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(04/10/06 4:00am)
Yes, at first glance, "Take the Lead" looks like every other movie of its kind. "Save the Last Dance" meets "Stand and Deliver" meets every live-action Disney movie. In essence, dedicated teacher/coach inspires underachieving students/players to believe in themselves and they ultimately triumph over previously established meaner, more talented bad guys. Then, everybody lives happily ever after. The cast may change, but the gist is the same.
(03/23/06 5:00am)
Before beginning, it's important to note that this review comes from an anti-Matthew McConaughey perspective. He's not that hot and he's not that talented, so America should just get over him.
(03/09/06 5:00am)
While everyone knows that the Oscars only really matter to film geeks (and anyone who's ever has won), there's something inside that still would love to one day walk up those steps and say: "I'd like to thank the Academy." Come on, everyone dreams.
Yet each year, there are screw-ups, stunners and surprises that should be take noted. After all, who wants end up on the worst dressed list in a few years?
(02/20/06 5:00am)
If there were ever a prime example of a trailer misleading the viewer-other than "Spanglish"-"Freedomland" would be it. The trailer makes the movie out to be a crazy thriller, only briefly mentioning the race issues that underscore the film. And the part about the insane asylum? Only a very minimal part of the plot.
(02/13/06 5:00am)
This year's Grammys, held live last Sunday, were interesting to say the very least. Those who put on the Grammys pulled out all the stops this year - even though "American Idol" killed the awards show in number of viewers - and obviously sought to shock, well, everyone in the process.
(01/26/06 5:00am)
At first glance, it seems like nothing is missing from classic shows such as "The Phantom of the Opera" or "Chicago"? These timeless stage musicals have songs and dance and love and happy endings- they are ingrained into our collective brain and we love them. They have everything going for them, too: bankable stars, high ticket sales and merchandise for every aspect of life. It's only natural that eventually some studio bigwig will suggest making them into movies.
(01/19/06 5:00am)
The Golden Globes are a self-proclaimed party. There are bottles of alcohol on each table, and many attendees get smaller bottles in their gift baskets. Those who are slightly intoxicated (George Clooney says he wasn't...) are the norm. Therefore this particular awards show, which aired Monday night, lends itself to memorable moments. Here are only a few.
(12/12/05 5:00am)
As original as Hollywood films can get, there are always major real-life events that catch Tinseltown by its throat and will not let go. Next year, Americans will be treated to three separate feature films and one made-for-TV movie about the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 and America's reaction.
(12/01/05 5:00am)
So it's a given that "Rent" is a big movie. But try seeing it in the very first row. Oh yes. Mark, Roger, Mimi, Collins, Angel, Maureen, Joanne and Benny from an IMAX-worthy vantage point. Now that's huge.
(11/10/05 5:00am)
Has any free-thinking, semi-normal movie-goer ever thought to him or herself, "Self, what would 'Jumanji' be like in space?"
(10/13/05 4:00am)
"Elizabethtown" marks Orlando Bloom's entrance into the 21st century in a funny, touching and well-constructed movie.
(09/22/05 4:00am)
Sometimes David Cronenberg seems a little crazy. According to his International Movie Database biography, his nickname is "Deprave," and he is known as both "The King of Venereal Horror," and "The Baron of Blood." Kind of makes a person stop and wonder who this man is.
(09/22/05 4:00am)
"Flightplan" shows viewers three simple things. Sean Bean likes playing slightly boring authority figures, Jodie Foster favors confined spaces, and Hollywood has a thing for psychologically damaged mothers who may or may not have imaginary children.
(04/21/05 4:00am)
"I just learned our music is on George Bush's iPod," The Thrills' lead singer Conor Deasy announced cheekily to the crowd at their Saturday concert, alluding to the fact the contents of Bush's iPod were recently leaked to The New York Times. "We have lost our faith in our music. We'll make sure that doesn't happen again," he joked.
(03/24/05 5:00am)
From the outside, "D.E.B.S." looks like the general teenybopper's dream: cute teenage girls in short plaid skirts, girl power to the extreme, catchy music, bright colors, a one-dimensional plot and an all-encompassing romance.
(03/21/05 5:00am)
A newly implemented water treatment process has led to a decline in the lead levels in local drinking water, according to The Washington Post.
(11/11/04 5:00am)
Sex sells. A simple statement that's completely true. You can't turn on the television without seeing scantily clad women or flip on the radio and not hear carefully placed innuendo. Print advertisements are full of both subliminal messages and blatant images. Sex sells, and a prime example of that is Brett Ratner's new movie, "After the Sunset."
(10/18/04 4:00am)
On Saturday, no one was safe. Christians, Jews, Mormons, Iraqis, gay people, straight people, Halloween, the Super Bowl, dancers, singers, MTV -- nothing was sacred. To Lewis Black, that is. The comedian known for his commentary on "The Daily Show" performed Saturday for a near-capacity crowd of about 3,000 in Bender Arena.
(09/27/04 4:00am)
"First Daughter" stars Katie Holmes as the president's sheltered daughter Samantha Mackenzie. She is her parents' princess, but has only ever been a politician's daughter. Now, at age 18, Sam wants nothing more than to go off on her own for her college years, but convincing her parents (Michael Keaton and Margaret Colin) to lessen her personal security is another matter entirely.
(09/20/04 4:00am)
There's this window, a very notorious window as it were, looking out on the LA quad from the bottom floor-sorry, I mean "terrace"- of Letts Hall. Plastered across said window are posters of the consummate Republican: go Reagan, vote Bush, think pro-life. While a small portion of relief comes from Kerry, Nader and pro-choice signs hanging in their respective adjacent windows, I kind of shudder and cringe every time I walk by. It's not what I would generally consider a pleasant site, especially to a Democrat such as myself who considers herself miles past liberal when it comes to social issues.