King's Ransom Return of the King brings landmark trilogy to a rousing finish (12/17/03)
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New Men Rising John Cusack and Ewan McGregor lead the latest crop of cinema giants (12/10/03)
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The First Samurai Tom Cruise's samurai heroics make way for Zatoichi (12/10/03)
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Zen There, Done That Tom Cruise is comically melodramatic in The Last Samurai (12/03/03)
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Stop the Presses Shattered Glass looks disapprovingly on American journalism (12/03/03)
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Interview By Steve Ramos

Family Business New slate of kid-friendly films reaches out to other audiences (11/19/03)
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Originator of Truth: Bob Drew DVD releases of Primary and Crisis celebrate cinéma vérité (11/19/03)
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Year of Living Famously Actress Patricia Clarkson enjoys a career renaissance (11/12/03)
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Captains Courageous Russell Crowe heads thrilling Master and Commander (11/12/03)
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Hearts and Body Blows Katie Holmes sparkles in Pieces of April while The Matrix Revolutions is an action letdown (11/05/03)
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In the Bedroom A sexually explicit Meg Ryan attracts attention to In the Cut (10/29/03)
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Girl Trouble In the Cut and Sylvia fail Meg Ryan and Gwyneth Paltrow (10/29/03)
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Trouble in Mind Val Kilmer is the damaged soul in Wonderland (10/22/03)
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Action Speaks Louder Than Words Indiana Jones' matinee spirit is preserved via DVD (10/22/03)
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Reel Answer John Cusack on studying Hoffman and Hackman (10/22/03)

The Truth Is Out There Veronica Guerin and Runaway Jury showcase Blanchett and Cusack at their best (10/15/03)
By Steve Ramos

TV Noir The Wire brings the best crime stories away from cinemas and into your living room (10/15/03)
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Reel Answer Denzel Washington on directing (10/15/03)

The Tao of Jack Black School of Rock puts the comic actor in a good place (10/08/03)
Interview By Steve Ramos

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill is bloody, brilliant Asian pop art (10/08/03)
Review By Steve Ramos

Bittersweet Blues of Film Director Carl Franklin wants Out of Time to be colorblind (10/01/03)
Interview By Steve Ramos

We Love the '70s Fall films recall New Hollywood but they're no substitute (10/01/03)
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Reel Answer Spanish Actor Javier Bardem (10/01/03)
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Middle-Aged Crazy Bill Murray dazzles as an unhappy actor in Lost in Translation (09/24/03)
Review By Steve Ramos

Tough Gal At Last Kate Beckinsale ditches period dramas for Underworld (09/24/03)
Interview By Steve Ramos

This Women's World Edgy female performances are the highlight of Toronto 2003 (09/17/03)
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Little Women Catherine Hardwicke shows the difficult lives of teenage girls in Thirteen (09/17/03)
Interview By Steve Ramos

Wild Things About Teenage Girls Thirteen is a magic number for coming-of-age film (09/17/03)
Review By Steve Ramos

An American Tale Filmmaker Gus Van Sant faces controversy over his Columbine-inspired drama, Elephant (09/10/03)
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Straight Out of Cleveland American Splendor celebrates cult comic writer Harvey Pekar (09/10/03)
Interview By Steve Ramos

Ordinary Hero American Splendor one of the more original dramas in recent memory (09/10/03)
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All the Rage Adam Sandler, Bernie Mac and the Hulk are Hollywood's angry poster men (09/03/03)
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In the Name of the Filmmaker Kieslowski's The Decalogue finally arrives on video (09/03/03)
By Steve Ramos

Surviving Blockbusters Summertime blahs bring fall hope (08/27/03)
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Family Affairs Capturing the Friedmans director brings his film to the public (08/27/03)
Interview By Steve Ramos

Americans in Paris Le Divorce is a lulling Merchant-Ivory movie postcard (08/20/03)
Review By Steve Ramos

Stage Struck Filmmaker Todd Graff relives his teenage years with his musical Camp (08/20/03)
Interview By Steve Ramos

Reel Answer Dirty Pretty Thing's Chiwetel Ejiofor (08/20/03)

Grim Fairy Tale Audrey Tautou shows her solemn side in Dirty Pretty Things (08/13/03)
Review By Steve Ramos

The Children's Hour Lights-Camera program turns local kids into movie stars (08/13/03)
By Mavis Linnemann

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By Serena Donadoni

They Came From Paris French filmmakers François Ozon and Gaspar Noé enjoy breakout status (07/30/03)
Interview By Steve Ramos

Quality Films on Vacation Less adult fare than usual mars this summer's movie offerings (07/23/03)
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Parisian Siren Ludivine Sagnier's sultry lead performance brings Swimming Pool to life (07/23/03)
Review By Steve Ramos

Kentucky Fried Movies Race is Hollywood's choice gag of the moment (07/16/03)
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Crimson Pirates Johnny Depp is laugh-out-loud funny in Pirates of the Caribbean (07/09/03)
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Shoot the Director Filmmaking reality collides with fantasy in the enthralling Lost in La Mancha (07/09/03)
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Blonde Ambitions Female stars break free of lackluster Blonde 2 and Terminator 3 (07/02/03)
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Political Projections Today's patriotic thrillers are a far cry from the '70s cynical thrillers (07/02/03)
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The Angel Giggled Cheerful Drew Barrymore says life was great on the Full Throttle set (06/25/03)
Interview By Rodger Pille

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Review By Steve Ramos

Love Stories Man Without a Past dazzles while Alex & Emma stumbles (06/18/03)
Review By Steve Ramos

Contrasting Styles Stars of Hollywood Homicide differ on and off screen (06/11/03)
Interview By Rodger Pille

Faces of Color(s) 2 Fast 2 Furious and The Business of Fancydancing celebrate American diversity (06/11/03)
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Re-Animated Nine shorts from The Animatrix expand the Matrix universe (06/04/03)
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From Paris With Irony Two early films from François Ozon confirm his world-class status (06/04/03)
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High, Low and the Middle Lars von Trier's Medea and The Italian Job offer the best of both movie worlds (05/28/03)
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New Millennium Love Neil LaBute updates Pygmalion into the brutal The Shape of Things (05/21/03)
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Adult Pleasures In a season of blockbusters, The Shape of Things is a counter-programming oasis (05/21/03)
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Interview By Steve Ramos

