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Monthly Archives: March 2002
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DVD REVIEW! There’s nothing quite like a good British gangster film…
There's nothing quite like a good British gangster film. From the accents, the clothes, the attitude, and the execution, nothing is sacred and everything...
Based on the book by Stephen King, Hearts in Atlantis is a film so understated and full of emotion that most of the wonderful themes will pass right by...
As much as I want it to, the Hedwig and the Angry Inch phenomenon just can't be summed up by my 600 words or so. The stage play, debuting in 1998, has...
"Shrek" is the DreamWorks Animation blockbuster that "Antz" or "The Prince of Egypt" just couldn't be. It hits on all the right cylinders and is nothing...
One can only imagine the myriad of enthusiasm surrounding the first Star Trek film in 1979. After "Star Wars" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"...
On Thursday, March 14th, The El Capitan Theatre played host to the 3rd Annual Golden Trailer Awards. The event honoring film trailers for their artistic...
The late, great film critic Gene Siskel had an interesting test for movies: Is the film on-screen as interesting as a documentary would be, on the same...
Eddie Murphy first utters the signature catchphrase "It's showtime!" within the first ten minutes of "Showtime," but audiences will spend the entire film...
In We Were Soldiers, Mel Gibson's blood-soaked Vietnam epic, nearly 20 minutes of valuable screen time are devoted to the homefront activities of the...
Compilation films, no matter how esoteric the thread that binds them, are always a double-edged sword. On the one hand, a compilation like "Six in Austin"...