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(05/31/00 9:00am)
"Road Trip" is a celebration of film's past. Not the past of "Citizen Kane" or "Singing in the Rain," but the past of "Animal House" and "Porky's." And let's be honest here -- that's the past we want paid tribute to. This movie is gratuitous nudity, happy drunk people, awkward virginity loss and videotaped sex. It's weed-smoking granddads and mouse-eating seven-year college students. It's Amy Smart naked! This is the kind of movie that dudes are dying for.
(05/08/00 9:00am)
Sweeps: a phenomenon, a much-hyped event, an utter waste of time. In television the most important months of the year are November, February and May, and why, you ask?
(04/27/00 9:00am)
If you think that network executives have no creativity, think again. It's just that their creativity isn't shown in new ideas, but in the blending of old ones.
(04/19/00 9:00am)
The timing of the Dartmouth Film Society's screening of Steven Soderbergh's "Out of Sight" could not have come at a better time. The acclaimed director who leapt onto the world stage with 1989's Cannes winner "sex, lies and videotape" has just become the first director of a $100 million movie in 2000, namely "Erin Brockovich."
(03/30/00 10:00am)
"The Godfather Part II" is the exception to so many rules it should be a genre in and of itself. When Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" came out, it fundamentally changed the film industry. Grossing an unprecedented $150 million and winning numerous Oscars, "The Godfather" was the most honored movie of all time,.
(02/28/00 11:00am)
Each year, the nominees for the Best Director Oscar differ slightly from those for Best Picture. While it is difficult to separate the contribution of the director from the overall quality of the film, the motivation for this year's exception is obvious.
(02/16/00 11:00am)
In truth, is there no "Beauty?" One of the most critically acclaimed films of the year, DreamWorks' "American Beauty" received more Oscar nominations than any other film of 1999, as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced from Los Angeles today.
(02/03/00 11:00am)
With the Golden Globes a little over a week ago and the Oscar nominees being announced on February 15th, we, as a nation of moviegoers, have officially entered Award Season. Most of the organizations that give awards that count (aside from MTV) have given them. Now the bets are on for the Oscar race. But what do these awards all really mean?
(01/26/00 11:00am)
In the millennial end-of-year frenzy of about a month ago, list-making ran rampant over every publication and media outlet of the free world. Traditionally, year-end lists celebrate the best a certain entertainment venue has to offer. But these are the movies that suckered you in, the movies that had a chance and blew it -- the true worst of the year.
(05/14/99 9:00am)
It may be a little early in the season yet, but there is a little doubt that this year's film offerings have been stale. For those looking for a fresh breath of cinematic air, "Election" is it. This artfully dead-on satire of high school politics and social life is a dark and witty departure from traditional spring movie fare. Directed by unknown Alexander Payne and written by Payne and Jim Taylor, "Election" is a wickedly funny and insightful black comedy.
(08/26/98 9:00am)
Doesn't it feel like we all moved in for the summer just minutes ago? As if the bounty of the summer season was stretched out before us instead of all used up? Everyone I know agrees that this summer flashed by faster than almost any other on record. I hope everyone had a good time in the river or by the pool, though, because fun was scant at the cinema.
(08/24/98 9:00am)
In many ways, "Blade" marks the end of this incredibly long and mediocre summer movie season. Starting way back in May, Hollywood has hit us with a seemingly unending barrage of mindless entertainment (with a few exceptions), including everything from asteroids to zipper incidents. Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff and New Line Cinema are hoping that one more actioner won't be too much for American stomachs. Surprisingly, they may be right.
(08/17/98 9:00am)
Once upon a time, I held high hopes for Warner Brothers' "The Avengers." I had enjoyed the few episodes of the TV show that I had caught on A&E. I thought the casting of Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman and Sean Connery was brilliant.
(08/11/98 9:00am)
With the success of "Scream" and its follow-up, "Scream 2," it seems like all of Hollywood is attempting to capitalize with copycat youthful funny horror flicks. Who better to make some dough on this gore bonanza than the original teen slashing franchise, "Halloween." It was the ultimate horror success, filmed for a meager $325,000 and grossing over $45 million dollars. It put John Carpenter and Jamie Lee Curtis on the map and received virtually universal acclaim.
(08/03/98 9:00am)
"The Negotiator" is one of those summer movies that might easily be overlooked. However, if any film has the chance to vault above its competitors this summer, it is this one. Why, you ask, faithful reader? I'll tell you. There are two reasons why "The Negotiator" has what it takes: Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey. These two consummate actors turn what could have been a mildly amusing thriller into a real pulse-pounder.
(07/28/98 9:00am)
The depictions of teenagers in movies really makes me ill most of the time. High school is so often shown as a washed-out unrealistic happy white-boy paradise that it seems like no one has any recollections of what actually happened. Teens are whimpering children, unable to handle the slightest problem. Teen horror flicks are the worst offenders. In almost every case, they could easily handle their tormentors if they just procured a handgun.
(07/28/98 9:00am)
"Saving Private Ryan" may be the most realistic depiction of war ever to invade the silver screen. This is a brutal, harrowing film. Never before has the brutality of war been so clearly presented. But after one gets past the already well-publicized gore, "Ryan" is about human beings. It's about regular people doing the hardest thing in the world, making sacrifices most of us can't comprehend, leaving home, loved ones and sometimes life itself, all to fight naked aggression. It's about the little people involved in the historical event. The greatest strength of "Saving Private Ryan" is its ability to make real the struggles of everyday men in an unearthly situation.
(07/20/98 9:00am)
With one qualification, "There's Something About Mary" is one of the funniest movies in recent memory. The minor detail required of the audience is a total lack of class or taste, or at least the ability to leave such encumbrances beyond the bounds of the theater. If you can meet these criteria, I can guarantee two hours of belly-busting laughter.
(07/16/98 9:00am)
The last time I went to the circus was when I was seven years old. I think that's almost when everyone goes, unless they're parents with their own seven year olds. Well, that's wrong. Believe me now when I say that the Big Apple Circus is truly fun for all ages. After all, if a jaded college guy can love it, so can you.
(07/15/98 9:00am)
So you're coming up north to the hinterlands of New Hampshire and you're interested in film. Well, if you're anything like I was when I was a freshman, you're probably pretty worried. With the kind of comments people tend to make about small-town New Hampshire, I'm sure you're all convinced that Hanover doesn't even have movie theaters at this point. Well, to my surprise and soon to be to yours, Dartmouth is chock full of almost everything a young cinephile could want.