Teen Dramas, Seriously New youth-oriented stories are a smart alternative to blockbusters (05/07/03)
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Blockbuster with Heart Director Bryan Singer strived to make a thoughtful comic book movie (04/30/03)
Interview By Rodger Pille

All Things Big and Small Emotions match special effects in X2 (04/30/03)
Review By Steve Ramos

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Anatomy of the Mind-Screw Identity and the tradition of the Hollywood twist (04/23/03)
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Kung Fu Kicks Bulletproof Monk is Hollywood's latest try at 'chopsocky' action (04/16/03)
Interview By Steve Ramos

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Review By Steve Ramos

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By Steve Ramos

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Girls Against Boys Beckham and Phone Booth offer fresh faces and rich drama (04/02/03)
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Close Up Actor Bob Elkins brings festival acclaim home (04/02/03)
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By tt clinkscales

A Reel Answer From The Core's Delroy Lindo (03/26/03)
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Hunting for Del Toro Oscar-winner plays hard to get in The Hunted and in his career (03/12/03)
Interview By Rodger Pille

The Return of Bruno Tears of the Sun puts Bruce Willis back into the spotlight (03/05/03)
By Rodger Pille

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Mad Spielberg Want to make Hollywood's most powerful director angry? Here's One Way. (02/26/03)
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Hating Critics, Again Some answers to recent questions about my state-of-mind (02/26/03)
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Lost Again in Las Vegas An extravagant DVD treats Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas like the classic it is (02/19/03)
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Ben Says Actor Ben Affleck faces heat about Jennifer Lopez at Daredevil press conference (02/12/03)
Interview By Steve Ramos

Ben Says, Part Two Ben Affleck wants you to know: He's an actor first and a famous boyfriend second (02/12/03)
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From Comics to Silver Screen New Daredevil movie borrows from local artist David Mack (02/12/03)
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Honest Tears Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar leaps forward with heartfelt Talk to Her (02/05/03)
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Deliver Gabrielle Union Young actress finds her spot in Deliver Us from Eva (02/05/03)
Interview By tt clinkscales

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By Rodger Pille

Candidate Redux Sundance founder Robert Redford reexamines his career and the role of the festival (01/22/03)
By Steve Ramos

Dangerous Directing Debut Clooney takes the unsafe route to great results (01/22/03)
Review By Rodger Pille

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Interview By Steve Ramos

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Review By Steve Ramos

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Interview By Steve Ramos

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By tt clinkscales, Rodger Pille and Steve Ramos

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King of the Yellow Brick Road DiCaprio's charm provides plenty of laughs in Catch Me If You Can (12/26/02)
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Man against Myth Gangs of New York betters Two Towers in year-end epic battle (12/19/02)
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By Aaron J. Maier

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Interview By Steve Ramos

Heart & Soul Standing in the Shadows of Motown and Solaris look deep into the human spirit (11/27/02)
Review By Steve Ramos

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By Alan Scheidt

Tears and Bullets Todd Haynes' melodrama Far From Heaven beats a cliché-riddled Bond (11/21/02)
Review By Steve Ramos

Roaring Engines BMWFilms continues to evolve with a second series of 'The Hire' (11/21/02)
By tt clinkscales

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Interview By Steve Ramos

In The Company of Men Rodger Dodger is a clever comedy about the battle between the sexes (11/14/02)
Review By Steve Ramos

Rebirth of Splatter Forgotten horror classic, Near Dark, finds new life on DVD (11/07/02)
By Serena Donadoni

Devil Girl Rebecca Romijn-Stamos plays the dangerous vamp in sleek Femme Fatale (11/07/02)
Review By Steve Ramos

The Perfect Buddy Owen Wilson taps his comedic skills for I Spy (10/31/02)
Interview By tt clinkscales

Sympathy for a Devil Filmmaker Paul Schrader tells another dark tale in Auto Focus (10/31/02)
By Steve Ramos

Adam, Will You Ever Forgive Me? Sandler proves he can be sensitive and complex (10/31/02)
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Scream Queen Julianna Margulies tests her lungs in the fright-fest Ghost Ship (10/24/02)
Interview By Steve Ramos

Life During Wartime Bloody Sunday captures an infamous day in Northern Ireland history (10/24/02)
Review By Steve Ramos

Breakout Shannyn Sossamon turns up the heat in Rules of Attraction (10/17/02)
By Steve Ramos

Shadow Magic Fantasy movies make a brief return to childlike storytelling with Tuck Everlasting and Spirited Away (10/17/02)
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Too Beautiful for You Michelle Pfeiffer says she looks too good for prison in White Oleander (10/10/02)
Interview By Steve Ramos

Love in the Time of Hip-Hop Brown Sugar finds the rhythm in movie romance (10/10/02)
Interview By tt clinkscales

Hamlet Turned Monster Actor Ralph Fiennes returns to his evil ways in Red Dragon (10/03/02)
Interview By Steve Ramos

Another Holden Caulfield Although slightly less cynical, Kieran Culkin is full of surprises in Igby Goes Down (10/03/02)
Review By Steve Ramos

Keeping Him in the Papers Robert Evans documentary is a lively show-biz tale (09/26/02)
Review By Steve Ramos

A Change Will Do You Good Josh Lucas sees Sweet Home Alabama as his career crossroads (09/26/02)
Interview By Rodger Pille

The Desert Made Him Do It Director grappled with insanity to make The Four Feathers (09/19/02)
Interview By Rodger Pille

Who's Laughing Now? Paul Thomas Anderson and Adam Sandler are Toronto Fest's unlikeliest pair (09/19/02)
By Steve Ramos

Show Stoppers Hollywood stars and art-house filmmakers converge in Toronto (09/12/02)
By Steve Ramos

Keeping it Real De Niro finds humanity, if not the truth, behind City by the Sea (09/05/02)
By Rodger Pille

Dissecting the Sacred Cow Why Dead Man Walking worked better on screen than stage (09/05/02)
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No Clowning Around Robin Williams is wonderfully creepy in One Hour Photo (08/29/02)
By Steve Ramos

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By tt clinkscales, Rodger Pille and Steve Ramos

In Jennifer We Trust Good Girl director Miguel Arteta and screenwriter Mike White bank on their celebrity actress (08/22/02)
By Steve Ramos

