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THE STAR WARS REPORT: EVERYTHING’S GONE “DARK”

By | March 2005

HELL IS FOR JEDI That’s the scuttlebutt, anyway. Lucas went on “60 Minutes” recently to discuss that this latest film, the “darkest…

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THE STAR WARS REPORT: EVERYTHING’S GONE “DARK”

HELL IS FOR JEDI That’s the scuttlebutt, anyway. Lucas went on “60 Minutes” recently to discuss that this latest film, the “darkest and most...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “RIO RITA”

BOOTLEG FILES 069: "Rio Rita" (1929 film version of the Broadway musical). LAST SEEN: We cannot confirm the last public screening of this film in its...

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “RIO RITA”

Unless you know too much about movies or you are 100 years old, you probably never heard of the 1929 musical extravaganza "Rio Rita." In a way, that's a...

EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: THE SOUTH’S GONNA RISE AGAIN

The title of this week’s column does one of two things for you. It either sends a shudder of fear through your entire being, or it brings a smile to...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “THE BLUE BIRD”

BOOTLEG FILES 068: "The Blue Bird" (1976 Soviet-American kiddie fantasy starring Elizabeth Taylor and Jane Fonda). LAST SEEN: We cannot confirm the last...

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “THE BLUE BIRD”

The year 1976 was an uncommonly weird one for 20th Century Fox. Not only had the studio unleashed the oddities All This and World War II and Hugo the...

EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: YOU CAN’T TOUCH THIS

One of the best and worst aspects of being a film critic is dealing with the directors, writers and stars of the films. They can be some of the most...

MPAA ON TRIAL: “BAD EDUCATION”

The line between “subject content” and “exposition” isn’t quite clear when it comes to the MPAA. Why should a film get a ratings shaft just...

MOVIE MARKETING MADNESS: OFF THE MAP

Campbell Scott is one of my favorite actors. I first came across him in 1992’s "Singles" and have followed him in everything I could since then, most...

CINEMA CPR: “AMERICAN HEART”

Jack Kelson is that hairy, haggard-looking guy you’ve seen washing his hair in the sink of a bus stop bathroom. He’s the one with the tattooed biceps,...

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