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MY NAME IS BUTTONS

I once saw Mel Brooks tell a story about a sketch he was writing. He was working for, I think, Sid Caesar, and his sketch didn’t have an ending. So he...

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BIG FISH

Usually when watching a Tim Burton film, you expect to see a storyline that suffers from a serious 'Pinocchio' complex. Most of the time it would involve...

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THE BIG BOUNCE

Elmore Leonard had just started writing crime novels when he wrote "The Big Bounce" back in the late 60s. So he has an excuse. Virtually everyone else...

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ALICE IN WONDERLAND (DVD)

I have to admit that most of the characters in “Alice in Wonderland” scared the bejeebus out of me as a child. That’s probably why I don’t remember...

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THE BIG BOUNCE

“The Big Bounce” is an Elmore Leonard crime caper in the tradition of films like “Get Shorty,” “Out of Sight” and “Jackie Brown.” It...

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EASTER

“Easter” is one of those films that is filled with interesting ideas and quirky characters, but ultimately doesn’t do much with them. It’s also...

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LIVE BAIT

Visual hallucinations are common side-effects of starvation. The fisherman in Sarah Brown’s stop-motion/claymation short “Live Bait” knows all too...

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THE BEST THIEF IN THE WORLD

The paradox with “Best Thief in the World” is while there is plenty that is taking place on screen when it comes to the story relatively little...

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BIG CITY DICK

How can a film about someone’s life be so somber yet so uplifting? No, it isn’t about someone diagnosed with a fatal disease which finally motivates...

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IRENE’S LAST CALL

“Irene’s Last Call” (Renie Oxley) is about a bar in Detroit, Michigan and the woman who opened it. Irene Kress is her name and Kress Lounge is her...

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