Monthly Archives: May 2003

X2

Posted on May 26, 2003

No doubt, X2 is your straightforward, simple fun, action-packed Summer blockbuster. Unlike another recent box office big deal, which aspires yet fails to be so much more. As the current email joking goes, the cross-dressing Larry Wachowski needs the money … Continue reading →

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Our Town

Posted on May 25, 2003

Trying compete with the production might of HBO has not been easy for the executives at Showtime. Since they seem to have fairly similar subscriber counts (AFAIK, of course), they ought to have similar monies available, but then again HBO … Continue reading →

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The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

Posted on May 25, 2003

Trying compete with the production might of HBO has not been easy for the executives at Showtime. Since they seem to have fairly similar subscriber counts (AFAIK, of course), they ought to have similar monies available, but then again HBO … Continue reading →

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The Matrix Reloaded

Posted on May 19, 2003

I have to say I was disappointed by Matrix Reloaded, not that I was the only one, in what turned out to be the second highest opening weekend grosser and all-around geek Xmas in May. True that the special effects … Continue reading →

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A Mighty Wind

Posted on May 4, 2003

Talk about irony! We go to see a film about folk singers and then after, in search of some evening java, end up at a coffeeshop where a folksinger is playing. Funny or what? Which fits in perfectly with A … Continue reading →

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The Quiet American

Posted on May 3, 2003

My best man and I had a celebration last night featuring dinner at the amazingly delicious House of Prime Ribs and Michael Caine’s Oscar-nominated Best Actor performance in The Quiet American. HPR is only about two blocks away from the … Continue reading →

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