	Movies Planet of the Apes Looks better than the usual Hollywood makeover By Anhoni Patel (Aug 7, 2004) Back in the day, when I first saw the original <i>Planet of the Apes</i> movies, I was scared. I used to watch the television series too and I was even more scared. Sure, I was a wide-eyed little kid, but still, something about the apes was just so. . . so. . . eerie. Plus, they were really mean. I watched the new Tim Burton take on the classic cult film with regressive horror. The apes were still frightening and fierce. But with the help of technology, bigger budgets and make-up/costume feats, they were ten-times more believable and spooky. More
	Movies 13 Ghosts Halloween house party By Anhoni Patel (Aug 20, 2004) Want to see a scary movie for Halloween? Itching to grab your date with adrenaline-infused fright? Not satisfied with watching a cheesy feel-good flick? Well, you have a number of films from which to choose; horror movies and thrillers have fast become the genres du jour. 13 Ghosts is one of the latest movies to explore the concept of the haunted house. Directed by Steve Beck, it's a remake of the 1960 William Castle film of the same name. More
	Movies Love Will Tear Us Apart (again) 24hr. Party People By Anhoni Patel (Aug 20, 2004) The eighties rocked the mic. People partied hard, had lots of sex, and dressed like color-blind transvestites (let's ignore all the bad stuff - like crack and Reagan - for now). One of the best things about the eighties was a genre of music dubbed New Wave. Bands like New Order, Joy Division, Depeche Mode etc. The docu-drama/comedy 24hr. Party People tells the tale of the origins of this music along with one of the most infamous clubs in clubland - The Hacienda. More
	Movies 25 Hours a Day Spike Lee's 25th Hour By Anhoni Patel (Aug 20, 2004) Friends are one of the most important things you can have in life. And not just any friends - not the hi-and-bye kind, or the fair-weather ones, or the type you hang out with only at parties. No, the real kind: the kind that take care of you when you're sick, and drive you to the airport at four o'clock in the morning, and listen to you when you need to cry. But there are times when even your most faithful friends can't help you and you are left on your own - and those are very bad times indeed. More
	Movies About A Boy return of the mack By Anhoni Patel (Aug 20, 2004) Author Nick Hornby has cornered the market on writing about despicable yet likable white guys. Immature, self-absorbed men with major emotional problems like the inability to communicate with anyone else but themselves. Hand them a sign that says "The End is Near" and they could instantly turn into your average neighborhood weirdo. But Hornby's too smart for that and so are the characters he creates. In About A Boy, you are introduced to the paradisial life of Will Freeman (Hugh Grant). More
	Movies The Alamo As if anyone outside of Texas cares By Anhoni Patel (Aug 20, 2004) This movie encompasses practically everything I hate in a Hollywood action movie (excluding a gratuitous romance). It's grossly self-indulgent, horribly constructed and pointlessly patriotic. As the saying goes, "Remember the Alamo". Car rental ads on television are a better way to remember that old building than anything this movie attempts More
	Movies Anything Else By Anhoni Patel (Aug 20, 2004) I'm sitting here at my desk trying to think of a way to intro my film review for Woody Allen's new movie Anything Else and I can't think of a word to write. Which I believe says something integral about the film and not my own writing abilities. Usually it takes me about two seconds to whip out a snappy line or two. But now I'm just stuck. What do I say? -Christina Ricci does a good job of creating a character that you hate? Allen anxiously whines as per usual? It's interesting that the guy from American Pie finally decided to do a "serious" movie? That's no way to intro a film review. Oh well More
	Movies A life worth living Auggie Rose explores identity By Anhoni Patel (Aug 20, 2004) Wouldn't it suck if you suddenly died one day and no one else even noticed? Now what if some random guy took over your life and the world didn't skip a beat? Perhaps if you were some high-falootin' celebrity constantly bathing in the limelight, it'd be more difficult for another person to impersonate you. But if you were just a Mr. Joe Nobody, it would be easy, right? More
	Movies Guns, Sex and Lingerie Baise-Moi is not for the weak of heart By Anhoni Patel (Aug 20, 2004) If you don't at least squirm in your seat while watching the French film Baise-moi (which literally means "Fuck Me" or, more exactly, "Rape Me"), then you are as dead inside as the protagonists. The movie comes with a disclaimer, which reads: "This film contains prolonged sex scenes of an explicit nature and scenes of graphic violence, which some viewers may find shocking and disturbing." Indeed, this film is extremely explicit and has been banned in France as well as Canada. There are people who do not want you to watch it. More
	Movies The Barbarian Invasions By Anhoni Patel (Aug 20, 2004) It's difficult to blend political critique, philosophical discourse and treatises on the meaning of life without an end product that seems heavy-handed and pretentious; however, director Denys Arcand manages to do it smoothly. The terminal illness of Remy (Remy Girard), a hedonistic retired professor, brings the characters from Decline of the American Empire together once again as they reminisce about the good old days where you could have as many lovers as you wanted and the world was yours to deconstruct. Remy reconciles with his son and makes peace with the process of aging in this poignant farewell. More

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