Monthly Archives: May 2004

Stalag 17

Posted on May 31, 2004

We had thought to go see something new in the theaters this weekend but between the ever higher ticket prices and the ever lower quality (friends and reviewers have warned us away from such anticipated flicks as Troy, Van Helsing … Continue reading →

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What a Girl Wants

Posted on May 30, 2004

I have to admit, we watched What a Girl Wants at dinner time tonight. A pretty cute little movie, if more than a bit predictable. I was surprised to see Colin Firth in it but then came the scene where … Continue reading →

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The In-Laws (2003)

Posted on May 30, 2004

I laughed quite a bit at the 2003 remake of The In-Laws but I still am not quite sure why they bothered. Films like this just don’t do big box office–IMDB shows a final US gross of just over $20M–but … Continue reading →

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Miller's Crossing

Posted on May 29, 2004

The third collaboration between Joel and Ethan Coen, 1990′s Miller’s Crossing is perhaps the most realist, the least fantastic, of any film they’ve made. Gabriel Byrne stars as the “bright young boy”/right hand to political/crime boss Albert Finney (who sports … Continue reading →

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The Earthling

Posted on May 15, 2004

Lots of coming of age movies are set in some wilderness, probably so the character count can be kept to a minimum and to provide more natural obstacles for the character(s) coming of age. Some place south of a tiny … Continue reading →

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Laurel Canyon

Posted on May 11, 2004

You know a film is all about the artsy when most of the characters use accents that aren’t their own and the dialog is denser than TGI Friday’s Death by Chocolate dessert. 2002′s Laurel Canyon, written and directed by Lisa … Continue reading →

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Mean Girls

Posted on May 2, 2004

This movie was, um, totally fetch! Oh my god, do not even go there! See, it’s all about this new girl and these bitches and how the new girl thinks she’s going to teach the bitches a lesson but then … Continue reading →

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