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SILENT MERCURY

By | April 2001

LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL SHORT! If you were deeply disturbed by “Beaches,” “Philadelphia,” or “Brian’s Song,” I highly recommend you not see this film.

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SILENT MERCURY

Lucinda (Molly Maslin) and Leon (Dean Howell) Maddox are highly educated professionals whose lives are falling apart around them. First there was their son...

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WHAT ABOUT ME: THE RISE OF THE NIHILIST

Over the years, Canada has given the world such musical notables as Guy Lombardo, Anne Murray, Gordon Lightfoot and Celine Dion. Lesser known but more...

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CROCODILE DUNDEE IN LOS ANGELES

When I first heard that they were making a third Crocodile Dundee film my first thought was of course, "What took them this long?" Actually, the preview...

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AMORES PERROS

Amores Perros is the debut feature from editor-producer-director Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu, and it is that rarest of features that shows a deep...

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MARGARITA HAPPY HOUR

When a group of young single moms sip half-price Happy Hour margaritas while discussing the number of abortions they've had as if it's some sort of badge...

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THE VISIT

The elements are in place for something exploitative. The central character is Alex Waters (Hill Harper), who is currently serving a prison sentence for...

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FREDDY GOT FINGERED

At least it's different. One of MTV's favorite sick-boys has now (co-)written and directed his first feature film, starring himself, Tom Green. Now that...

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AMATO: A LOVE AFFAIR WITH OPERA

While it's not at all unusual to think of independent filmmaking and DIY album recording, for some reason, just the very idea of a homegrown family-run...

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FREUD'S 2ND LAW

Well here's one film that's in no hurry to reveal what it's about. Whatever it is though, it may not be quite what you think. When we first see Nicole (Amy...

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PUSHING THE ENVELOPE

Frank Dial (Tom Breeding) is a lonely hit man. (We know he's lonely because he spends all of his time at home either in a tidy undecorated bedroom or...

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