Monthly Archives: February 2004

Chicago

Posted on February 29, 2004

After waiting out the lines at crowds at the box office, plus not wanting to fork over hard cash for two tickets, we finally saw last year’s Best Film Oscar winner the night before its successor is named. Seems like … Continue reading →

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Scarfies

Posted on February 28, 2004

I suppose that there aren’t too many films made for domestic consumption in New Zealand but I was still very surprised to see that Scarfies won Best Film, Actress, Supporting Actor, Screenplay and Director in 2000. I mean, it was … Continue reading →

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Rabbit-Proof Fence

Posted on February 21, 2004

In the bad days, which in Australia meants before 1970, the Australian government dealt with the Aboriginal population in ways analagous to how Americans treated Native Americans. That is, they were not considered fully human nor really capable of caring … Continue reading →

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Ghost World

Posted on February 15, 2004

Some films are moving and involving, drawing you into their own small world and Terry Zwigoff’s Ghost World is one of those. Thora Birch and Scarlett Johannson are lifelong girlfriends who graduate from an LA high school as the story … Continue reading →

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Everyone Says I Love You

Posted on February 8, 2004

Woody Allen spent a lot of time in the 1980s and ’90s trying to make interesting movies without repeating himself. Or at least not repeating himself too badly. When you throw in his love of Gershwin and Porter, there’s no … Continue reading →

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Lost in Translation

Posted on February 7, 2004

Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson are (separately) stuck in Tokyo for a week, left, for the most part, to their own devices and unable to find activities of interest or to sleep in the unfamiliar environment. He’s a movie star … Continue reading →

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Little Secrets

Posted on February 6, 2004

Another TiVo Suggestion, seemed cute and for some reason more appealing than other available shows. Plus Evan Rachel Wood has gotten much good press for thirteen and I thought I see what this one held. 2001′s Little Secrets is, I … Continue reading →

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High Fidelity

Posted on February 1, 2004

Top five reasons why High Fidelity is one of my all time favorite movies: A romantic comedy with intelligence and wit, a plot that is in constant motion, well-contrasted characters who find organic growth. More laughs and smiles per square … Continue reading →

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