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Candy Cainenew
Writer-director Charles Shyer's Alfie is less a remake of the 1966 film that made Michael Caine a star than it is a retooling that softens the horrific blows struck by the original.
Cleveland Scene |
Robert Wilonsky |
11-08-2004 |
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Heroes Welcomenew
The main influence on The Incredibles would appear to be Watchmen, which was among the first comics to wonder about the private and often troubled lives of heroes, once they shed their Spandex skins and resume their secret identities.
Cleveland Scene |
Robert Wilonsky |
11-08-2004 |
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Blessed Are the Cheesemakersnew
In 2004 A.D., as the five remaining members of the legendary Monty Python comedy troupe lie in coffins in a Vanity Fair spread to jeer at their own deaths, it's really nice to have them back together commanding the big screen.
Cleveland Scene |
Gregory Weinkauf |
10-25-2004 |
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Beating the Bushnew
Hijacking Catastrophe compares Bush to a Nazi. That's a brazen move, fitting for a documentary that promotes fearlessness as the ultimate act of citizenship. It's also melodramatic.
Cleveland Scene |
Melissa Levine |
10-25-2004 |
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Killing You Slowlynew
Filmmaker Jim Van Bebber's latest low-rent foray into sex, drugs, and ultraviolence hasn't got a laugh in it -- unless some twisted wackos out there find amusement in the dismemberment of Sharon Tate.
Cleveland Scene |
Bill Gallo |
10-25-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hell of a Catchnew
This familiar-feeling football movie offers glimpses of the lives of the young men who would run with the ball as far as they could from the small town that adores them to the point of abhorring them.
Cleveland Scene |
Robert Wilonsky |
10-12-2004 |
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Already Forgottennew
For a few minutes, The Forgotten acts as though it wants to be taken seriously, suggesting that it could have been a moving meditation on grief and longing and the devastating power of remembrance.
Cleveland Scene |
Robert Wilonsky |
09-27-2004 |
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McDonald's Documentary Puts Director in Perilnew
A man eats fast food for a month -- guess what happens.
Cleveland Scene |
Robert Wilonsky |
05-21-2004 |
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