Monthly Archives: February 2002

WARREN BEATTY TO BE AWARDED AT SFIFF

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Warren Beatty will receive the Akira Kurosawa Award for lifetime achievement in film directing at the 45th San Francisco International Film Festival…

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WARREN BEATTY TO BE AWARDED AT SFIFF

Warren Beatty will receive the Akira Kurosawa Award for lifetime achievement in film directing at the 45th San Francisco International Film Festival (April...

SXSW GETS POLITICAL

Given the current national climate, it is no surprise that South by Southwest Film Festival, which has grown in importance and impact over the last half...

FREE WINONA!

AN OPEN LETTER TO WINONA RYDER: ^ In one of my pettier moments, I said that Winona Ryder couldn't get arrested in Hollywood these days. Well, you proved...

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POPULI

Every now and then, a film comes along that simply defies description. "Populi" is just such a film. Director David Russo's mini-masterpiece is all about...

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THE PITCH

Warning lights inevitably flash when coming across any film that has to do with filmmaking and "The Pitch" was no exception. After all, how entertainng...

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TOUCHED BY A BURGER

"Oh, THAT'S what's going on!" Such was my palm-to-the-forehead reaction upon reading what director Henry Rivero's bizarre and puzzling short film "Touched...

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WHOA

The only thing worse than looking just like someone else is when that someone else has a group of punks hanging around, waiting to beat the crap out of...

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TREE

Imaginary friends are a normal part of childhood. The young girl in director Eliza Johnson' s touching short "Tree," however, may be taking the concept a...

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NAMING PRAIRIE

"Naming Prairie" is one of those films that's tough to review because one gets the sense that what we're seeing isn't the whole film. Instead, director...

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DOWN TO THE BONE

There's something inherently creepy about being buried and becoming "worm food." Natural though the process may be, after spending a lifetime trying to...

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