Date Archives December 2004

Predator

“She says the jungle… it just came alive and took him.” A shot of outer-space. Someone, something is arriving on Earth. Dutch’s also landing, but from an helicopter, not a spaceship. Dutch’s a real man’s…

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The Aviator

“There’s Howard Hughes in blue suede shoes, smiling at the majorettes smoking Winston cigarettes.” Genesis, Broadway Melody of 1974   Before going into self-imposed Q-U-A-R-A-N-T-I-N-E, Howard Hughes was America’s first billionaire, a Hollywood producer who made…

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YOU’VE GOT MAIL

Movie Infos Title: You’ve Got Mail Year: 1998 Director: Nora Ephron Writer: Nora Ephron, Delia Ephron Starring: Tom Hanks Meg Ryan Parker Posey Greg Kinnear Jean Stapleton … Time: 119 min. Genre: Comedy / Romance…

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SPANGLISH

By most accounts, people are having a tough time accepting Téa Leoni’s character in “Spanglish” and her utter lack of redeeming qualities. Furthermore, many wonder why Adam Sandler’s character stands by her in spite of…

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OCEAN’S TWELVE

Why does every other movie have to get a sequel? As a child of the ‘80s, I do cherish the Indiana Jones, Lethal Weapon and Back to The Future series (among others), and just this year there were at least…

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Black Swan

One of the central themes of “Black Swan” is the notion that perfection is not necessarily just about getting every step right. To become transcendent, you have to let go at some point and to…

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