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'The Simpsons Movie': American Idiotnew
The movie ranks right up there with the average good episode, albeit four times as long and largely (but not entirely) free of commercial interruptions.
The Hitman's Dilemmanew
In You Kill Me, he must get sober to murder again.
Tags: John Dahl, You Kill Me
The Popular Vote: 'American Idol' Puts a New Spin on Democracy
American Idol has done what political campaigns have been unable to do in a while: made people feel like they have both an important role in the process and an effect on the outcome.
Tags: TV
Bombs Away!new

Our critic's list of great movies that other critics hated includes Cleopatra, Heaven's Gate, Ishtar and Gigli.
German Film Evokes Ostalgienew
How funny/sad it is that, having been swept into the dustbin of history, an entire country -- what used to be one, anyway -- is now filled with longing for yesterday's brooms.
AFI's Lifetime Achievement Award Goes to Meryl Streep
Unlike other great stars, Streep’s mystique has to do with our inability to pin her down. Is she a star or an actress? A leading actress or a character actress? A dramatic actress or a comedic actress? Is she beautiful or strikingly plain? USA Network broadcasts the American Film Institute's tribute to the incandescent star on June 21.
Isthmus |
Kent Williams |
05-27-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Meryl Streep