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BULWORTH

By | May 1998

“Bulworth” has the distinction of being the only summer movie that might make you think and for that, it definitely deserves ample praise…

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BULWORTH

Warren Beatty plays Senator Bulworth, who, on the eve of his planned suicide (he puts a hit out on himself) grows a conscience. He speaks his mind and...

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HE GOT GAME

Like "Hoop Dreams," Spike Lee's latest revolves around a hot high school basketball star (NBær Ray Allen as the kid poetically named Jesus) and like...

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DEEP IMPACT

This is a brave summer movie. Yeah, this is another asteroid-is-about-to-destroy-the-earth flick but it does what no other summer movie will dare do --...

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THE OPPOSITE OF SEX

1998 is the year of Christina Ricci's breasts. This film, "Buffalo 66" and probably a couple of others focus so much attention on them, they almost have...

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BARBIE NATION: AN UNAUTHORIZED TOUR

How does a rip-off of a German toy for adults seep its way into the American consciousness? Good marketing and dumb luck, as told in this documentary....

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COME AND SEE

...and lose your mind. This Soviet-era Russian film displays the horrors of World War II in a manner that makes "The Deer Hunter" look like "The Green...

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MODULATIONS

Iara Lee ("Synthetic Pleasures") has made her second documentary, about the people who created and developed the broad class of electronic music. What she...

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GUMMO

Some critics have said this is the worst piece of s**t they've ever seen. Gus Van Sant thinks it's brilliant. I've been to Ohio. I'm with Gus. This...

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LES MISERABLES

"Les Miserables" is yet another remake of the classic tale of the unfortunate escaped convicted turned rich, good-deed-doer. The all-star cast includes...

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SHOOTING FISH

A cute "Trainspotting"-esque caper about two con men and a girl. The cons, Dylan (Dan Futterman), the smarmy American expatriate and Jez (Stuart Townsend)...

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