Wednesday, 25 March 1998 |
Written by
Bill Warren
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title:
Evita
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studio:
Buena Vista Home Video
starring:
Madonna, Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Pryce
film rating:
Three and a half stars
reviewed by:
Bill Warren
Evita is a film adaptation of the rock opera written by Andrew Lloyd
Webber and Tim Rice. It chronicles the life of Eva Peron, wife of Juan
Peron, president of Argentina during the 1950's set against the
backdrop of military coups and civil unrest.
Wednesday, 25 June 1997 |
Written by
Abbie Bernstein
|
title:
Purple Rain
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studio:
Warner Home Video
MPAA rating:
R
starring:
Prince, Apollonia Kotero, Morris Day, Jerome Benton, Clarence Williams III
release year:
1984
film rating:
Three-and-a-Half Stars
reviewed by:
Abbie Bernstein
In some ways, "Purple Rain" is an emblem of its time. In 1984, MTV was
still virtually a toddler of a cable network, albeit a very influential
one, and narrative movies sought to emulate the feel of music videos in
much more literal ways than is the norm these days. The main characters
are all rockers whose lives are scored by their songs, even when
they’re not up on stage showing off their chops ("The Cell," for a
contrasting example, has a music video’s surreal imagery, pacing and
lighting, but the characters aren’t going to leap in front of an
audience and begin belting out a number.)
