Spoofing both the Cold War mindset and the spy movies it spawned, the French film OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies is a cinematic bonbon with a crunchy nut at its center. Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, aka ...
On Oscar night, Feb. 26, something unprecedented in movie history is likely to happen: the Best Picture award could go to a movie whose makers were unknown to virtually every member of the Motion ...
Serving up another cocktail of cheeseball pickup lines, hammy play-acting and self-ridiculing Frenchiness, “OSS 117: Lost in Rio” is a satisfying sequel to 2006’s cultish sendup hit. Stuck in a ...
Comedy. Starring Jean Dujardin and Louise Monot. Directed by Michel Hazanavicius. (Not rated. 101 minutes. In French with English subtitles. At Bay Area theaters.) "OSS 117: Lost in Rio" is a very ...
Jean Dujardin, Nicolas Bedos, and Pierre Niney star in the film from director Nicolas Bedos, the latest in the popular French action-comedy franchise. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief The film ...
Egypt in 1955 is the setting for "OSS 117: Cairo -- Nest of Spies," a spoof that reps a remake actually worth making. Sparkling production design, a jubilantly retro score and a genuine flair for ...
We've had Derek Flint, Maxwell Smart, Austin Powers and innumerable other lampoons of spies and secret agents, so why shouldn't the French get into the act with "OSS 117: Lost in Rio"? By The ...
France’s super secret agent man is back in “OSS 117 — Lost in Rio,” and he’s better, and worse, than ever with a lot of bang, bang, bang, stumble, bumble, fumble in flashy ‘60s era suits of impeccably ...
Watching the uproariously silly spy spoof OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies you realize how much the James Bond super-spy embodies British national pride. Sophisticated, smart, and a lady killer to boot, ...
While Michel Hazanavicius’ OSS 117 movies most directly satire a staggeringly lengthy series of French novels—and their super-spy protagonist, who predated James Bond by a few years—they also serve as ...
France’s super secret agent man is back in “OSS 117 — Lost in Rio,” and he’s better, and worse, than ever with a lot of bang, bang, bang, stumble, bumble, fumble in flashy ‘60s era suits of impeccably ...