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Article: "HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG,' "BIG FISH' ROLL INTO THEATERS.(Stars)(Column)
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- The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
- Article date:
- January 4, 2004
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Byline: Joan E. Vadeboncoeur Entertainment columnist
The Oscar contenders continue to roll into Central New York with the arrival of "The House of Sand and Fog" and "Big Fish."
"House of Sand and Fog'
The first is the screen adaptation of the hugely popular novel by Andre Dubus III. It stars
Academy Award-winners Ben Kingsley and Jennifer Connelly as two people competing for ownership of the same house.
Kingsley's character is a former Iranian army officer who hopes to regain the stature he had in his homeland. Connelly's character is the just-ousted resident who views it as her last hope for full recuperation from drug ...