Hard Drive Love S1MØNE pairs Al Pacino and virtual actress for winning comedy (08/22/02)
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Blowing One's Mind A new documentary celebrates blaxploitation movies (08/14/02)
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By Aaron J. Maier

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Made in L.A. Soderbergh enjoys a career-defining moment with Full Frontal (08/01/02)
Review By Steve Ramos

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By Steve Ramos

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Holm's Overdue Spotlight Emperor's New Clothes thrives on its veteran lead (07/18/02)
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Big and Little Caesars Powerful Road to Perdition one of the year's best films (07/11/02)
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Industrial Lights & Magic Gumby and Thunderbirds continue to thrive in the digital-effects era (06/27/02)
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Review By Steve Ramos

Future Notorious Spielberg pays homage to classic film noirs with suspenseful Minority Report (06/20/02)
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Avoiding the Doo Scooby-Doo and Windtalkers are special effects disasters (06/13/02)
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Big Fat Good Time Nia Vardalos and John Corbett share love and laughter in Big Fat Greek Wedding (06/06/02)
By tt clinkscales

Grande Illusion Laurent Cantet's tale about a jobless man is an engrossing, human drama (06/06/02)
Review By Steve Ramos

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Son of Dr. Strangelove Ben Affleck is a likable spy hero in The Sum of All Fears (05/30/02)
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Film 21st Century Blade and Spider-Man redefine masculinity (05/02/02)
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Blow-Up Anatomy of a Scene follows Oscar's Independents (03/07/02)
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All Quiet on the Hollywood Front (03/07/02)
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Oscar's Brothers & Sister This year's Academy nominations wear black and gold (02/28/02)
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Love in Denmark Italian for Beginners turns the Dogme myth upside-down (02/21/02)
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Hell Is for Heroes Boy soldiers are the patriotic heart of Black Hawk Down (01/31/02)
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Trusting Herself Sissy Spacek brings crippling grief to life in In the Bedroom (01/10/02)
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Shot by Shot Our annual round-up of the year's best and worst films (01/03/02)
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Talk of the Town Playful Royal Tenenbaums is one of the year's best films (01/03/02)
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Sting Like a Bee Will Smith makes it big with Ali (12/27/01)
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Final Fantasy Fellowship of the Ring is the most enjoyable blockbuster in years (12/20/01)
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10 Things I Hate about Not Another Teen Movie Latest comic spoof fails, despite the Freddie Prinze Jr. jokes (12/13/01)
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Too Hot for Cincinnati Controversial films Bully, Intimacy and Fat Girl avoid local theater (12/06/01)
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Casino Royale Soderbergh's remake of Ocean's Eleven is a carefree and breezy diversion (12/06/01)
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Casualties of War The need for Iranian Cinema during a time of chaos (11/29/01)
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Secret Agent Men Glossy Spy Game treats Pitt and Redford badly (11/29/01)
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When Big Press Happens to Little Movies Case in Point: Steve Martin's Press Conference in Support of Novocaine (11/21/01)
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The Girl Can't Help It Giggly Brittany Murphy finds herself in three fall movies (11/21/01)
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Busted Broomsticks The magic is missing from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (11/15/01)
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You Say You Want a Revolution? Steven Soderbergh's Director's Company make him the new Godfather (11/15/01)
By tt clinkscales

He Lost it at the Movies Jean-Pierre Jeunet displays his love for cinema with Amélie (11/08/01)
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The Script's the Thing Heist joins the list as another Mamet masterpiece (11/08/01)
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More Than a Pretty Face Johnny Depp continues to challenge himself with From Hell (11/01/01)
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Man Who Fell to Earth Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges breathe life into K-Pax (10/25/01)
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The Campaign, the Academy and the Prestige Vote early! Vote often! The Oscar season is underway (10/25/01)
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Bette Davis Jr. Drew Barrymore aims for melodrama in Riding in Cars With Boys (10/18/01)
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Jack's Back From Hell offers a macabre diversion in a time of public fear (10/18/01)
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The Deliverance of John Dahl Joy Ride marks the return of a forgotten director (10/11/01)
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A Girl, a Gun and Two Robbers Cate Blanchett dazzles in the clever comedy Bandits (10/11/01)
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A View of the Riverfront at 24 Frames Per Second (10/11/01)
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More Than Mr. Nice Guy Denzel Washington turns bad guy in Training Day (10/04/01)
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Love and Luck Serendipity shows off the beauty of post-tragedy New York (10/04/01)
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Screening Tragedy After the disaster, will movie audiences lose their taste for violence? (09/27/01)
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The Last Actor Standing Anthony Hopkins' resonant voice is the best thing about Hearts in Atlantis (09/27/01)
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The Day the Movies Stopped News of terrorist attacks brings Toronto festival to a close (09/20/01)
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The Day the Movies Stopped News of terrorist attacks stops Toronto festival (09/13/01)
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Losing It in Canada Toronto Festival's love affair with movies is overwhelming (09/13/01)
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See the Right Thing Seeking out cinematic answers to Cincinnati's troubles (09/13/01)
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Hello Again Vietnam Apocalypse Now Redux restores Coppola's epic vision (09/06/01)
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Foxy Lady Vivica A. Fox wants to change the way you think about black cinema (09/06/01)
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Release Me Timely O finally hits screens after years of delay (08/30/01)
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Autumn Tales Anticipating the fall movies after a disappointing summer (08/30/01)
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Woody Stumbles Curse of the Jade Scorpion packs few laughs (08/23/01)
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The Sequined Hipster John Cameron Mitchell sparkles in Hedwig and the Angry Inch (08/16/01)
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Way Down East Jackie Chan's comic stunt work is the best thing about Rush Hour 2 (08/02/01)
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Bananas! Tim Burton fails to breathe life into Planet of the Apes remake (07/26/01)
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Return of Aphrodite Charlotte Rampling delivers welcome sexuality in Under the Sand (07/19/01)
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Two Letters, Many Similarities Spielberg-isms abound in his classic E.T. and his latest A.I. (07/19/01)
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Virtual Doll Final Fantasy gives life to its animated heroine (07/12/01)
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The Brand BMW turns Internet auteur with its film series The Hire (07/12/01)
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Public Enemy Ben Kingsley's vicious gangster is the anti-Gandhi in riveting Sexy Beast (07/05/01)
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Don't Call Me Gandhi (07/05/01)
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Banned and It Feels Good What's a film critic to do when he's not allowed in the movie theater? (06/28/01)
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The Passion of David the Robot Boy Spielberg's A.I. offers inspired fantasy and clumsy melodrama (06/28/01)
Review By Steve Ramos

