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Drama
Tuesday, 23 November 1999 |
Written by
Abbie Bernstein
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title:
Feeling Minnesota
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studio:
New Line Home Video
starring:
Keanu Reeves, Cameron Diaz, Vincent D’Onofrio, Delroy Lindo
release year:
1996
film rating:
Two-and-a-Half Stars
sound/picture:
Three Stars
reviewed by:
Abbie Bernstein
‘Feeling Minnesota’ is a fitfully engaging, genre-straddling tall tale
that at various points embraces romance, film noir, road trip yarns and
comedy of both the dark and slapstick varieties. The finale seems a bit
arbitrary, or as though some linking footage was cut out, but there’s
some fun to be had along the way.
Tuesday, 26 October 1999 |
Written by
Bill Warren
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title:
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
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studio:
Anchor Bay Entertainment
MPAA rating:
PG
starring:
Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, Gig Young, Red Buttons, Bonnie Bedelia, Bruce Dern, Al Lewis, Michael Conrad
release year:
Four and a half stars
film rating:
1969
reviewed by:
Bill Warren
Some great American movies have slipped between the cracks, and THEY
SHOOT HORSES, DON'T THEY? is one of them. Based on Horace McCoy's 1935
novel, directed by Sydney Pollack and written by James Poe and Robert
E. Thompson, this deeply engrossing, almost hypnotically fascinating
movie was released by the short-lived ABC theatrical distribution arm.
And so no one has had much incentive to promote it on video until now.
Tuesday, 19 October 1999 |
Written by
Bill Warren
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title:
Two Lane Blacktop
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studio:
Anchor Bay Entertainment
MPAA rating:
R
starring:
James Taylor, Dennis Wilson, Warren Oates, Laurie Bird, Harry Dean Stanton, Rudy Wurlitzer, Bill Keller, Alan Vint
release year:
1971
film rating:
Four-and-a-half stars
reviewed by:
Bill Warren
Monte Hellman is one of the great cult directors of the last 40 years;
his movies are highly regarded but rarely seen. He emerges from
obscurity occasionally to direct a mysterious project, or, even more
mysteriously, to turn up as executive producer of 'Reservoir Dogs.'
Then he fades away again, the mystery man of movies.
Tuesday, 21 September 1999 |
Written by
Bill Warren
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title:
Rebel Without A Cause
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studio:
Warners Home Video
MPAA rating:
NR
starring:
James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Jim Backus, Ann Doran, Corey Allen, Dennis Hopper, Nick Adams
release year:
1955
film rating:
Four and a half stars
reviewed by:
Bill Warren
By the time Rebel Without a Cause was in release, James Dean was dead,
killed in an automobile accident (not his fault, despite Hollywood
legends to the contrary) on September 9, 1955 -- but his legend was
just beginning. Even today, 45 years after his death, his star burns as
intensely as ever; with only three leading roles (this, East of Eden
and Giant), Dean is still one of the most inspiring actors ever, to
thousands, maybe millions, of alienated teenagers as well as to other
actors.
Tuesday, 07 September 1999 |
Written by
Abbie Bernstein
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title:
Priest
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studio:
Miramax Home Entertainment
MPAA rating:
R
starring:
Linus Roache, Tom Wilkinson, Robert Carlyle, Cathy Tyson
release year:
1995
film rating:
Four Stars
sound/picture:
Three Stars
reviewed by:
Abbie Bernstein
For a little movie, "Priest" certainly caused a big commotion when it
was released in the U.S. in 1995. The alliance between Walt Disney Co.
and Miramax Films was fairly new at the time, so Disney must have been
especially startled when "Priest," a low-budget British acquisition,
drew the wrath of a number of Catholic organizations, who made their
displeasure known not only to distributor Miramax but also to parent
company Disney. Miramax subsequently grew a couple of other arms to
shield Disney from this sort of flak, but seven years later, it’s still
easy to see what all the brouhaha was about.
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