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'My Best Friend's Wedding' delights audiences

By Jeffrey Beyer | July 7, 1997

As far as romantic comedies go, one of the strongest movies of this decade was "Pretty Woman," which in 1990 catapulted Julia Roberts into the forefront of A-list actresses. Unfortunately for Roberts, though, some of her more recent efforts have not exactly been blockbusters -- take a peek at "Mary Reilly" or "I Love Trouble" if you need convincing. But Roberts' latest effort, the witty and entertaining "My Best Friend's Wedding," is a solid return to form and should re-establish Roberts as one of Hollywood's hot commodities after all those mediocre performances caused her to lose some of her luster. "My Best Friend's Wedding" starts off like countless other formula romantic comedies, but draws its strength from an inventive plot and creative characters that come as a breath of fresh air to the audience. Roberts plays Julianne Potter, who is stunned to find out that Mike O'Neal, her best friend in the whole world, is getting married.

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'When We Were Kings' explores the inside world of boxing

By Gene Park | July 7, 1997

The awesome story of the Rumble in the Jungle, the 1974 heavyweight championship fight between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali, is retold in Leon Gast's "When We Were Kings" -- an entertaining documentary anchored by Ali's legendary charisma. The Dartmouth Film Society presented "When We Were Kings" last Wednesday.

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U2 concert brings Boston audience to PopMart

By David Kung | July 3, 1997

The U2 PopMart concert dazzled the audience Tuesday night at Foxboro Stadium with a combination of excellent songs, sparkling pyrotechnic displays and one giant lemon. The concert -- the first of two in Massachusetts -- was certainly a spectacle-fest for the audience of over 52,000 enthusiastic fans.

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'Con Air' delivers too much of a good thing

By Erik Tanouye | June 18, 1997

A government plane filled with America's most dangerous and entertaining federal prisoners gets hijacked by its passengers in "Con Air," a slick action movie where Nicolas Cage's good-guy ex-con has to save his best friend, the prison guards, a stuffed pink bunny rabbit and, well, the day. Cage plays Cameron Poe, who finishes serving as an Army Ranger, dances with his pregnant wife, gets in a fight defending her honor, kills a knife-wielding drunk and gets sentenced to seven years in prison all before the opening credits. "Con Air," like other Jerry Bruckheimer productions ("The Rock," "Bad Boys," "Top Gun"), wastes little time on scenes which don't involve gunplay or witty repartee, though many of its best lines are lost in the thunderous sounds of explosions. The movie never takes itself too seriously, since it was written by Scott Rosenberg, who also wrote the nostalgic comedy "Beautiful Girls" and the dark gangster redemption film "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead." Though Bruckheimer and Rosenberg both have track records, director Simon West is new to film.

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