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GAVIN'S WAY

By | December 2000

If the gods of indie cinema are merciful, “Gavin’s Way” will snag a distributor and find its way into theaters everywhere. If any film is deserving of being on a screen, this is the one…

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GAVIN'S WAY

Romantic comedies inevitably disappoint, since the overwhelming majority of films in this genre fail to throb the heart or tickle the funnybone. "Gavin's...

PEPPERMINT

"Peppermint" is the Greek entry in the upcoming competition for the Academy Award for Best Foreign-Language Film. It will probably not get a nomination --...

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KAC PARA KAC (A RUN FOR MONEY)

"Kaç para kaç (A Run for Money)" is a lean-and-mean Turkish drama with more twist and turns than the back-alleys of Istanbul. Wonderfully...

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MISS CONGENIALITY

Of all the working actresses today endowed with the ability to open a movie based on their own star power, Sandra Bullock is perhaps the one whose...

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WHAT WOMEN WANT

Actors love to stretch their talent into other genres to use new acting muscles they may never knew they had. Or maybe never had at all. Attempts at comedy...

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MISS CONGENIALITY

Gracie has been a tomboy since she was a kid. We know this because in the opening scene we see the eight year-old Gracie bully some boys on the...

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STATE AND MAIN

Writer/director/playwright David Mamet is known for a lot of things. Generally, comedy is not one of them. His new send-up of Hollywood and idyllic...

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MALENA

With Fellini and Leoni gone, who now stands as Italy's greatest living filmmaker? Anyone who says Roberto Benigni, I'm coming to your house to kick your...

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THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE

Disney's recent animated features have settled into a formula - a likable lead character is forced into an adventure that also becomes a journey of...

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POLLOCK

The role of Jackson Pollock is an actor's dream. Not only is he a bona fide artist (insert the obvious acting/fine art comparison here), he is a pioneer in...

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