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1999 – THE YEAR IN FILM

By | January 2000

Too many critics are wetting themselves in excitement to declare what a banner year it was at the ‘plex. Don’t believe the hype…

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1999 – THE YEAR IN FILM

Damn, I'm glad that year is over. I began the year by moving to Los Angeles and away from San Francisco, my friends, and my large secure paycheck. A life...

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THE HONEY POT

After an innocuous beginning documenting the honey harvesting process, the honey itself is followed (Slacker style) into a supermarket, then a den of ...

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TOPSY TURVY

Mike Leigh is a highly respected artist in the worlds of film and theatre. Since directing his first film in 1971, he has developed a very specific method...

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SUPERNOVA

Yet another "Alien" clone. Angela Bassett is the tough-as-nails chick - a la Sigourney - and James Spader is the resourceful captain, but neither of them...

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PLAY IT TO THE BONE

We've got Frank Darabont for Stephen King prison movies, Joel Schumacher for films inappropriately set in discos, and we have Ron Shelton as the reigning...

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MR. DEATH: THE RISE AND FALL OF FRED A. LEUCHTER, JR.

Have you ever heard somebody pose the question, "How can you sleep at night?" Do you have to stifle the urge to laugh? I do. It seems that question is...

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DILL SCALLION

If this film were a little edgier and a little timelier, it could have been the "Spinal Tap" of country music. Although its mockumentary format has been...

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DETENTION

At first, this movie seems like its taking the same well-trodden path as such films at "The Principal." You know: new teacher arrives at run-down high...

SF INDIE FEST 2000

Of all the film festivals held in Northern California, this is the one which I most eagerly anticipate. With so much competition in the Bay Area festival...

1999: THE YEAR IN LISTS

Yeah, we can't stand lists but you keep asking. So, here are our Top 10 lists for 1999. TOP 10 FILMS OF 1999 1. Being John Malkovich 2. Magnolia 3....

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