Monthly Archives: January 2003

NARC

By | January 2003

Writer/director Joe Carnahan made a splash with his indie debut, “Blood, Guts, Bullets, and Octane”, a little too drunk on his own style. This time around he not only has it right, but has taken a decisive step away from all the Tarantino wannabes toward being his own man…

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NARC

After two and a half years of undercover work, Officer Nick Tellis (Jason Patric) has been sucked a little too far into the drug underworld. The movie...

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CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND

It’s been quite the year for Charlie Kaufman, who once again proved his screenwriting prowess by turning writer’s block into the year’s most...

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THE EMPEROR AND THE ASSASSIN

Another historic epic from Chen Kaige ("Farewell My Concubine"), this time going back to 221 BC and the first emperor of China. The story is of course...

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THE EXPERIMENT

Inspired by the 1971 Stanford prison experiment, this gruelling German thriller effectively gets under our skin ... even as it goes just a tad bit too far....

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BLIND PASSION

"Blind Passion" asks a very interesting question: Why don’t blind men have strip clubs? I’ve never spent much time contemplating the argument, but...

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GANGS OF NEW YORK

Scorsese's long-delayed epic finally arrives on-screen ... and it was worth the wait. This is a spacious, robust movie that grabs hold of us and doesn't...

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THE UNDERTOW (DVD)

In the spirit of “Two Thousand Maniacs,” a bunch of yanks get themselves butchered up real good whilst vacationing in an unfriendly southern town....

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GRADUATION DAY

“Graduation Day” is a perfect example of how to cram two opposing movies into one, with wildly mixed results. The first, and superior of these two...

SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL OFFERS OPPORTUNITY

The 5th Annual Sarasota Film Festival will take place in the Gulf Coast resort city of Sarasota, Florida January 24 thru February 2, 2003. The festival...

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“THE NEUTRINO PROJECT” OFFERS YOU AN EXPERIMENT

“The Neutrino Project” is a unique film experience. A large cast of performers fills the stage at the beginning of the show, and unlike the beginning...

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