Monthly Archives: March 2003

Rikky and Pete

Posted on March 28, 2003

An Australian film from 1988, Rikky and Pete is a so-so tale of two grown siblings who flee their domineering father and an angry, semi-psychotic copper in Brisbane for the mining works far north in the Outback. The plot’s just … Continue reading →

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Bananas

Posted on March 25, 2003

Woody Allen made Bananas back in 1971 but the biting social commentary in it is as relevant today as then. Specifically I’m referring to the political humor and the way he puts his Fielding Melish character on trial for treason, … Continue reading →

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Normal

Posted on March 20, 2003

You’re 50 years old give or take, have a beautiful wife you’ve been married to for 25 years, two reasonably sane children, a job with your buddies building large farm vehicles and live in the Midwest. So what do you … Continue reading →

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The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

Posted on March 18, 2003

Steve McQueen or Pierce Brosnan? Faye Dunaway or Rene Russo? Norman Jewison or John McTiernan? Sometimes remakes cannot possibly live up to the original, but are just a combination of star indulgence and commerce, and that’s certainly the case with … Continue reading →

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Monster's Ball

Posted on March 16, 2003

Racism: bad. Parents not loving their children: bad. Comfort sex: good. I think that about sums up 2001′s Monster’s Ball. This is the film in which Halle Berry acted so well she became the first African-American woman to win the … Continue reading →

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Stickmen

Posted on March 14, 2003

From New Zealand, 2001′s Stickmen shows that no budget and no access to fancy digital effects doesn’t mean no movie. Like many an independent movie, it’s quite good even though it wasn’t made in Hollywood. The central plot revolves around … Continue reading →

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Continental Divide

Posted on March 2, 2003

John Belushi. I remember driving on Sunset Boulevard the afternoon he passed away, hearing the news when I was only blocks from the hotel where it happened. He was amazing with physical comedy and wordplay. But romantic comedy was just … Continue reading →

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All About the Benjamins

Posted on March 1, 2003

Roger Corman made many forgettable movies. Many. But some were worth watching and 1979′s Rock ‘n’ Roll High School was surely one of them. Corman films never have any budget to speak of but in RRHS he got a terrific … Continue reading →

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Rock 'n' Roll High School

Posted on March 1, 2003

Roger Corman made many forgettable movies. Many. But some were worth watching and 1979′s Rock ‘n’ Roll High School was surely one of them. Corman films never have any budget to speak of but in RRHS he got a terrific … Continue reading →

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