Looks Good, Lacks Gravity Angelina Jolie's odd-girl persona is perfect for the romping Tomb Raider (06/21/01)
By Rodger Pille

One-Two Punch A striking summer could be ahead for the film industry (06/21/01)
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Tales from Silicon Alley Startup.com directors chart the roller-coaster ride of a failed dot-com (06/14/01)
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Internet Goldmine (06/14/01)
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Summer Gold The summer season is primed to make a splash at the Oscars (06/14/01)
By Rodger Pille

Family Plot With a Friend Like Harry walks in Hitchcock's suspenseful footsteps (06/07/01)
By Steve Ramos

The Everyday Worlds of Ken Loach Veteran Brit filmmaker retains his leftist rep with Bread and Roses (06/07/01)
Interview By Steve Ramos

Lullaby of Paris Baz Luhrmann rejuvenates the movie musical with Moulin Rouge (05/31/01)
By Steve Ramos

And Now, Nicole Kidman Moulin Rouge actress makes a surprising press appearance (05/31/01)
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Hot: The Reluctant Star Heath Ledger prepares for the spotlight with A Knight's Tale (05/31/01)
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High Art, Low Rent Quirky Luzhin Defence lets Turturro be the anti-star

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Fractured Fairy Tale Animated Shrek pokes fun at the Disney mythos (05/17/01)
Review By Steve Ramos

Something Warm and Fuzzy In the art film landscape of grit and gloom, The Dish sets itself apart (05/17/01)
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Boy's Guide to Jousting and Sword Fighting Heroic Heath Ledger boosts fun-loving A Knight's Tale (05/10/01)
Review By Steve Ramos

The Thin Blue Sky Rising Waters puts Andrea Torrice in political spotlight (05/10/01)
Interview By Steve Ramos

Heavy Metal Classic Rock soundtrack makes A Knight's Tale a unique blockbuster (05/10/01)
By Steve Ramos

Hail the Philandering Husband Middle-aged tomcat Warren Beatty plays a middle-aged tomcat in troubled Town & Country (05/03/01)
Review By Steve Ramos

Point, Click & Moan Provocative Web site gives The Center of the World an erotic boost (05/03/01)
By Steve Ramos

Mexico City Tales Dazzling Amores Perros introduces new filmmaker (04/26/01)
By Steve Ramos

Seductive Images Intermedia 2001 celebrates film, video and performance art (04/26/01)
By Steve Ramos

Talking to You Moviemade meanderings (04/26/01)
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Sick & Sicker Comic madman Tom Green splatters the screen with Freddy Got Fingered (04/19/01)
By Steve Ramos

The Edge of a Child's Innocence Poetic George Washington captures the clumsiness of adolescence (04/19/01)
Review By Steve Ramos

The Reluctant Auteur A Wexner Center retrospective celebrates filmmaker Philip Kaufman (04/12/01)
By Steve Ramos

David Spade Is a Wuss, and Don't You Forget It A well-known wiseguy shows his kinder, gentler side (04/12/01)
Interview By Rodger Pille

The First Blast Director Ted Demme comes into focus with Blow (04/05/01)
Review By tt clinkscales

A New Film Hero From Asia Dazzling Yi Yi introduces Edward Yang to American audiences (04/05/01)
By Steve Ramos

Gold Naked Men Blah year of film translates into a shining night at the Shrine (03/29/01)
By Rodger Pille

Sophomore Auteur Director Kasi Lemmons returns with Caveman's Valentine (03/29/01)
By Steve Ramos

Let Us Now Praise Frances Veteran actress dazzles in Wonder Boys and Almost Famous (03/22/01)
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Mother and Daughter Grifters A hilarious Sigourney Weaver can't salvage Heartbreakers (03/22/01)
By Steve Ramos

CityBeat Oscar Pick Best Actor Nominee: Javier Bardem (03/22/01)
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Yeah, I'm Talking To You (03/22/01)
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Stepping Out From an Artist's Shadow Marcia Gay Harden takes command of Pollock (03/15/01)
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CityBeat Oscar Pick Best Director Nominee: Ang Lee (03/15/01)
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A Hong Kong Heroine Maggie Cheung loses her chop-socky reputation with In the Mood for Love (03/15/01)
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A Filmmaker's Tale Video Documentarist Barbara Wolf works toward social change (03/08/01)
By Steve Ramos

When Brad (Pitt) Met Julia (Roberts) Soprano's star steals the show in screwball The Mexican (03/08/01)
By Steve Ramos

CityBeat Oscar Pick Best supporting Actress Nominee: Kate Hudson (03/08/01)
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Visitor From Cinema's Other Side Avant-garde filmmaker Jud Yalkut returns to Cincinnati (03/01/01)
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Talk at You (03/01/01)
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CityBeat Oscar Pick Best Actress Nominee: Joan Allen (03/01/01)
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Sock It to Me, Sockmonkey! Uninspired slapstick ruins comic fantasy Monkeybone (02/22/01)
By Steve Ramos

The Golden Child The 2001 race for Oscar has its share of surprises (02/22/01)
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CityBeat Oscar Pick Best Actor Nominee: Ed Harris (02/22/01)
By Steve Ramos

The Bride of Hannibal Psychopath Dr. Lecter and FBI Agent Starling reunite in bloody fashion (02/15/01)
By Steve Ramos

A Muse in Cuba Before Night Falls portrays the struggles of exiled poet Reinaldo Arenas (02/15/01)
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Blockbuster Makeover With Hannibal, Julianne Moore shifts from cult actress to 21st-Century scream queen (02/08/01)
By Steve Ramos

Playing Dumb Cast and director of Saving Silverman defend low-brow comedy (02/08/01)
By Rodger Pille

Class of Sundance 2001 A look at the interesting faces and places behind this year's Sundance Festival (02/01/01)
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Bob (Mr. Redford to the rest of you) Says: See My Movies Five of the best films from Sundance 2001 are coming to a theater near you (02/01/01)
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Film Listings (02/01/01)
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Sundance Diary 01-29-2001: Farewell Park City, Utah -- Attention Locals: The PIBs (People in Black) are finally leaving. You can come out now (01/25/01)
By Steve Ramos

