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PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (DVD)

By | February 2004

I can’t imagine why you wouldn’t want to own this DVD. If you haven’t seen “Pirates of the Caribbean” yet, what are you waiting for?

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PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (DVD)

As William Goldman said once: “No one knows anything.” How else do you explain Disney bucking three lousy movie trends—anything involving pirates,...

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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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“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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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” (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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I honestly thought this would be The One. Not a monster box office hit, but a financially successful film that would catapult Hal Hartley to a slightly...

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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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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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