Monthly Archives: December 2002

SUNSHINE STATE

By | December 2002

Call it Darwinism, call it barbarism, call it opportunism but the stronger species of American takes whatever they want from the little man…

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SUNSHINE STATE

Ah, sunny Florida! This is the state where John Sayles has set his latest film following on the heels of Alaska ("Limbo"), Latin America ("Men With Guns"),...

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THE JEKYLL AND HYDE ROCK AND ROLL MUSICAL

The story of Dr. Robert Jekyll and his nefarious alter ego Henry Hyde came to author Robert Louis Stevenson in a vivid nightmare. It’s a classic tale of...

SMACK MY GRINCH UP

Charles Schultz was right. I think I accepted the anti-commercialization message of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” when I was very young, even if I...

CLOSING NIGHT FESTIVITIES IN PALM SPRINGS

Michael Feinstein’s “The Great American Songbook,” a glorious celebration of American song and the Hollywood movie musical, will close the 14th...

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MEET THE REAL LANCE HENRIKSEN

So few of us really know the Lance Henriksen that beams into our film-loving households as the hardnosed L. Bishop from "Aliens" and the hardnosed Frank...

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STARWARSFAN.ORG PHOTO JOURNAL

A few friends from StarWarsFan.Org (SWFO) recently packed up and decided to do a little location scouting. What they found was a landscape that helped...

JESS FRANCO: UNVANQUISHED AUTEUR

No filmmaker could ever dream of matching, let alone surpassing, the extraordinary prolific output of Spain's Jess Franco. From his directing debut in...

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DICK BABY

"Dick Baby" bills itself as a "rock 'n' roll odyssey" and features music by Dan Rockett and Rockett Band. Mr. Rockett, who plays Ben in the movie, fits the...

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WARM WATER UNDER A RED BRIDGE

Japanese filmmaker Imamura is back with another offbeat, creepy romance that gets under our skin even if it never really grabs hold. Sasano (Yakusho) is a...

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STATIONERY GAMES

Sometimes you appreciate certain movies for all the wrong reasons. The classic skin flicks of the 80s are a prime example. “Malibu Express,”...

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