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scott
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response 205 of 241:
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Dec 4 12:52 UTC 1999 |
Dammit, when is "Sixth Sense" going to drop to Fox Theater?
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mcnally
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response 206 of 241:
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Dec 4 14:45 UTC 1999 |
good question.. I've been wondering much the same thing..
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richard
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response 207 of 241:
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Dec 4 23:02 UTC 1999 |
"LIBERTY HEIGHTS"-- This is the fourth, and supposedly final,
installment in director Barry Levinson's acclaimed "Baltimore" series,
depicting life in Baltimore in the 1950's. The others, all great films,
were TIN MEN, DINER, and AVALON. This one is just as good.
It tells the story of a jewish nightclub owner, played by Joe Montegna,
who has to reconcile his occupation with the normal, religiously
grounded life he wants to provide his wife (played by Bebe Neuwirth of
Cheers) and sons. They live in the jewish community of Liberty Heights.
The film explores the racial and class issues that people of that era
lived with and dealt with daily. It is told through the eyes of
Montegna's youngest son, who is starting to understand how different the
outside world is from his protected, all-jewish society of Liberty
Heights.
Levinson (who also directed "Rain Man") is one of the best directors
working today and this series of films represents a deeply heartfelt
tribute to his childhood in Baltimore. If you loved Avalon or Diner or
Tin Men, you will love this film. It is a proper and just conclusion to
the series.
LIBERTY HEIGHTS **** (FOUR STARS-- ONE OF BEST FILMS OF THE YEAR)
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drewmike
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response 208 of 241:
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Dec 4 23:03 UTC 1999 |
(Total drift: I'm pretty sure "Luxo Jr." came out in 1986, and Nickelodeon
started running ads two years before.)
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gull
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response 209 of 241:
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Dec 5 01:49 UTC 1999 |
Hmm. Maybe my memory's faulty, then, but I'm almost sure I originally saw
that short on Nickelodeon.
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drewmike
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response 210 of 241:
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Dec 5 03:28 UTC 1999 |
I'm not saying you didn't... but ads were on their way earlier.
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omni
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response 211 of 241:
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Dec 5 06:18 UTC 1999 |
re 307- Sounds like a great film which probably guarantees that Levinson
will again be ignored at the Oscars again. I've always loved his work. The
first one of his movies I saw was "Diner" back when it first came out and I
thought it was boring, but what does a 21 year old know from film? It wasn't
until I came across Tin Men and Avalon that I truly became a fan of his
movies. Now I don't miss anything he directs.
Movies seen recently (from cable)
"I Still Know What (your breasts) you did last summer"-
Class A stinker. I don't know why they bothered, except to give JLH more
exposure, and to try to make her into an actress.
"Hud" - 4 star movie from the 60's with Paul Newman as an amoral man in
conflict with his father (Melvyn Douglas). A performances all around. I really
didn't like seeing Newman in this role, but he did well just the same.
I'm looking forward to seeing "The Sea Wolf" with Edward G. Robinson. I saw
the version with Chris Reeve and Charles Bronson, and it was great. I just
know that Robinson is going to knock it out of the park. I'm also looking
forward to seeing Gone With The Wind in one uncut piece and not chopped to
little bits like it had been presented on Ch 7 a few years ago. That should
be a real treat.
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tpryan
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response 212 of 241:
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Dec 5 20:17 UTC 1999 |
Wasn't Gone With the Wind cut into two parts for release at the
theatures to have an intermission?
I need to watch my DVD of it when I find the 4 hour evening to
do it.
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omni
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response 213 of 241:
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Dec 6 09:01 UTC 1999 |
Yup. I never liked or supported cutting movies for intermissions.
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sno
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response 214 of 241:
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Dec 6 18:47 UTC 1999 |
Some people have to pee more often than others, especially after coffee.
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gull
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response 215 of 241:
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Dec 6 22:30 UTC 1999 |
Or a large Coke.
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md
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response 216 of 241:
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Dec 6 23:54 UTC 1999 |
Recent rentals starring Catherine Zeta-Jones:
ENTRAPMENT (B+) - I was pleasantly surprised.
The action sequences were excellent -- some
real nail-biter scenes. Zeta-Jones and Sean
Connery are not a matched set, however, which
dragged the movie down whenever one of them
wasn't being shot at or dangling over an abyss.
THE HAUNTING (C-) - Boring, silly, unscary. The
house was really, really cool, however.
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md
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response 217 of 241:
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Dec 6 23:59 UTC 1999 |
London tabloids are reporting that Jennifer
Lopez has insured her body for $1,000,000,000
(one billion dollars). "$500,000,000 per
cheek," as the N.Y. Post observed. That is
one insurance policy I would love to see.
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bruin
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response 218 of 241:
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Dec 7 00:16 UTC 1999 |
BTW, I do believe that in England, the insured value of Jennifer Lopez's body
would be "one thousand million dollars," and a "billion" would be "one million
million."
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mcnally
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response 219 of 241:
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Dec 7 01:29 UTC 1999 |
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mcnally
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response 220 of 241:
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Dec 7 01:29 UTC 1999 |
I bet her premiums cost an arm and a leg..
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goroke
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response 221 of 241:
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Dec 7 13:24 UTC 1999 |
I just caught the remake of "Psycho" on cable the other night. What a
complete waste of film stock.
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remmers
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response 222 of 241:
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Dec 7 15:59 UTC 1999 |
After watching the "Psycho" remake, my question was "Why?" The fact
that talented people were involved made the existence of this movie all
the more puzzling.
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mcnally
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response 223 of 241:
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Dec 7 16:59 UTC 1999 |
We're living in the 90's (for another three weeks, anyway..)
The studios are required to produce at least one high-profile
remake for every new idea they produce.. You don't think
anyone *wanted* to produce a version of Diabolique with Sharon
Stone instead of Simone Signoret, do you?
As far as "Psycho" goes, though, I chalk it up to the Gus van Sant
factor. I've met people who have claimed to enjoy his films but
they're obviously seeing different versions of them than I am..
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richard
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response 224 of 241:
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Dec 7 17:26 UTC 1999 |
The cool thing to do with Psycho is to rent the DVD of the original film
and the videotape of the remake, and play both at the same time, so you
can jump back and forth. Since the sequel is a scene for scene, shot
for shot remake, watching both at the same time is really eerie.
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goose
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response 225 of 241:
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Dec 7 20:45 UTC 1999 |
Again, this begs the question: Why?
(of course my stock answer is that Hollywood has no original ideas left
and resorts to remakes to keep the myth floating)
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goroke
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response 226 of 241:
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Dec 7 21:22 UTC 1999 |
Yeah, Van Sant did a carbon copy of the Hitchcock masterpiece, but lost all
the wit and humor. Hitchcock's "Psycho" is actually a wickedly funny film.
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drewmike
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response 227 of 241:
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Dec 8 14:48 UTC 1999 |
This summer, I was briefly parked in Van Sant's space at the Universal lot.
Apparently, *that's* an exact duplicate of Hitchcock's, too.
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remmers
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response 228 of 241:
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Dec 8 22:28 UTC 1999 |
Except for "Psycho", I've mostly liked the Van Sant films I've seen:
"My Private Idaho", "To Die For", "Good Will Hunting".
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mcnally
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response 229 of 241:
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Dec 8 23:13 UTC 1999 |
I turned off "To Die For" about 2/3 of the way through, after waiting
in vain for it to go somewhere or start developing a point (that is,
a point other than "Look! Nicole Kidman!")
"Drugstore Cowboy" didn't do much for me, either (except for the sndtrk.)
And must I really dredge up "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues"?
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