Monthly Archives: August 2004

Head of State

Posted on August 29, 2004

In this presidential election year, the reality of our system has truly become clear to me. I despise the current Administration, their policies and practices but for all that I want John Kerry to win I wonder how much difference … Continue reading →

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Spun

Posted on August 28, 2004

Life for this crew is all about the junk, the stuff you shoot into your veins, snort when necessary. Tell yourself you’re not addicted, that you can stop on a dime whenever that day comes. No problemo. Anyone who isn’t … Continue reading →

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Underworld

Posted on August 28, 2004

Vampires and werewolves in a fight to the death, is that original or what? Not very, and neither is Underworld. Released last year, the basic idea is that vampires and lycans are each descended from one son of a European … Continue reading →

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Princess Diaries 2: The Royal Engagement

Posted on August 22, 2004

Okay, why would I see this? Sure the original wasn’t terrible but a sequel can’t be as good. It wasn’t, but TS1 wanted to see it as part of her birthday celebration and who am I to say no? Princess … Continue reading →

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Collateral

Posted on August 15, 2004

Pam invited us to go see this film and, since we wanted to see it anyway, said sure. Always good to spend time with the lady with the funny hat even if she wouldn’t wear it to the movie house, … Continue reading →

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Malibu's Most Wanted

Posted on August 9, 2004

I can honestly say I never expected to watch Jamie Kennedy’s Malibu’s Most Wanted, the story of a rich white boy ignored by his parents (Ryan O’Neal and the barely onscreen Bo Derek) who turns to ghetto culture for fulfillment … Continue reading →

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Much Ado About Nothing

Posted on August 9, 2004

Kenneth Branagh came blasting out of England in the ’80s, promising to be the next Olivier. One of the ways he chose to use his new-found clout is to bring versions of all of Shakespeare’s works to the screen. From … Continue reading →

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A New Kind of Love

Posted on August 6, 2004

From 1963, husband and wife Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward play New Yorkers on an awkward collision in Paris in a lightweight comedy called A New Kind of Love. Written and directed by Melville Shavelson, Newman is a newspaper columnist … Continue reading →

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This Boy's Life

Posted on August 5, 2004

At first I was confused but after a few minutes realized that This Boy’s Life isn’t A Bronx Tale even though they both came out in 1993 and co-star De Niro– for some reason I though DiCaprio, who is in … Continue reading →

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Betrayal

Posted on August 2, 2004

Hard to pass up a movie with Elena Eleniak and another hottie (Julie Du Page), late on a Sunday night with nothing much else on, and TiVo often knows what I like, so I watched Betrayal (issued on DVD and … Continue reading →

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