Shadow of a Famous Vampire Willem Dafoe remains American film's ultimate Method actor (01/25/01)
By Steve Ramos

Holy Matri-Movie The Wedding Planner looks great, but it's less filling (01/25/01)
By Rodger Pille

Talk At You Moviemade Meanderings (01/25/01)
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Film Listings (01/25/01)
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Sundance Diary 01-25-2001: Park City, Utah -- Crunch Time: Only Three More Days to Hit the Jackpot (01/25/01)
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Sundance Diary 01-26-2001: Park City, Utah -- Party On Dude! Well, That is if You're on the List (01/25/01)
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Almost a Leading Man After a career playing outcasts, Philip Seymour Hoffman earns a leading-man role with State and Main (01/18/01)
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The Robert Redford Project Breakout films await at Sundance Film Festival 2001 (01/18/01)
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Enter the Dragon Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon rekindles director Ang Lee's boyhood heart (01/18/01)
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Continuing Film (01/18/01)

Web Feature: Sundance Diary Dateline: Park City, Utah, the one place where nobody will be watching the inauguration of George W. Bush (01/18/01)
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Sundance Diary 01-22-2001: Park City, Utah, the one place where the size of one's cell phone really matters (01/18/01)
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Poetic Justice Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a martial-arts Western both spiritual and timeless (01/11/01)
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Talkin' At You Straight-talk from a cat who won't cop out when there's bad movies all about (01/11/01)
By tt clinkscales

It's a Wrap Our annual round-up of the year's best and worst films (01/04/01)
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Rush Steven Soderbergh's drug-trade thriller is epic moviemaking (01/04/01)
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The Laundry Maiden and the Madman Artistic expression, sexual power and political danger breathe life into the Marquis de Sade drama Quills (12/21/00)
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Cinematic Noël Yearend movie avalanche mixes Oscar-friendly dramas, holiday and commercial fare (12/21/00)
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Proof of Love Crowe and Ryan burn up the screen in this hostage drama (12/14/00)
By Rodger Pille

Busting the Bubble Ed Radtke struggles to get The Dream Catcher seen beyond festival audiences (12/07/00)
By Steve Ramos

Little Thieves The Dream Catcher tells an emotionally honest drama about juvenile vagabonds (12/07/00)
Review By Steve Ramos

New York, New York The latest volume in the Projections series focuses on the Gotham film community (11/30/00)
By Steve Ramos

Boy, You've Got to Carrey That Weight Tom Hanks or Jim Carrey: Whose Career Is Better? (11/30/00)
By Rodger Pille

Anti-Heroes Unbreakable reunites Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson in a visionary suspense tale (11/22/00)
By Steve Ramos

Renaissance Director Roger Spottiswoode continues his flair for versatility with The 6th Day (11/22/00)
Interview By Steve Ramos

A Cinema of Loneliness CAC's Scopophilia festival puts video art in the spotlight (11/16/00)
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Down and Out in Brooklyn Ellen Burstyn is the emotional core behind the drug addict drama Requiem for a Dream (11/16/00)
Review By Steve Ramos

Changing the World Musical-fantasy Billy Elliot is the next British film phenomenon (11/09/00)
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Gotta Dance! Jamie Bell's impassioned dancing makes Billy Elliot impossible to resist (11/09/00)
Review By Steve Ramos

Attack of the 70-ft. Sharks, Bears, Whales, Etc. Cincinnati's Omnimax celebrates 10 years of total-immersion moviegoing (11/02/00)
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Trippin' Spike Lee's Bamboozled continues the trend of the idiotic black hero (11/02/00)
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The Girl from Brigadoon Two Family House puts Scottish actress Kelly Macdonald in an American spotlight (11/02/00)
By Steve Ramos

Into the Woods Instead of a Scary Sequel, Blair Witch 2 turns out to be a laughable failure (10/26/00)
By Steve Ramos

An Overdue Spotlight for Film's Excitable Boy The box-office success of Gladiator finds Joaquin Phoenix a worthy leading man for The Yards (10/26/00)
Interview By Steve Ramos

Women in the Ring Karyn Kusama punches movie sexism with Girlfight (10/19/00)
By Steve Ramos

Ringside Melodrama (10/19/00)
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The Monsters Next Door A documentary examining the influence of classic horror films. (10/19/00)
Interview By Steve Ramos

Poet of the Avant-Garde Retrospective highlights the work of experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage (10/12/00)
By Steve Ramos

Comes a Horseman The Contender offers cowboy actor Sam Elliott the role of a lifetime (10/12/00)
Interview By Steve Ramos

Days of Scandals and Spin-Doctoring A review of The Contender (10/12/00)
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That's Entertainment Daring filmmaking from Lars von Trier makes Dancer in the Dark a momentous film (10/05/00)
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Land of 100 Cameras (10/05/00)
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And Now A Few Words From Robert De Niro Tight-lipped insight from one of our greatest actors (10/05/00)
By Steve Ramos

Pigskin Polemic Denzel Washington brings human drama to the football actioner Remember the Titans (09/28/00)
By Steve Ramos

Noir Appeal Three classic crime tales find new life on DVD (09/28/00)
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Inside the Cinematic Bubble Toronto Festival celebrates films outside the mainstream (09/21/00)
By Steve Ramos

Luck Be a Lady Limey Saving Grace keeps the spotlight on British actress Brenda Blethyn (09/07/00)
By Steve Ramos

Tao of Donal With a promising career, a new family and an unusual name, Logue fights perception (09/07/00)
Interview By Rodger Pille

A Chick Flick From an Unlikely Director Neil LaBute sets aside his trademark anger for Nurse Betty (09/07/00)
Review By Michele Howard

Grumpy Old Movie Stars Why it's suddenly cool to have an AARP card in Hollywood (08/31/00)
By Rodger Pille

Hollow Girls Bring It On doesn't really bring anything (08/31/00)
By Rodger Pille

Bride of B-Movies Melanie Griffith finds herself in the John Waters cult comedy Cecil B. Demented (08/24/00)
By Steve Ramos

Hollow Man Full of Empty Promises Seen the film? Then you missed "the scene" (08/24/00)
By Rodger Pille

