	Movies Hollow Man may be empty, but it's definitely pretty By Anhoni Patel (Aug 27, 2004) If you weren't accountable for any social or legal mores, what would you do? If you became invisible, would you go on a voyeuristic rampage -- eaves drop on conversations, spy on your friends or strangers in their bedrooms, steal from your favorite stores, etc.? In his latest film, Hollow Man, sci-fi director Paul Verhoeven attempts to address these issues but comes up empty handed. More
	Movies This Old House Dream homes for dreamers By Anhoni Patel (Aug 27, 2004) Director Chris Smith has an eerie way of getting into the heads of some very peculiar characters. His movies prove the point that life is sometimes stranger than fiction. Smith's second documentary, American Movie about struggling filmmaker Mark Borchardt, garnered him rave reviews and left an indelible (whether you like it or not) memory. His latest work, Home Movie, is no different. More
	Movies How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Is it or isn't it? By Anhoni Patel (Aug 27, 2004) There's a fine line being walked in a romantic comedy. Is it a comedy? Is it a romance? Often times the romance overwhelms the comedy so that all the wit and sharpness become soggy and weak. Then there are the testosterone rampant comedies with slapstick humor and gross-out antics that have a completely artificial relationship stapled onto the end for good measure. More
	Movies All You Need Is Love i am sam explores the hardest job in the world By Anhoni Patel (Aug 27, 2004) At this point in my life, I think if I had kids I would be a total nutjob. In fact, I believe if the majority of my friends were to breed, they too would be under severe duress and would soon succumb to insanity. The point being that: raising kids is the hardest job in the world, next to teaching and brain surgery. The movie i am sam explores how difficult and also how simple raising a child can be. Sam Dawson (Sean Penn who deserves an Oscar Award for his performance here) is a hardworking Starbucks employee More
	Movies Ice Age Leaves You Cold Watch the trailer not the movie By Anhoni Patel (Aug 27, 2004) One of my favorite parts of going to the movies is watching the trailers. Sometimes, the movie is so bad the previews become the best part of the experience. For one or two minutes you are enticed with quick edits, loud music and what, increasingly, are the best parts of the film. The trailers for Ice Age cracked me up every single time I saw them over the past year. The movie, however, produced less laughs. More
	Movies Expose Yourself Independent Exposure at 111 Minna Gallery By Anhoni Patel (Aug 27, 2004) There aren't a lot of places in this town where you can see experimental films. If you walked into most Bay Area theaters, you'd be hard pressed to find anything in this genre. Which makes Independent Exposure, a monthly program featuring experimental shorts, all the more rare and unique. More
	Movies A hee hee and a ha ha! Independent Exposure at 111 Minna Gallery By Anhoni Patel (Aug 27, 2004) When you realize that the theaters don't have anything nearly disturbing enough for you this Halloween -- it's time to turn to the indies. That is, the array of shorts programmed by the demented and haunted minds of Microcinema. This month’s program of Independent Exposure, a monthly featuring experimental film -- is not for the faint of heart and is full of wry laughs. More
	Movies Japanese Story Not what it seems By Anhoni Patel (Aug 27, 2004) At first glance Japanese Story, directed by Sue Brooks, may seem like a comedy but be very clear that it is not. Toni Collette is a brash geologist stuck with the laborious task of driving a mysterious and taciturn Japanese client, Hiromitsu (Gotaro Tsunashima), around the Australian outback. The two find themselves at odds, kept apart by language barriers and cultural stereotypes, until they get stuck in the desert. More
	Movies Weed, Dick and Fart Jokes By Anhoni Patel (Aug 27, 2004) During the recession in the 80's there was a score of horror films and raunchy comedies that rolled off the studio assembly lines. It was as if Hollywood honchos conspired with the government to create a slew of media that would lull people into forgetting about their financial woes. This latest economic slump has brought us another generation of such fare; in the last two weeks alone, there have been three damn flicks in which two or more people frantically travel cross-country, or through at least one state, surrounded by an onslaught of guest appearances and cameos comparable to a special two-hour Love Boat episode. More
	Movies Jersey Girl Suburban Sapfest By Anhoni Patel (Aug 27, 2004) Beware - this is not your typical Kevin Smith movie; while Jersey Girl may be based in the same state as his first feature Clerks, this saccharine flick is about as far away, without entering another dimension, as you can get. Ben Affleck plays Ollie, a fast-talking PR-honcho on the top of his game who's dating Gertrude (Jennifer Lopez). The two have a storybook romance set against the backdrop of New York City, but after a tragic death Ollie is forced to reevaluate his life. He has to leave the Big Apple to return to his father's (George Carlin) run-down home. More

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