Pieces of April
January 25, 2002
There are countless movies that take place during Christmas but very few seem to occur during Thanksgiving—Home for the Holidays (1995) and The Ice Storm (1997) being the obvious exceptions. Along comes Pieces of April (2003), a heartfelt, often funny,...
Duplex
January 16, 2002
Along with fellow actor Clint Eastwood, Danny DeVito has had an underrated career as a director. His best known efforts, Throw Momma from the Train (1987) and The War of the Roses (1989) demonstrated not only distinctive stylistic chops but a knack for...
Se7en
January 5, 2002
I was sitting in MacDonalds with some friends not too long ago munching on my Big Mac and fries when a hugely obese man passes us. We all saw him, you can’t not see a hugely obese man walking past your table, but it didn’t stop us from finishing...
Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now
January 3, 2002
Ellen DeGeneres is a survivor. Not only has she survived the cancellation of her sitcom (just after she publically outed herself on it no less) but she also survived her high profile relationship with Anne Heche (which alone deserves some kind of award)....
The Adventures of Indiana Jones
January 1, 2002
Finally, one of the holy grails for DVD fans has become available: the Indiana Jones trilogy has arrived. Each film has been given its own disc, featuring remastered video and audio, with a fourth disc of supplemental material assembled and produced by...