Kings of the Moviemade Hill Summer actioners teach us that some heroes are better than others (08/17/00)
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All in the Family Shower pulls a rich and familiar tale from a Beijing bathhouse (08/17/00)
Review By Steve Ramos

Watson Laughs Trixie reveals a dramatic actress' knack for comedy (08/10/00)
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Accidental Hero Keanu Reeves shines in the easygoing comedy The Replacements (08/10/00)
Review By Steve Ramos

Shue Fetish Hollow Man star talks about being internet gossip, a mother and a sexy actress (08/03/00)
By Rodger Pille

Hero with a Lollipop Mike White delivers a stunning screenplay and lead performance in heartfelt Chuck & Buck (08/03/00)
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A Blockbuster Break Modern Library film titles show human side of cinema (07/27/00)
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When Bad Movies Happen to Good People Ford, Pfeiffer and Zemeckis fizzle in What Lies Beneath (07/27/00)
Review By Steve Ramos

Memories of a Noir 15 years after its initial release, Blood Simple still dazzles (07/20/00)
By Steve Ramos

Film City Toronto International Film Festival, at age 25, keeps getting wilder (07/14/00)
By Steve Ramos

Remembering the Twists in an Otherwise Straight-Forward Summer Four months of highs, lows and precious surprises (07/14/00)
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Being or Not Being Michael Almereyda's Manhattan-based 'Hamlet' tweaks the Shakespeare canon (07/13/00)
By Steve Ramos

An Action Movie Hero Steps Away from the Label Disney's 'The Kid' thrives on Bruce Willis and his wise-guy charms (07/13/00)
By Steve Ramos

There's Something About 'Scary' The slasher movie meets a satirical demise (07/12/00)
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Heartland High Billy Crudup and Samantha Morton are dazzling low-lifes in 'Jesus' Son'

(07/12/00)
Review By Steve Ramos

Brains Instead of Brawn In a season of action blockbusters, Ralph Fiennes makes an unexpected appearance as an anti-hero (06/29/00)
By Steve Ramos

Isn't It Romantic? Amy Irving's new film, 'Bossa Nova,' is a love story with a Latin beat (06/29/00)
Interview By Rick Pender

Man Overboard A miscast George Clooney shackles the dramatic potential of 'Perfect Storm' (06/29/00)
Review By Steve Ramos

Play That Funky Music (White Boy) A post-coital Shaft is lost without his machismo (06/22/00)
By Steve Ramos

The Rise and Fall of a Hungarian Family Filmmaker Istvan Szabo creates an anticlimactic epic with 'Sunshine' (06/22/00)
Review By Steve Ramos

Small Screen Oasis for Film Buffs Sundance Channel counters summer blockbusters with 'The Decalogue' (06/15/00)
By Steve Ramos

Car Talk 'Gone in 60 Seconds' smothers Nicolas Cage with popcorn dullness (06/15/00)
Review By Steve Ramos

Four Lloyds At the Happy Catchy Flashy Named Motion Picture Festival, Part Deux (06/08/00)
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Rating the Critic A self-confessed film geek struggles for relevance in his work (06/08/00)
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Moviemade Internationalist 'East is East' puts India's Om Puri in an American spotlight (06/01/00)
Interview By Steve Ramos

The Revolution Will Be Digitized Mike Figgis uses video technology in dazzling fashion with 'Time Code' (06/01/00)
Review By Steve Ramos

Tales From the Bible Belt 'Dirty Pictures' makes a lulling drama out of the Mapplethorpe controversy (05/25/00)
Review By Steve Ramos

Tom Cruise Jr. 'The Big Kahuna' helps Peter Facinelli move past his doppleganger label (05/18/00)
Interview By Steve Ramos

Whatsamatta U 'Road Trip' is a welcome addition to the gross-out school of comedy (05/18/00)
Review By Steve Ramos

Circus Maximus Russell Crowe sizzles as an old-fashioned hero in 'Gladiator' (05/11/00)
Review By Steve Ramos

Dance Hall Drama 'Center Stage' emphasizes the authenticity of its movie ballerinas (05/11/00)
By Aaron Epple

American Beauties Sofia Coppola astounds with her debut film 'The Virgin Suicides' (05/04/00)
Review By Steve Ramos

In the Name of the Father Sofia Coppola takes her film career behind the camera with 'The Virgin Suicides' (05/04/00)
Interview By Steve Ramos

The Cry Against 'Rules of Engagement' New protests aim to prevent Arabs from becoming Hollywood's cliché villian of choice (04/27/00)
By Steve Ramos

Accidental Motherhood Charismatic Rachel Griffiths makes 'Me Myself I' worthwhile (04/27/00)
Review By Steve Ramos

Railing Against the 'Chick Flick' Label (04/27/00)
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Choosing Actor over Stardom Up-and-comer Omar Epps stays eclectic with 'Love and Basketball' (04/20/00)
By Aaron Epple

Dressed to Kill Controversial 'American Psycho' is a lulling thriller (04/20/00)
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Understanding Dogme 'Mifune' continues the Danish wave of stripped-down cinema (04/20/00)
By Steve Ramos

Philosophy According to the Girl Next Door Sandra Bullock sticks with drama for '28 Days' (04/13/00)
Interview By Aaron Epple

Bloody Satire Mary Harron defends 'American Psycho' (04/13/00)
By Steve Ramos

Now That 'American Beauty' Has Won the Oscar ... Are darker films destined to become Hollywood's next big thing? (04/06/00)
By Steve Ramos

The Mogul from Who-Knows-Where 'American Movie' a funny, heartfelt love letter to the dream of making movies (04/06/00)
Review By Steve Ramos

Final Cut (04/06/00)
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On and On and On With the Show Winners, losers and the totally ignored at Oscars 2000 (03/30/00)
By Aaron Epple

Slacker: A Love Story John Cusack shines in 'High Fidelity' (03/30/00)
Review By Steve Ramos

The Tao of Jim Jarmusch Veteran filmmaker retains his freedom with 'Ghost Dog' (03/23/00)
Interview By Steve Ramos

Teen-age Soap Opera 'Here on Earth' is a lulling tale of forbidden romance (03/23/00)
Review By Steve Ramos

The Celebrity Who Fell to Earth Julia Roberts delivers her best performance as a blue-collar heroine in 'Erin Brockovich' (03/16/00)
Review By Steve Ramos

