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FEAR OF CLOWNS

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

NEW INDIE HORROR! “Fear of Clowns” is an enjoyable little surprise...It does what many other horror films fail to do: it entertains...

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THE AGE OF ELEKTRA

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

BEST OF 2005! Elektra Natchios, the heroine portrayed by actress Jennifer Garner in the 2003 film version of “Daredevil,” is making a habit of rising from the ashes, from the dead. So is Garner...

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MINDHUNTERS

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN LIMITED RELEASE, MAY 13TH! “Mindhunters” is a thriller with a great set-up - full of real fear and genuine suspense that’s uncommon in most of today’s thrillers - but the film sabotages itself with an artificial and phony ending that isn’t worthy of the film that came before it...

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THE AGE OF ELEKTRA

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Garner feels that this incarnation of the Elektra character will be more faithful to the tone of the Frank Miller stories where Elektra first came of age. “I think I really identify with the Frank Miller version of Elektra and I think this film will be true to that,” says Garner. “After her father dies, [...]

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WALKING TALL

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! “Walking Tall” is a completely forgettable revenge action-thriller that fails to take advantage of the momentum of The Rock’s previous film, the terrifically entertaining “The Rundown.” “Walking Tall” is the kind of tired effort you’d expect an action star to make at the end of his career, not the beginning...

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DAWN OF THE DEAD

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Is this film as good as the original? No, of course not, but such comparison is moot...

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MIRACLE

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! “Miracle” is inspiring without being overly sentimental thanks to an excellent performance by Kurt Russell who makes us forget that he’s Kurt Russell for the first time since “Tombstone.” This is the first hockey film that really understands hockey and, even though the whole world remembers the ending of the story by heart, the story’s sense of time and place makes us believe in the miracle of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team...

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HOUSE OF THE DEAD (DVD)

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

WORST ZOMBIE MOVIE EVER! “House of the Dead” is nothing more than a cinematic fraud designed to lure unsuspecting moviegoers into theaters for two or three days until word-of-mouth gets out and the movie vanishes like a bandit in the night. Don’t fall for the scam.

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THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT: BROKEN BUTTERFLY WINGS

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

According to Bress and Gruber, part of the initial resistance shown towards The Butterfly Effect came from the fact that the writing partners like to push the genre envelope, determined to tell stories in a way they’ve never been told before. “When we write, we ask ourselves one question and that’s if we’ve ever seen [...]

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THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT: BROKEN BUTTERFLY WINGS

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

According to Bress and Gruber, part of the initial resistance shown towards “The Butterfly Effect” came from the fact that the writing partners like to push the genre envelope, determined to tell stories in a way they’ve never been told before...

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KEN KIRZINGER: THE NEW JASON

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

"FREDDY VS. JASON" ON DVD JANUARY 13TH! For the first time since 1986's “Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives,” there’s a new Jason stalking the grounds of Camp Crystal Lake and Kane Hodder, the man who’d been playing Jason since 1988's “Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood,” is none too happy about it...

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ROBERT ENGLUND: FINDING FREDDY

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

BEST OF 2003! If Robert Englund had never appeared in the long-running “Nightmare on Elm Street” franchise, he’d probably still be considered a genre staple, whether it be as the kindhearted alien on the ‘80s television series “V,” or as a character actor in dozens of horror films over the past thirty years, including “Urban Legend” and “Wishmaster...”

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ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (DVD)

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

ON DVD! The Special Edition “Escape From New York” DVD offers a fascinating look at the end of an era in genre filmmaking and in the career of John Carpenter for whom “Escape From New York” marked the end of the most successful period in the director’s subsequently disappointing career. This is the last of the Special Edition DVDs to be produced from Carpenter’s “golden age,” before Carpenter stepped his toes into big studio efforts, and, like most of the previous Carpenter DVDs, the “Escape From New York” DVD is a lot of fun to watch regardless of what you think of the film itself...

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HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! “House of Sand and Fog” features a great performance by Ben Kingsley and a very good performance by Jennifer Connelly as two seemingly incongruous characters who are both headed on a path to destruction. The only problem with “House of Sand and Fog” is that it’s too faithful to the novel it was based on and it might’ve been a great film had it not been as faithful to the novel and gotten rid of one annoying character in particular...

