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The Case For (And Against) Ralph Nader
As the foremost consumer advocate of the 20th century and the most controversial presidential candidate of the 21st, Ralph Nader is as fascinating as he is polarizing. Given his achievements in the fields of automobile and pharmaceutical safety, it could be argued that Nader has done more for America than some presidents. Yet he remains a figure of bitter contention, reviled in some circles for siphoning off enough votes in a few critical states to hand the 2000 election to W. More
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An American in Paris, Struggling to Survive
Calling all angels! André (Jamel Debbouze, best known to American audiences for his bit role in Amélie) is a luckless loser who is drowning in a sea of gambling debts. Worse yet, his creditors have lost patience, giving him a few scant hours in which to make good…or else. Stuck in Paris -- though claiming, rather dubiously, to own a posh apartment in New York -- André appeals to the American embassy, then to the Parisian police. When they turn him away, there is only one option left: suicide. More
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A Bore of Biblical Proportions
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars.
Rarely before has wordy exposition been employed more excessively and to lesser effect than in Angel & Demons, Ron Howard’s middling follow-up to The Da Vinci Code. For those craving action and suspense, there’s little to be found here, despite a whirlwind denouement that sees our hero, Harvard professor and renowned symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks), racing around Rome in search of an Illuminati killer. More
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Hope Springs Eternal
There are currently two million orphans in South Africa. 1.2 million of these orphans have lost one or both parents to AIDS. Current projections indicate that there 25 million children in South Africa will be orphans by 2010. Who will take care of these children? Angels in the Dust is a powerful and moving examination of the Boikarabelo Orphanage in South Africa that provides a home (and hope) for countless orphaned children in Africa. More
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Sandler and Nicholson together at last
There is a saying that people in Hollywood use to sum up the importance of getting audiences into theaters: See the poster. More
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An Officer and a Gentleman, Take 2
Originality is an admirable quality, but it's not vital to the success of a movie. Take Lethal Weapon, for example -- it wasn't the first movie to take an odd couple and throw them into a patrol car, but it was one of the finest, thanks to a clever script and its fleshed-out characters. Then there are lazy retreads that borrow ideas from better movies and dump them into a lifeless mix of clichés and hackneyed plot twists. More
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Blood, Guts, Gore, and MUCH More!
For the demented, warped, and generally twisted living in San Francisco, the month of June is a special time. Another Hole in the Head is back with an assortment of some of the most bizarre, blood spurting, and eclectic films that will likely never see a multiplex. If you don’t find blood exploding out of someone’s head after running afoul of a zombie run amok, this film festival is likely not for you. However, if the aforementioned blood geyser has you cackling to the point of giving yourself a seizure, carpe diem! More
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Horror freaks unite!
Horror films have experienced a renaissance in recent years with a plethora of “reimaginings”: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Dawn of the Dead, The Hills Have Eyes, The Omen; and “originals”: Alone in the Dark, Resident Evil, and Silent Hill. Many of these “reimaginings” and “originals” have fallen short in the eyes of critics. More
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A Journey Into Darkness
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars.
How does one begin to describe a film like Antichrist, aptly described in the press notes as director Lars von Trier’s latest provocation? It is a repulsive, perplexing piece of art. It is also brutally effective. More
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Ever felt like a cog in the ever-grinding machine of society? Sure you have! At one time or another, everyone has felt like an insignificant little insect on a dunghill, going through the endless paces of work drudgery for the good of the whole as opposed to the good of the one. More
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