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THE ANIMATRIX: SECOND RENAISSANCE PART 1

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“The Animatrix” kicks off with a bang and promises to release a new episode each month, leading up to “The Matrix Reloaded” release…

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THE ANIMATRIX: SECOND RENAISSANCE PART 1

Like many science fiction fans, I have been eagerly awaiting the dual sequels to 1999 sleeper hit The Matrix. The brothers W (both Warner and Wachowski)...

DOES “CRADLE 2 THE GRAVE” NEED A TOMBSTONE?

CRITIC DOCTOR EXAMINES: Phil Villarreal (Arizona Daily Star), Richard Roeper ("Ebert & Roeper" - Buena Vista TV), Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun-Times), Kevin...

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ON SIX-MILE POND

Florida. The land of artistic censorship, cartoon mouse dictators, tourist car jackings and mud bogging. Never heard of mud bogging? Here's the 411, boyo....

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EVENHAND

"You can't be a friend to everyone." That's not only a song featured in director Joseph Pierson's painfully realistic cop drama "Evenhand," but a mantra...

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LE DIAMANT DES DAMNES

“Le Diamant des Damnes” (“The Diamond of the Damned”) is a somewhat confusing short film from Quebec. It starts out as a fairly amusing “Evil...

THE 2003 OSCARS FROM THE STANCE OF THE COUCH VIEWER

Right off the bat, I want to comment on Roman Polanski winning the Best Director Oscar. Long before it led up to this, I scoured my way through many film...

THE 19TH ANNUAL CHICAGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE AND VENUE CHANGE

The 19th Annual Chicago Latino Film Festival is ready to run from April 4-16 at the Biograph Theater (2433 N. Lincoln Ave.), Facets Multimedia (1517 W....

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WHO WANTS TO BE A SCREAM QUEEN?

"HYBRID," the horror film in part spawned by the "I WANT TO BE A SCREAM QUEEN" reality TV show in which aspiring actresses attempt to land a starring role...

“DREAMCATCHER”: CATCHING STEPHEN KING

The sleepy, snow filled town of Prince George, British Columbia is the perfect setting for Derry, Maine, the creepy backdrop for Stephen King’s best...

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DAYBREAK

“Daybreak” is yet another riff on that classic, only-in-the-movies scenario of the nightmare alternate reality. First-time writer/director Michael...

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