Monthly Archives: October 2001

Hello, Dolly

Posted on October 26, 2001

A friend was kind enough to bring me some groceries and stayed to watch this wonderful Barbara Streisand musical, which somehow I’d never seen before. Hello, Dolly! is a delightful movie based on the Broadway play by Jerry Herman and … Continue reading →

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Return to me

Posted on October 24, 2001

David Duchovny and Minnie Driver star in this movie that could have been a great romantic comedy. Writer/director Bonnie Hunt, who also plays Driver’s best friend even though she looks too old for the role, is to blame for not … Continue reading →

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The Watcher

Posted on October 21, 2001

Creepy Keanu Reeves (an odd thing to say, I know) is playing a game with sad and sick James Spader, a very nasty game, in The Watcher. See Reeves is a serial killer of pretty young (loner) women and Spader … Continue reading →

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Bandits

Posted on October 20, 2001

Director Barry Levinson recaptures his comedic touch in Bandits, a story of love, money, and brotherhood. Levinson blew me away with his debut film Diner, which he wroted and directed, following up with a string of majors: The Natural, Tin … Continue reading →

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Training Day

Posted on October 10, 2001

Are you up for a powerful, nasty, angry movie? Then see Training Day, because Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke blow up the screen in it. Aside from having Washington continually call Hawke the n-word and dog, director Antoine Fuqua makes … Continue reading →

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