An Independent Spirit Returns to the Spotlight 'Erin Brockovich' offers Steven Soderbergh another chance at commercial success (03/16/00)
Interview By Steve Ramos

Deconstructing Violence Filmmaker Kimberly Peirce defends the brutality in 'Boys Don't Cry' (03/09/00)
By Steve Ramos

The Devil in Mr. Polanski The veteran filmmaker makes a lackluster occult thriller with 'The Ninth Gate' (03/09/00)
Review By Steve Ramos

CityBeat Oscar Pick Best original screenplay Nominee: Charlie Kaufman (03/09/00)
By Aaron Epple

Snow Daze Grading the Winter 2000 films: It doesn't look good (03/02/00)
By Aaron Epple

Space Penis Garry Shandling stumbles as a womanizing alien in 'What Planet Are You From?' (03/02/00)
Review By Steve Ramos

Gold Rush 2000 Against a background of relentless hype, the Oscar race starts its engines (02/24/00)
By Steve Ramos

A Softer, Gentler 'Iron Man' A grayer, older and heavier Michael Douglas breathes life into 'Wonder Boys' (02/24/00)
Review By Steve Ramos

Paradise Lost Leonardo DiCaprio is a vacant castaway in disappointing drama, 'The Beach' (02/17/00)
Review By Steve Ramos

Waiter Redux First-time filmmaker Ben Younger joins the Hollywood fray with 'Boiler Room' (02/17/00)
Interview By Steve Ramos

Will the Last Agent in Park City Please Turn Off the Projector? Breakouts and breakdowns from Sundance 2000 (02/03/00)
By Steve Ramos

Best of the Fest (02/03/00)
By Steve Ramos

10 Days That Shook the Indie World (02/03/00)
By Steve Ramos

FutureShock Building a Y2K primer of cinematic forecasts (01/27/00)
By Aaron Epple

Let It Snow Another cinematic avalanche rolls at Sundance Film Festival 2000 (01/20/00)
By Steve Ramos

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! Tim Robbins crafts a comic history lesson with 'Cradle Will Rock' (01/20/00)
Review By Steve Ramos

Woman on the Verge Winona Ryder comes of age with 'Girl, Interrupted' (01/13/00)
Interview By Steve Ramos

Moviemade Martyrdom Denzel Washingon's explosive performance puts a powerful face on 'The Hurricane' (01/13/00)
Review By Steve Ramos

TopFilms'99 Our annual roundup of 12 months of moviegoing (01/06/00)
By Steve Ramos

Script Tease Watching beloved novels turn into feature films (01/06/00)
By Steve Ramos

Island of Lost Souls Paul Thomas Anderson pushes the cinematic envelope and fails with 'Magnolia' (01/06/00)
Review By Steve Ramos

Lonesome Movies In distant Sayler Park, the Parkland Theatre is briefly reborn as an art-house cinema (10/07/99)
By Steve Ramos

Loving the Man in Uniform 'Three Kings' ups George Clooney's bid for megastardom (10/07/99)
By Steve Ramos

How Did They Make a Film like 'American Beauty'? The year's best movie is an unlikely Hollywood hit (09/30/99)
By Steve Ramos

Living in the USA Kevin Spacey's mesmerizing performance highlights 'American Beauty' (09/30/99)
By Steve Ramos

Autumn Movie Madness Hits, misses and other cinematic tales from the Toronto Film Festival (09/23/99)
By Steve Ramos

Laughter in the Face of Evil 'Jakob the Liar' sets an improbable goal: finding humor in the Holocaust (09/23/99)
By Steve Ramos

Schmooze and Celluloid Overtaking the city like a moviemade monster, 1999's Toronto International Film Festival finds time for some little players (09/16/99)
By Steve Ramos

The Old Ballgame New Costner film is full of cheeseball sentiment (09/16/99)
By Aaron Epple

In Memory of a Forgotten Artist 'Autumn Tale' shows veteran director Eric Rohmer in top form (09/09/99)
By Steve Ramos

Beach Blanket Blotto A look back at the hits, misses and trends that defined the 1999 summer movie season (09/09/99)
By Steve Ramos

Attack of the Cultural Yahoos Debate over replacing the movie ratings system continues to grow (09/02/99)
By Steve Ramos

A Step Away From Splatter 'Sixth Sense' and 'Blair Witch' take movie horror in an adult direction (08/26/99)
By Aaron Epple

Holy Zeus! 'The Muse' pairs Albert Brooks and Sharon Stone for a winning show biz satire (08/26/99)
By Steve Ramos

When Is a Gay Movie Too Gay? Director Jim Fall defends his lighthearted romance, 'Trick' (08/19/99)
By Steve Ramos

Summer Love at 24 Frames per second A Midwest look at the allure of moviegoing (08/12/99)
By Steve Ramos

Sex, laughs and videotape Steve Martin bounces back with furiously funny 'Bowfinger' (08/12/99)
By Steve Ramos

The Last of the Famous International Playboys Pierce Brosnan stays close to the shadow of Bond with 'Thomas Crown Affair' (08/05/99)
By Steve Ramos

The Tricky Dick Amazing Girl Revue Nixon receives a Hollywood makeover courtesy of playful 'Dick' (08/05/99)
Interview By Aaron Epple

Cinema Y2K 'Run Lola Run' offers a sneak peek at new millennium filmmaking (07/29/99)
Interview By Steve Ramos

Ghost Story 'The Blair Witch Project' turns its documentarylike tale into a moviemade screamfest (07/29/99)
Review By Steve Ramos

155 Minutes of Sodom Stanley Kubrick tells an erotic tale of startling obsession in 'Eyes Wide Shut' (07/22/99)
Review By Steve Ramos

Boyz N the Wood A new generation of film talent overturns gangsta stereotypes with a positive drama about the black middle class (07/15/99)
By Aaron Epple

The Dreamlife of Sex Mike Figgis stumbles with experimental 'Loss of Sexual Innocence' (07/15/99)
Review By Steve Ramos

Popcorn Fiction Why Hollywood makes good movies out of bad books (07/08/99)
By Aaron Epple

Cruel Summer Spike Lee strikes emotional fury with chancy 'Summer of Sam' (07/08/99)
Review By Steve Ramos

What Will Hollywood Do With Cate Blanchett? Back in theaters with 'An Ideal Husband', one contemplates the studio prospects of a foreign talent (07/01/99)
By Steve Ramos

