Monthly Archives: July 2001

America's Sweethearts

Posted on July 26, 2001

Basically, I will see any movie with John Cusack in it and almost any movie with Julia Roberts. Billy Crystal, who wrote and produced this film, if he’s being funny. So it was only a matter of time (six days … Continue reading →

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Mission: Impossible 2

Posted on July 21, 2001

Oooh scary, a world killing virus is on the loose, stolen by a renegade IMF agent, and Ethan Hunt and team must get it back in John Woo’s Mission: Impossible 2 or gorgeous Thandie Newton will become the Typhoid Mary … Continue reading →

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Requiem for a Dream

Posted on July 20, 2001

Director Darren Aronofsky knows weird. I mean strange. Plus, he knows Brooklyn or he found someone who told him the way to Coney Island and back. So, if you want to see a really cool film that is only superficially … Continue reading →

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The Score

Posted on July 15, 2001

Bob Graham, writing in the SF Chronicle, gave The Score a very positive review. My parents gave it a glowing report. I went with two of my friends and we all were looking for rusty railroad spikes to drive through … Continue reading →

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Meltdown/High Risk

Posted on July 11, 2001

Watched a very funny Jet Li movie last night, which is called Meltdown on the DVD but High Risk on The Official Jet Li Website. A criminal kills Li’s wife and some schoolchildren after collecting a huge ransom; two years … Continue reading →

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A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Posted on July 6, 2001

Steven Spielberg’s first script since Close Encounters of the Third Kind is crisp and clean in places but A.I. Artificial Intelligence is muddled overall. Best thing about the film is Haley Joel Osment’s awesome performance as the robot David. Jude … Continue reading →

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