Monthly Archives: February 2005

WHISKY

By | February 2005

OPENS IN NEW YORK ON MARCH 3RD! Whatever production wins the Foreign-Language Film Oscar does not deserve the prize because “Whisky” is global cinema at its best. This is a truly great film…

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WHISKY

Sometimes the most effective stories are the ones that don't spell out every single emotional, thought or background detail. A case in point is the...

THE INCREDIBLE BRAD BIRD

With the release of Pixar’s animated The Incredibles, writer-director Brad Bird is now standing atop a gargantuan artistic achievement: without a doubt...

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THE AVIATOR

After the trials and tribulations of Gangs of New York, one would have thought that Martin Scorsese would have done something quick and on the cheap. But...

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MILLION DOLLAR BABY

When everybody was falling all over themselves trying to out-rave everybody else in their reviews of Mystic River, I couldn't quite get a bead on what the...

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FINDING NEVERLAND

“Finding Neverland” is, let’s see…the “fictional autobiographical” account of how author J.M. Barrie came to create “Peter Pan,” one of the...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “DEATH OF A SALESMAN”

BOOTLEG FILES 066: "Death of a Salesman" (1951 Oscar-nominated film version of the Arthur Miller drama). LAST SEEN: We cannot confirm the last public...

HAWAII INTERNATIONAL SPRING IN APRIL

Hawaii International Spring Film Festival kicks off April 1st. The 8th Annual Hawaii International Spring Fling will be held on Oahu at the Dole Cannery...

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RAY

Taylor Hackford's big screen bio of Ray Charles is an earnest exercise in the mold of Hollywood movies about other musical legends like Buddy Holly (The...

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NAPOLEON DYNAMITE (DVD)

“Napoleon Dynamite” is the latest release in a genre I’d call “offbeat movies.” Or “funky shit.” Or whatever you want to call it. You know,...

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “DEATH OF A SALESMAN”

When Arthur Miller croaked on February 11, all of his obituaries cited the obvious: his contributions to the American theater, his social activism, his...

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