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LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! “Looney Tunes: Back in Action” is an entertaining trip down memory lane - a rapid fire collection of star cameos, zany slapstick and cartoon references that never stops to take a breath. “Looney Tunes: Back in Action” is a funny tribute to the great Warner Bros. cartoons of the past and the film is a testament to the fact that Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck are two of the most beloved characters in cartoon history...

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HALLOWEEN

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

"Halloween" was one of the most successful independent films of all time, but in the years since its release, it's become so much more...

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MY LIFE WITHOUT ME

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN LIMITED RELEASE! “My Life Without Me” is the kind of deeply moving independent drama that you wish you could describe in a way that would make lots of people want to see it - rather than saying that it’s about a young woman dying of cancer which will be a big turnoff to most audiences. “My Life Without Me” tells a compelling human story and features an excellent performance by Sarah Polley...

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THE RUNDOWN

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! “The Rundown” is an almost perfect summer movie that, on its own level, is much more entertaining than any of the big disappointments that filled the summer. “The Rundown” also announces the fact that The Rock is about to move from being a standard action hero into a major crossover star...

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ROBERT ENGLUND: FINDING FREDDY

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

How has Freddy changed since we last saw him? Freddy’s a mean prick in this film, like a dog. There’s no sympathy for him whatsoever and no more fun and games. This film has great Freddy backstory and Jason backstory and we’ve been doing a cool triple ending type of thing. I know they changed [...]

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KEN KIRZINGER: THE NEW JASON

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Do you feel like a part of history? Can you watch a film like Friday the 13th, where there was no Jason, and say, “I’m a part of this saga?” I went on one of those Friday the 13th websites and they had all of the pictures of the guys who’ve played Jason and then [...]

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RIPPER

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

The ending is an insult to anyone whose invested time in this movie, in every sense of the word. Jack would've been very disappointed...

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FREDDY VS. JASON

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! “Freddy Vs. Jason” delivers the much-anticipated battle between Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees without resolving much of anything, which is okay since we’re not expecting this to be the next “May” or something of that high caliber. In that context, it’s not a very good movie, but compared to “Jason X,” and the ilk, it delivers the goods...

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HALLOWEEN: 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION (DVD)

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

The much-anticipated “Halloween: 25th Anniversary Edition” DVD is a big disappointment - a passionless, sloppily put together package that leaves more questions than answers. Once again, we’re left with a “Halloween” DVD that fails to deliver everything it promised, and everything fans have been asking for...

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AMERICAN WEDDING

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! “American Wedding” gets a pass because the film has some big laughs and it pays fitting tribute to the characters we’ve come to know and love. It’s not as good as the first two “American Pie” films, and at times it’s a bit desperate, but I’m glad I saw “American Wedding” and I’ll miss these characters...

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GIGLI

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! In “Gigli,” Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are trapped in one of the biggest bombs of recent years. This film is an incomprehensible and obnoxious disaster that grinds on mercilessly for two hours and makes Affleck and Lopez, two of the most likable people in movies today, seem like garbage people...

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TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

ANOTHER VIEW! “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” starts out as thrilling entertainment, but then sabotages itself with a terrible third act and a sloppy ending that will leave fans of the “Terminator” films outraged. Somehow, there was a total breakdown of imagination, not just in the film’s denouement, but with the film’s uneven and unimaginative special effects...

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BLACK CHRISTMAS (DVD)

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

NOW AVAILABLE IN THE FILM THREAT DVD STORE! Christmas is a great time to be scared. For one thing, it's hard to find dead bodies when they're buried under the snow...

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WRONG TURN

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! “Wrong Turn” is a surprisingly entertaining horror film that is everything that “House of 1000 Corpses” failed to be: it’s retro without being retrograde, and it doesn’t rob the graves of the films that obviously inspired it such as “The Evil Dead” and “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” On its own twisted level, “Wrong Turn” is the most successful of the recent horror films.

