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'Love and Death on Long Island'
Times Film CriticAs the determined enemy of all things modern, British cult novelist and "erstwhile fogy" Giles De'Ath (it's pronounced "day-ath," thank you very much) is not a person one expects to find in a movie theater. In fact, if he hadn't accidentally locked...Tags: Television, Comedy (genre), Movies, Entertainment, Long Island
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L'Ennui (Boredom)
TIMES STAFF WRITERFriday October 15, 1999 Cedric Kahn's relentless "L'Ennui" is such a rigorous exploration of sexual obsession that it proves to be a most demanding film. Virtually devoid of eroticism and sensuality, it depicts with the utmost realism a 17-year-...Tags: Tara Reid, Lloyd Kaufman, Anjelica Huston, John Goodman, Chris O'Donnell
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Stranger Than Fiction Films presents a Todd Phillips movie. Director
SPECIAL TO THE TIMESFriday September 29, 2000 "I figure if you're going to be a dork, be a dork. The world would be better if there were more dorks." That comment by a fan of the rock band Phish seen in "Bittersweet Motel," a documentary of the group's 1997...Tags: Documentary (genre), Stranger Than Fiction, Martin Scorsese, Beverly Hills, 90210 (tv program), Phish (music group)
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The darker side of the festival
PARK CITY, Utah - This year's Sundance Film Festival was prime-time for sad sacks, including Paul Giamatti as a sour comic-book writer, William H. Macy as Vegas' biggest loser and Peter Dinklage as an anti-social dwarf. Here are highlights of the...Tags: William H. Macy, Academy Awards, Documentary (genre), Festive Events, Katie Holmes
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Imitation of life
If you want to see how close computers can come to replicating humans on screen -- and how far they still have to go -- take a look at "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within," which blurs the lines between live-action and animation, movies and computer games,...Tags: Linda Fiorentino, George Lucas, Donald Sutherland, Plastic Surgeons, Cartoons
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Priestley improving following crash
AP Sports WriterSPARTA, Ky. -- Actor Jason Priestley was becoming more alert and should recover fully from a concussion, broken back and other injuries sustained when his race car crashed into a wall at 180 mph, doctors said today. The former "Beverly Hills 90210" star,...Tags: Television, Cinema Industry, Indianapolis 500, Long Island, Documentary (genre)
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Movie review: 'Die Mommie Die!'
Tribune staff reporter1-1/2 stars (out of 4) With a Tony nomination in 2001 for his story of a disaffected Upper West Side doctor's spouse, "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife," veteran playwright Charles Busch made the leap from cult hit-maker to mainstream success. But it was...Tags: Cinema Industry, Anthony Edwards, Rob Zombie, Crime, Law and Justice, Philip Baker Hall
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Fall back into your seats
Tribune Staff ReportersNow that the summer of sequels finally has ended, Hollywood has a message for adults: It's safe to get back in the theaters again. The fall always looks great from a Labor Day perspective as the studios and indie distributors prepare to unveil their...Tags: Scarlett Johansson, IMAX, Alex Frost, Deborah Harry, Ian McKellen
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'Die Mommie Die!'
Times Staff WriterWith his hilarious spoof "Die Mommie Die!" Charles Busch takes the melodramatic woman's picture of the '40s and '50s to delirious extremes. It's a lurid tale about the travails of faded pop singer Angela Arden, played deliciously by Busch. Once hailed...Tags: Movies, Charles Busch, Anthony Edwards, Frances Conroy, Entertainment
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'Owning Mahowny'
Times Staff WriterRichard Kwietniowski's "Owning Mahowny" is not a perfect film but is a perfect fit for Philip Seymour Hoffman. He plays a seemingly ordinary young Toronto banker with a head for numbers good enough to impress his superiors into promoting him to...Tags: Finance, Long Island, John Hurt, Lotteries, Tourism and Leisure
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Coldblooded
SPECIAL TO THE TIMESFriday September 15, 1995 There's deadpan, and then there's "Coldblooded," a comedy from former "Simpsons" writer M. Wallace Wolodarsky starring Jason Priestley as an unwilling mob hit man who grows with discomfiting ease into the job. ...Tags: Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Janeane Garofalo, Dustin Hoffman
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Movie review, 'Cherish'
The idea of using house arrest as a situational spark for personal growth is a lively one, and "Cherish" deserves kudos just for the surprising freshness it brings to the romantic-thriller genre. There are all sorts of influences at work in this hybrid...Tags: Thriller (genre), Radio Industry, Genres, Movies, Romance (genre)
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