Monthly Archives: May 2003

SCRABYLON

By | May 2003

Scott Peterson’s charming and funny new documentary “Scrabylon” has as it’s backdrop the 2001 World Scrabble Championship in Las Vegas, NV, where one hundred of the top Scrabble players in the country gather to compete for the grand prize of $25,000…

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SCRABYLON

Scrabble was created back in the 1940's by a man named Alfred Butts. Originally called "Criss-Cross Word Game", Scrabble has now evolved into one of the...

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LUCINDA’S SPELL (DVD)

“Lucinda’s Spell” is fun and jaunty at times and serious in other spots and basically, Jon Jacobs hit those marks well in this movie, which features...

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2 FAST 2 FURIOUS

The mere idea of "2 Fast 2 Furious" doesn't exactly set expectations soaring. In fact, it sets off something akin to a universal gag reflex. "A sequel to...

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THE BRAZILIAN WIZARD OF OZ

Ooooooooooooooooh, we're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of...Rio de Janeiro? With the samba music, sultry women in string bikinis and non-stop...

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STILL

For the most part, suburbanites are pretty goddamned boring. The four characters in “Still” are no exception. The first few minutes of “Still”...

STONY BROOK ROLLS IN JULY

The East Coast Premiere of Todd Komarnicki's "Resistance," a beautiful and touching World War II drama starring Bill Paxton and Julia Ormond, will open the...

SHADOW HOLLYWOOD: THE “OTHER” ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY

There are really two different “industries” in entertainment. The first is what we see on the surface – the artists, the crew, the executives and the...

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PROMETHEUS BOUND

Boredom. It can sneak up on you at any time and give noogies without warning. It can pop up during a “comedic” film and torture you throughout. It may...

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SAVINI JOINS “DEATH4TOLD”

Tom Savini has been signed to appear in Fearmakers Studios' "Death4Told" to begin production June 2003. The project, starring Margot Kidder ("Superman"),...

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UNDER THE SHIPWRECKED MOON

Berkeley-based indie filmmaker Antero Alli returns to his Finnish roots with his new feature "Under the Shipwrecked Moon," a handsomely produced but...

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