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STREET SMART

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Morgan Freeman's unforgettable portrayal of the ruthless pimp Fast Black was one of the great screen performances of the '80's, and a watershed moment in black cinema...

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“HOUSE OF THE DEAD”: THE DEAD EAT THE LIVING

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

The two young leads in “House of the Dead” are played, respectively, by Jonathan Cherry and the lovely and sexy Ona Grauer, the hero and heroine of the film, so to speak, which is no guarantee that they’ll survive. “I’m Rudy, her ex-boyfriend, and we’ve just broken up,” says Cherry who wrapped Final Destination 2, [...]

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“HOUSE OF THE DEAD”: THE DEAD EAT THE LIVING

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

It comes as no surprise, given that “House of the Dead” took more than three years to make it to the big screen, that the film’s script and story went through many revisions, moving it away from the military-genetic-research-gone-awry storyline, which was the premise of the video game, and more into the “teen scary movie” [...]

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“HOUSE OF THE DEAD”: THE DEAD EAT THE LIVING

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS TOMORROW! The makers of the new zombie epic “House of the Dead,” which is inspired by the hit SEGA video game series of the same name, have created a new breed of zombie flesh-eaters who are more bloodthirsty and energetic than their screen predecessors...

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THE LIZZIE MCGUIRE MOVIE

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! I can only assume that the TV show is just like the film: corny, light, predictable and gimmicky...

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LARRY COHEN: MAN IN A PHONE BOOTH

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Phone booths might be becoming extinct nowadays, but in the hands of Larry Cohen, the phone can be an object of pure horror. "The whole movie is one big horrific episode; it’s a masterpiece of suspense. The whole movie is shot in real time and it all takes place around the protagonist, through his eyes...

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LARRY COHEN: MAN IN A PHONE BOOTH

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

When the script for Phone Booth was sold to Fox 2000 in November of 1998, it gave Cohen the type of attention from mainstream Hollywood that he’d never received before, and for a man who’s been making films for over thirty years, mostly in the horror and exploitation genre, the attention has been a dream [...]

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LARRY COHEN: MAN IN A PHONE BOOTH

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Finally, Cohen got a phone call from CAA that put things in motion. “They said, ‘Have you heard of Colin Farrell? He’s going to be Stuart Shepard,’” recalls Cohen whose next reaction was one of confusion. “I said, ‘Who the hell is Colin Farrell,’” recalls Cohen with a laugh. “Finally, they explained to me that [...]

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LARRY COHEN: MAN IN A PHONE BOOTH

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Stuart, the hero of Phone Booth, realizes a similarly terrifying dilemma as soon as he picks up that damn phone, partly through the appearance of a red riflescope dot that moves over his head. Predictably, other people soon converge on the infamous phone booth: A hooker and her pimp, desperate to get in their office, [...]

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“DREAMCATCHER”: CATCHING STEPHEN KING

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Getting Freeman to come onboard was trickier for Kasdan. “First of all, we changed Morgan’s name in this film from Kurtz to Curtis,” says Kasdan referring to the fact that the Curtis character was named Kurtz in the King novel. “Stephen named Kurtz after the Marlon Brando character from Apocalypse Now and I changed that [...]

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“DREAMCATCHER”: CATCHING STEPHEN KING

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

The cast and crew of “Dreamcatcher” are more than confident that this will be the most successful King film ever, both artistically and commercially. According to Lawrence Kasdan, “Dreamcatcher” has the same basic ingredients that have made Stephen King’s novels so successful...

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DREAMCATCHER

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! “Dreamcatcher” is either a great so-bad-it’s-good trash classic or a terrible failure. Unfortunately, the film is too formulaic and wildly overlong to be a true guilty pleasure. I wonder how horror fans will respond to the non-stop action and the plentiful gore...

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DARK BLUE

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! “Dark Blue” isn’t in the same league as “L.A. Confidential” and “Training Day,” but it squeaks by because of its ambitious scope, tense action scenes and a welcome return to form by Kurt Russell. If they were still making westerns, the plot of “Dark Blue” would feel right at home...

