is engaging, amusing and often deeply ... miniseries event." On paper, "Empire Falls" is the sprawling saga of the interlocked ...

Article: `Empire Falls,' Saturday and Sunday on HBO.
Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL);  May 24, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Boedeker On paper, the miniseries of "Empire Falls" sounds awesome. On film, it plays ... sad, faded atmosphere of fictional Empire Falls, Maine. But everyone is at the mercy ... satisfying script. The meandering "Empire Falls" follows many characters and jumps ...

Article: EMPIRE FALLS
The Village Voice;  May 25, 2005 ;     700+ words ...EMPIRE FALLS May 28 and 29 at 9 on HBO DESPERATE ... on fire. The latest HBO production, Empire Falls, is crammed to the rafters with top ... alert!) Pulitzer-winning novel, Empire Falls sprawls across two nights, its narrative ...

Article: 'EMPIRE FALLS' LONG ON STRONG ...
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  May 28, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... bordered on being dull. So it is with Empire Falls, HBO's two-part, 3 1/2-hour ... how they intertwine with one another. Empire Falls is as placid as the nearby Knox River ... be seen as a metaphor about life in Empire Falls. Only occasionally do the river and ...

Article: `Falls' rises to challenge ; Faced with the daunting task of ...
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  May 22, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... task of turning Richard Russo's `Empire Falls' into a feature film, HBO pulled it ... MAINE THE MANY MAINE locations used in "Empire Falls" lend the film authenticity and beauty ... film as the fabled bridge leading from Empire Falls to Mrs. Whiting's house. WATERVILLE ...

Article: `Empire Falls' by Richard Russo; Vintage.(Knight ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  June 12, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... points out that the protagonist of "Empire Falls,'' Miles Roby, didn't have money ... of the few businesses remaining after Empire Falls' once-thriving factories closed ... which he sponges off Miles. When "Empire Falls'' was published, Paul Newman was ...

Article: `Empire Falls' by Richard Russo; Vintage ($14.95).
Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minn.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  June 7, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... points out that the protagonist of "Empire Falls,'' Miles Roby, didn't have money ... of the few businesses remaining after Empire Falls' once-thriving factories closed ... which he sponges off Miles. When "Empire Falls'' was published, Paul Newman was ...