HURRICANE STREETS

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HURRICANE STREETS

Writer/director Morgan J. Freeman's (not the actor) earnest debut and 1997 Sundance Award Winner wasn't half bad, although it can't be good when the first...

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THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO

Whit Stillman's third and most indulgent installment of his autobiographical preppie/yuppie trilogy. Set in the early 80's, during the hey day of disco,...

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DEEP IN THE HEART (OF TEXAS)

It's surprisingly difficult to turn even the most successful stage play into a decent movie. "Deep in the Heart (of Texas)," Stephen Purvis' hit-and-miss...

SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 1998: PART 3

DIAL H-I-S-T-O-R-Y (1997) ^ * * * * 1/2 ^ Belgian Johan Grimonprez's "Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y" is a minor masterpiece. The 68-minute video, cobbled together...

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GODZILLA

Rain. Rain. Lots of rain. In fact, in almost every scene in this entire movie, it rains. Really wet rain. It actually gets depressing and tiresome after...

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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...

SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 1998: PART 2

WR: MYSTERIES OF THE ORGANISM (1971) ^ * * * * 1/2 ^ Dusan Makavejev's inimitable "WR" is as weird and wonderful a movie as they come. Part documentary on...

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DIY FILMMAKERS: MARK PIRRO IS A HERO

Mark Pirro is one of indie film's unsung heroes. He was the guy that proved an underground film could air on regular televison. His feature-length "A...

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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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