Wild Wild Waste An 80-foot tarantula is the lone bright spot in a disastrous 'Wild Wild West' (07/01/99)
Review By Steve Ramos

Comic Relief Rob Schneider and Joey Lauren Adams strike it 'Big' on the coattails of Adam Sandler (06/24/99)
By Aaron Epple

Declaration of Independence John Sayles remains a force of artistic-minded filmmaking with 'Limbo' (06/24/99)
Review By Steve Ramos

Shiny Happy Action Hero A miscast Travolta takes necessary grit out of 'The General's Daughter' (06/17/99)
By Steve Ramos

Searching for Tolerant Cinema The debate over the types of films young adults shouldn't see gains momentum, but what about films they should see? (06/17/99)
By Steve Ramos

A Cry in the Dark Entering its 12th season, PBS' independent documentary film series continues its activist legacy (06/10/99)
By Steve Ramos

Bookworm's Guide to Cinema David Mamet takes literate moviemaking to new heights with engrossing 'The Winslow Boy' (06/10/99)
Review By Steve Ramos

The Ghosts of Stallone, Schwarzenegger and Willis A season of blockbusters without the action-boys of summer (06/03/99)
By Aaron Epple

Blonde Ambition After being declared Hollywood's 'It' girl, Gretchen Mol moves forward with 'The Thirteenth Floor' (05/27/99)
Interview By Steve Ramos

Hippie Chick Kate Winslet brings 1972 Morocco to life as a counterculture mom in 'Hideous Kinky' (05/27/99)
Review By Steve Ramos

The Woman Who Fell to Earth 'Metroland' thrives on Emily Watson's compelling subtlety (05/20/99)
Review By Steve Ramos

Naked Shakespeare Lush beauty and a celebrity cast jump-start 'Midsummer Night's Dream' (05/13/99)
By Steve Ramos

Stardust Memories Franco Zeffirelli's sugary nostalgia tale 'Tea With Mussolini' is a campy letdown (05/13/99)
Review By Steve Ramos

Real to Reel Violence Movies and the tragedy at Columbine High (05/06/99)
By Steve Ramos

High School High Smart, subversive 'Election' is a comic masterpiece (05/06/99)
Review By Steve Ramos

Catching Thieves Sean Connery's macho presence can't salvage lackluster 'Entrapment' (04/29/99)
Review By Steve Ramos

Scream Teens 'Idle Hands' follows Hollywood's recipe of the moment: laughs, horror and young faces (04/29/99)
By Aaron Epple

Apocalypse Never 'The Matrix' confirms Hollywood's fear of the millennium (04/22/99)
By Aaron Epple

The Pathology of Fear David Cronenberg fills 'eXistenZ' with gooey, squishy, thoughtful horror (04/22/99)
Review By Steve Ramos

Midnight in the Garden of Warm and Fuzzy Without his trademark sarcasm, Robert Altman's 'Cookie's Fortune' is feel-good mediocrity (04/15/99)
Review By Steve Ramos

Pleased to Meet You French filmmaker Benoît Jacquot looks for American recognition with 'The School of Flesh' (04/15/99)
Interview By Steve Ramos

Culture Clash 'A Walk on the Moon' thrives despite its ill-crossed lovers (04/08/99)
Review By Steve Ramos

What is the Brit New Wave? Searching for the Englishness behind 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' and current Brit cinema (04/08/99)
By Steve Ramos

The Electric Kool-Aid Action Test 'The Mod Squad' is an arty actioner that achieves anti-blockbuster status (04/01/99)
By Steve Ramos

Life: The Movie Myles Berkowitz finds true love and a showbiz career with his quasi-documentary '20 Dates' (04/01/99)
Interview By Steve Ramos

American Hero Matthew McConaughey shines as a blue-collar celebrity in 'EDtv' (03/25/99)
Review By Steve Ramos

Gold Rush The hype is over, Whoopi is silent and the little gold guys have all been handed out -- a recap of 1999's Oscars (03/25/99)
By Aaron Epple

A Life in Celluloid 'The General' continues John Boorman's autobiographical spirit of moviemaking (03/18/99)
Interview By Steve Ramos

Noir Brittania Style wins out over substance in flashy caper film 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' (03/18/99)
Review By Steve Ramos

Scream, Laugh, Whatever Hollywood's box-office dance with Generation Y (03/11/99)
By Steve Ramos

The Last Surprise Life at the movies without Stanley Kubrick (03/11/99)
By Steve Ramos

The Young and the Restless Sarah Michelle Gellar and her 'Cruel Intentions' peers seek adult credibility (03/04/99)
Interview By Aaron Epple

The Gangster Who Couldn't Shoot Straight Robert De Niro's self-parody fails to jump-start 'Analyze This' (03/04/99)
Review By Steve Ramos

Saint Nic With his darkest film yet, '8 Millimeter,' Nicolas Cage turns mature (02/25/99)
By Steve Ramos

Love '80s Style '200 Cigarettes' sinks unforgettably into its new wave nostalgia (02/25/99)
Review By Steve Ramos

Zen and the Art of MovieMaking Veteran filmmaker Paul Schrader bounces back with powerfully bleak 'Affliction' (02/18/99)
Review By Steve Ramos

21st-Century Boy 'Rushmore' writer/director Wes Anderson is Hollywood's Next Big Thing (02/18/99)
Interview By Steve Ramos

Novel Ideas 'Message in a Bottle' continues Hollywood's love/hate relationship with literature (02/11/99)
By Brandon Brady

Dead Men Don't Play Nice Mel Gibson's missteps handicap a thrill-less 'Payback' (02/11/99)
Review By Steve Ramos

Park City Confidential 1999's festival adds a new chapter to the Sundance mythology (02/04/99)
By Steve Ramos

From Bob's City to Ours Films from Robert Redford's Sundance Festival will find their way to Cincinnati audiences (02/04/99)
By Steve Ramos

War: What Else Is It Good For? 'Private Ryan' and 'Thin Red Line' stand apart from previous films (02/04/99)
By Aaron Epple

Extraordinary People Emily Watson's passion as cellist Jacqueline du Pré brings 'Hilary and Jackie' to life (01/28/99)
Review By Steve Ramos

Making Ned Devine A geriatric striptease set a winning tone for 'Waking Ned Devine' (01/28/99)
By Steve Ramos

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