Monthly Archives: November 2001

TAHMINEH MILANI UPDATE

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The status of Ms. Tahmineh Milani, the Iranian filmmaker detained in Iran in late August and released on bail is grim…

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TAHMINEH MILANI UPDATE

As part of its continuing campaign in defense of Ms. Tahmineh Milani, the Iranian filmmaker detained in Iran in late August and released on bail soon...

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SCHRADER TALKS SCREENWRITING

Paul Schrader, whose career as a writer-director has spanned a variety of styles and genres, will deliver the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences'...

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THE PRODUCERS

"Let's assume for a moment that you are a dishonest man." Maybe the most warped movie of all time. Madness incarnate. The Producers brings up to me a...

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AIRPLANE!

How do you evaluate a satire of a trend that has disappeared from consciousness? There were a ton of really bad Airport movies in the '70s. I chalk it up...

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BEAVIS AND BUTTHEAD DO AMERICA

I remember how controversial the whole Bart Simpson 'Proud to be an underachiever' thing was, and then all of sudden there was Beavis and Butthead and no...

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AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY

"That sort of thing ain't my bag baby" - Austin Powers on Swedish Penis Enlargers despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. In which, Mike Myers looks...

PAUL BOJACK’S BIG MOVIE (part 2)

What is the story for Glass, Necktie? ^ I'd describe it as a dark drama about infidelity and control with a strong undercurrent of perverse, menacing...

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LIFT

In Chicago--although I'm sure they exist elsewhere--there are things I call "invisible borders," buffers often no wider than a city street dividing...

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STANLEY KUBRICK: A LIFE IN PICTURES

Narrated by Tom Cruise, "Stanley Kubrick: A Life In Pictures" is a lovingly arranged bio of the late director's life and career, beginning with his birth...

GET OFF ON “HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT”

To many people who saw "Heavy Metal Parking Lot", the cult documentary's landscape was more alien and frightening than that of the Red Planet. To others,...

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