Monthly Archives: July 2001

AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS

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IN THEATERS! The basic premise of “America’s Sweethearts” paints the film as being almost too inside…

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AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS

Two types of comedies struggle for control in "America's Sweethearts": one, a catty satire of the Hollywood hype machine; the other, a frothy star vehicle...

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BROTHER

In his first American production, Japanese auteur/actor Takeshi Kitano has chosen to transplant his usual Yakuza elements to Los Angeles. In the movie,...

GET HED: A JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL INTERVIEW

Hedwig and the Angry Inch is the greatest rock n' roll musical to land at movie theaters since The Who's "Tommy." John Cameron Mitchell plays the title...

DOES "A.I." STAND FOR "AUTHENTIC IDIOCY?"

THE CRITIC DOCTOR EXAMINES: Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun-Times), Dr J. (Dr J At The Movies), Susan Granger (SusanGranger.com), Adam J. Hakari (ajhakari.com),...

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RUSSIAN DOLL

At this point, Australian actor Hugo Weaving doesn't have to prove anything to anybody. He's already proven he can play a convincing drag queen ("The...

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GHOST WORLD TAKES OVER SAN DIEGO

The San Diego Comic-Con kicks off this [ Thursday, July 19th, ] and a definite opening-day highlight is the San Diego premiere of Terry Zwigoff and Daniel...

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PULP FICTION

The 1995 Academy Awards were a great dividing line in pop culture. Either you were a "Pulp Fiction" man or a "Forrest Gump" supporter. I have to admit that...

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RESERVOIR DOGS

"Reservoir Dogs" hit the film community like a small nuclear bomb. I can't remember a movie getting me so excited about what you could do with a little bit...

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JURASSIC PARK III

If you weren't sure where the producers of this series could go for a third film, well, apparently neither were they. For as much cash as the first two...

GET HED: A JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL INTERVIEW (part 2)

Hedwig is really being targeted to gay audiences and I'm not gay, but I am ecstatic about this film. And I know I'm not the only one. How do you explain...

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