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CANNES-DEMONIUM

By | May 2003

Considering that it is the most important movie gathering in the world, it is still surprising that few Americans have a true grasp of what takes place this week on the shores of France…

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CANNES-DEMONIUM

Considering that it is the most important movie gathering in the world, it is still surprising that few Americans have a true grasp of what takes place...

TALKING PICTURES: CALLING MR. FORK

“I laughed, I cried, it became a part of me.” Author Harlan Coben is bullshitting. In the final hours of a two-week book tour, the best-selling New...

FOOTAGE FETISHES: “FANDANGO”

NOTE As the University of Texas is my alma mater, I had initially written this with the hopes of putting it out on the Film Threat site to celebrate a...

FOOTAGE FETISHES: “FANDANGO”

“That car’s afflicted.” Drinking soon turns to regret, as I’ve often…heard it does. Before too long, Phil is making noises about returning to...

EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: JUST ANOTHER DRUNK IRISHMAN

Colin Farrell. If you're a white mother of a teenage girl, the name causes you to shudder while at the same time making your honey pot overflow. He just...

TALKING PICTURES: HEAD GAMES

“Bodies. Dead bodies! Oh my god!” cries author Mary Roach, standing atop a short, grassy knob of lawn around which two dozen human shapes (most of them...

EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: INTRODUCING THE NEW STEVEN SEAGAL

It occurred to me the other day that Vin Diesel is just a few films away from becoming the next Steven Seagal. Now, I know that Vin Diesel’s fans delve...

EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: GROWING BUSH FOR THE JAPANESE

I like the Argento family. Dario’s films have always been among my favorites in the horror/thriller genre, and his maniacal “Stendhal Syndrome” is...

BRING ON THE SUMMER MOVIES ALREADY!

Looking at a run down of the pictures released at the start of this year can leave moviegoers feeling rundown. Peer over your shoulder at the last three...

TURNING DOWN A PLUM ROLE

It is not uncommon to look upon a performance and think to yourself: "Nobody but so-and-so could be better in that role!" Surprisingly enough, film history...

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