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THE OTHERS

By | August 2001

IN THEATERS! Spanish writer-director Alejandro Amenábar’s English-language debut “The Others” packs a formidable fright simply through the time-tested special effect of atmosphere…

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THE OTHERS

Mysterious noises coming from empty rooms; the threat of something, anything, suddenly popping out of the dark--these are the simple, primal fears that are...

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THE TURANDOT PROJECT

"The Turandot Project" is really two very different movies in one: (1) an admirable behind-the-scenes look at the creation of a celebrated operatic...

MARCO ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES TRIBUTE TO SCREEN LEGEND

The Marco Island Film Festival announced that they would bestow their 4th Lifetime Achievement Award to Hollywood legend Jane Russell. Russell will join...

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THE DEEP END

It ain't easy being a mother, especially when you have to clean up the dead bodies they leave in the yard. It's even harder for Margaret Hall (Tilda...

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THE SURE THING

Archie Bunker probably would have never suspected that his meathead son in law would become such a great director, but from his classic debut "Spinal Tap"...

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IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT

Apparently, Clark Gable didn't want to make this movie, and was loaned out to Columbia as a punishment by MGM for being too headstrong and demanding. If...

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EWAN MCGREGOR LAUGHS HIS ASS OFF

Upon hearing the title for "Episode II," Ewan McGregor couldn't help but burst out laughing. McGregor was at the Hollywood Film Festival along with Nicole...

THE SAGA CONTINUES…

Things started to smell bad back in September, 1998, when George Lucas announced the title for the first film of the Star Wars prequel trilogy -- "The...

CRUMBY DIRECTOR: A TERRY ZWIGOFF INTERVIEW (part 2)

How do you go from making "Crumb," a documentary, to a narrative feature like Ghost World? ^ Not much carried over. There's not much overlap. The one...

CRUMBY DIRECTOR: A TERRY ZWIGOFF INTERVIEW (part 4)

Thora Birch really did an amazing job in the film and according to Dan, put on 30 pounds for the role. It's a long way from being a kid in "Monkey...

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