Monthly Archives: October 2002

Sweet and Lowdown

Posted on October 29, 2002

Woody Allen’s 1999 release, Sweet and Lowdown is the portrait of a man to whom everything comes so easy that he is unable to appreciate any of it until reality turns him smack around. Makes one wonder if, or how … Continue reading →

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The Transporter

Posted on October 26, 2002

Phew! Too much time has passed since we saw a movie in the theater (The Tuxedo four weeks ago) rather than on the home screen. Just hasn’t been anything compeling enough to get us to come across with $6 or … Continue reading →

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The Last Castle

Posted on October 17, 2002

As mentioned in the previous post, I felt pretty rotten today so I mainly hung on the couch. To get the day off to a good start, not counting workout and breakfast, I cued up this Robert Redford/James Gandolfini flick … Continue reading →

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The Thief of Paris

Posted on October 9, 2002

Another foreign film, this time from France and 1967. Directed by Louis Malle, who said that after 10 years in the business he tried to make a story of rebellion from a comfortable middle class existence, set in turn of … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Woop Woop

Posted on October 8, 2002

I have this thing for off-beat Australian movies. Among the more well-known are The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Muriel’s Wedding. But this one is really strange, very psychedelic. One minute our protagonist (played by Johnathon Schaech) … Continue reading →

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