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“FINAL DESTINATION 2″: NO CRASH LANDING

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

People who have a fear of flying are seldom comforted by the statistic that death is six times more likely to happen in a car than in a plane. It was with that pleasant thought that the makers of “Final Destination 2" decided to keep the sequel to the surprise 2000 hit grounded, trying to make it six times as scary as the original. "I think this one is less predictable..." says director David Ellis...

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“FINAL DESTINATION 2″: NO CRASH LANDING

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Jeffrey Reddick, the writer of Final Destination, and an executive producer on “Final Destination 2,” originally sold the Final Destination project based only on a skimpy twelve page outline, then entitled “Flight 180,” that hooked producers Craig Perry and Warren Zide, who commissioned Glen Morgan and James Wong of “The X-Files” fame to rewrite the [...]

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FINAL DESTINATION 2

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! If Death can’t be any scarier than he is in the awful “Final Destination 2,” he should be replaced.

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SHANGHAI KNIGHTS

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS, FEBRUARY 7TH! I love Jackie Chan and I enjoyed “Shanghai Noon” a lot, but “Shanghai Knights” is like a Hong Kong version of “The Cannonball Run” with Jackie as Burt, Owen Wilson as Dom DeLuise and lots of pratfalls disguised as car crashes. Jackie looks a little tired this time as if he still knows the moves, but not the feelings...

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BLOOD WORK (DVD)

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Don’t watch the “Making of Blood Work” featurette before you watch the film because it tells you who the killer is. As it turns out, it’s not that big of a deal...

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JUST MARRIED

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! It’s amazing how people are getting married at such an early age today and I wonder what a really funny or serious film on the subject would be like. I know that “She’s Having a Baby” wasn’t a masterpiece, but at least it tried to be honest. It’s not that “Just Married” is so incredibly awful; it’s just that you know, right from the beginning, that it’s not very good....

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ROBIN WILLIAMS: MR. INSOMNIA

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

BEST OF 2002! With a slew of villainous roles under his belt, Robin Williams isn't making people laugh anymore. "Now that I'm playing villains, I guess not as people will be asking me for autographs." Williams isn't a nice guy anymore; he's a bad guy, and he wants everyone to know it...

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ANALYZE THAT

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! “Analyze That” suffers from the fact that the only real reason it exists is because “Analyze This” was a box office smash. The best thing about this film is De Niro of course, who shows that he’s still a very gifted comedian. For his part, Crystal looks kind of bored...

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EQUILIBRIUM

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! “Equilibrium” is the kind of goofy science fiction thriller that makes you wish we lived in a totalitarian society where films like this are banned and their writer-directors are imprisoned for life.

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HALF PAST DEAD

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! The sad disintegration of Steven Seagal’s career continues with “Half Past Dead,” a lame prison thriller. Even the biggest fans of the action-prison genre will be disappointed by the lack of imagination in this by-the-numbers programmer...

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ARARAT

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

OPENS IN NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES, NOVEMBER 15TH! Atom Egoyan’s new film “Ararat” doesn’t reach greatness like his previous three efforts, but it’s a damned good try. No director, however brilliant, can accurately fictionalize the making of a film, outside of the film he’s making...

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RED DRAGON

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS FRIDAY! YOU WILL BELIEVE A MAN CAN DIE! I wonder how many people are aware that Hannibal Lecter made his first appearance not in “Silence of the Lambs” but in Michael Mann’s 1986 film “Manhunter,” where he was played brilliantly by veteran British actor Brian Cox?

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MATTHEW BRIGHT: BIG BAD WOLF

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

You’ve had a lot of problems with non-union crews, haven’t you? On “Freeway II” it was just horrible. It was a tough shoot anyway, because first of all, it wasn’t supposed to be called “Freeway II.” There’s no freeway in the film for one thing. Basically, I knew it was going straight to video; no [...]

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MATTHEW BRIGHT: BIG BAD WOLF

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

What was it like working with three well known Hollywood stars? It was great. Oldman was so passionate about the project and they all know me, and there’s no snobbiness going on. They do whatever I tell them. You know, they’ve all been around the block; Kate’s been in all of the magazines, Gary’s played [...]

