Monthly Archives: August 1999

THE MUSE

By | August 1999

Albert Brooks is kind of like Adam Sandler for 50 year-old white guys, but that doesn’t stop me from loving his whiny, subtle brand of humor…

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THE MUSE

Hollywood screenwriter Steven Phillips (Albert Brooks) has lost his edge. (Or at least that's what the 25 year-old executive tells Brooks over lunch.) In...

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XIU XIU: THE SENT DOWN GIRL

You think YOUR life is tough? Try being a Chinese teenager during the days of our ol' pal Mao Tse-tung's Cultural Revolution. Baby sitting the neighbor's...

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THE 13TH WARRIOR

The manliest movie of 1999 arrives in the form of "The 13th Warrior". Pretty boy Antonio Banderas straps on a sword and joins a group of filthy Vikings on...

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THE ACID HOUSE

Irvine Welsh vaulted to cultural stardom with the novel, "Trainspotting". Oh, some guys made a movie of it that wasn't too bad, either. For his second...

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L.A. PHANT

A satirical short about struggling actors in Los Angeles, shot in mock documentary style, L.A. Phant follows an elephant-man-like, wannabe actor's attempt...

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LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL: ENGLISH DUB

Just in case you couldn't grasp the subtle nuances in Italian, Miramax has thoughtfully released an English-dubbed version of this Oscar love-fest. Too...

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DUDLEY DO-RIGHT

Based on the Jay Ward cartoon from the 60s, Brendan Fraser scales his acting down to one-dimension and suits up to play yet another animated hero. While...

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UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: THE RETURN

Jean Claude Van Damme-age, like his brought-back-to-life unisol in the first "Universal Soldier," looks to rejuvenate his sagging career by creating an...

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TEACHING MRS. TINGLE

Kevin Williamson rocketed from the margins of Hollywood with his script for the original "Scream". With varying degrees, he was involved with the scripts...

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LOAVES

A dark comedy, "Loaves" follows the blunders of an attempted plot to kill a man's wife, set in motion by a threesome of midwestern townie types. It's...

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