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MATTHEW BRIGHT: BIG BAD WOLF

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

It’s hard for anyone to get a film made, but is it harder for someone with your reputation? Not really, because I’m a known writer-director, but it was so hard before that. With “Tiptoes,” I wrote the script so long ago, I remember that “I Never Promised you a Rose Garden” was playing. In case [...]

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MATTHEW BRIGHT: BIG BAD WOLF

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Bright’s voice, like that of Quentin Tarantino, dominates every frame of film it occupies. The characters in Bright’s films may be freaks, but they don’t know that, and neither does Bright. Bright seems to accept everybody for who they are. There are no typical victims in any of Bright’s films. Everyone’s guilty in some way...

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STEALING HARVARD

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! “Stealing Harvard” can’t decide if it wants to be a heist comedy or a family drama and so it ends up in a frustrating comic middle. The movie feels like it’s going to be a lot of fun but I found it disappointing...

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THE BLESSING AND CURSE OF “FRIDAY THE 13TH” (part 2)

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

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THE BLESSING AND CURSE OF “FRIDAY THE 13TH” (part 3)

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

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THE BLESSING AND CURSE OF “FRIDAY THE 13TH”

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Produced for roughly half a million dollars, "Friday the 13th" went on to become one of the most successful and profitable independent films of all time. The film ushered in a new genre of film, the low budget geek slasher movie, a formula that began the career of many young filmmakers. It also trapped director/producer Sean S. Cunningham somewhat, in the genre...

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K19: THE WIDOWMAKER

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! “K-19: The Widowmaker” accomplishes its goal of being a technically impressive submarine epic with a solid star performance and serviceable drama and tension. This is a cold war thriller told from the Russian point of view which gives it the appearance of having more credibility and dark truth than if this were an American story...

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JAMIE LEE CURTIS: LAURIE’S LAST STAND

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Did you think Halloween would be such an important film, artistically and commercially? ^ No, I didn’t really think that it would be “the one” for me. I was told it was a straight horror film with a young director who was hot in Europe. The budget was three hundred grand. That’s all I knew. [...]

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JAMIE LEE CURTIS: LAURIE’S LAST STAND

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

She’s been through hell and back over the course of nearly twenty five years, but Laurie Strode takes the final bow in “Halloween: Resurrection.” The death of the character marks an important bookend for one of the signature scream queen heroines of the modern film era...

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JAMIE LEE CURTIS: LAURIE’S LAST STAND

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Were you ever offered “Halloween III” or “Halloween IV,” back in the old days? ^ Yes, I was offered “Halloween III” as a matter of fact, shortly after “Halloween II” came out, but I found the new story weird and I felt that by doing “Halloween II,” I’d paid my debt to John Carpenter and [...]

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HALLOWEEN RESURRECTION

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! The young dullards in the cast of “Halloween: Resurrection” are supposed to be investigating the legend of Michael Myers but they spend more time talking about college life and sex and we don’t see much of the sex. The only thing scary is the thought that it will take in enough money at the box office to spawn yet another sequel...

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WINDTALKERS

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! “Windtalkers” arrives with the same “based on a true story” tag that has sunk many films that came before it and usually leaves the audience wishing that it wasn’t based on a true story. Can you imagine “Windtalkers” director John Woo preparing for a shot while some aging historian wags his finger shouting, “It wasn’t like that.” I don’t think purists or action movie fans have to worry because “Windtalkers” cheerfully abandons reality after the opening credits. “Windtalkers” isn’t about characters, it’s about adrenaline...

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INSOMNIA

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Christopher Nolan made a wise choice to follow "Memento" with "Insomnia." It's a good story; competently told, full of good actors, commercially safe, but nothing more...

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ENOUGH

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! "Enough" is a dreary rehash of the old 1980's revenge thrillers, with Jennifer Lopez playing the Charles Bronson role...

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ROBIN WILLIAMS: MR. INSOMNIA (part 2)

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

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PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

FILM THREAT'S TRIBUTE TO BUDDY MOVIES! "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" was the best film John Candy ever made, and in the years since its release, it's become a holiday classic...

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MEN WITH BROOMS

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

It's almost as if Americans aren't invited to this Canadian romantic-comedy set within the obscure Canadian sport of curling, but there are lots of beavers to look at...

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RARE BIRDS

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE! William Hurt continues his transition from open faced leading man to grizzled character actor in this offbeat comedy set in Newfoundland...

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JASON X

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! After "Jason X," Jason should keep what's left of his face hidden forever...

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THE SCORPION KING

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! The Rock may not have a lot of dialogue in "The Scorpion King," but an eyebrow says a thousand words...

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PANIC ROOM

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! "Panic Room" gives a creepy new meaning to the phrase "Home Alone"...

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RESIDENT EVIL

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! The main problem with "Resident Evil" is that the zombies don't get enough respect...

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40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Wouldn't it be a lot more interesting to watch a man who couldn't get sex, because he was unattractive, psychologically damaged, something?

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WE WERE SOLDIERS

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! "We Were Soldiers" doesn't have anything new to say about Vietnam, but what it says, it says well, and with a lot of heart...

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BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (DVD)

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

ON DVD! "Big Trouble in Little China" is not a great movie, but the DVD is stellar...

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RETURN TO NEVERLAND

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Perhaps "Return to Never Land" was pulled out of a direct to video release, possibly at the last minute, maybe out of a feeling of nostalgia...

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FOLLOWING (DVD)

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

"Following" echoes "Memento" in the way the story unfolds. No surprise, it's told out of order...

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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE “SECAUCUS SEVEN?”

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

John Sayles debut film, "Return of the Secaucus Seven," gave birth to the modern independent film...

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COLLATERAL DAMAGE

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Regardless of the climate, the American public still understands a bullet to the head, but what about someone's ear being bitten off?

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ROLLERBALL

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Is "Rollerball" as bad as they say? Yes...

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KUNG POW!: ENTER THE FIST

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! "Kung Pow: Enter the Fist" deserves a category all its own. Comedies without laughs...

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THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Errol Flynn would've loved this movie...

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SIGNS (DVD)

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

“Signs” doesn’t exactly get what you’d call the five star DVD treatment, but it’s still a must have. You learn a lot about the film, and it doesn’t cost forty bucks like some other so called special edition DVDs that promise the world but don’t deliver.

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IMPOSTOR

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! "Impostor" joins a notorious list of recent big budget debacles unceremoniously dumped into movie theaters with little publicity or build-up, and few screenings for critics. This is not a good sign...

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MISERY HARBOUR

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE! This dark Norwegian thriller has a creepy feel that stays with you...

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THE WAR BRIDE

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN CANADA! "The War Bride" is everything "Pearl Harbor" wasn't...

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OPEN YOUR EYES

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

It's no wonder Tom Cruise wanted to remake this masterpiece. But why call it "Vanilla Sky"?

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THE ART OF WOO

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE! This low budget Canadian romantic-comedy is too American-looking for its own good...

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FRIDAY THE 13TH

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

FILM THREAT'S TRIBUTE TO HALLOWEEN! Long before Jason, and the endless machinations of dumb sequels, "Friday the 13th" represented the purest form of terror...

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DIRECTOR MARK LESTER AND THE CLASS OF 2002

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

"Very few films are as prophetic as 'Class of 1984,'" intones it's creator, writer-producer-director Mark L. Lester, a grim reminder of how the landmark film foretold of the rampant school violence that has rocked the world we live in today. The creator of "Class of 1984" has enjoyed a long career, and wouldn't change a thing...

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DIRECTOR MARK LESTER AND THE CLASS OF 2002 (part 5)

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

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DIRECTOR MARK LESTER AND THE CLASS OF 2002 (part 3)

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

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DIRECTOR MARK LESTER AND THE CLASS OF 2002 (part 6)

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

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DIRECTOR MARK LESTER AND THE CLASS OF 2002 (part 4)

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

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DIRECTOR MARK LESTER AND THE CLASS OF 2002 (part 2)

David Grove — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

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