Movies
As the opening credits roll for Mathieu Kassovitz’s raw, vital and captivating “Hate,” we’re shown clearly authentic footage of a riot in one of Paris’ dreary suburban housing projects.
March 8, 1996
The derivative thriller plays up the violence to little dramatic effect.
June 29, 2001
As the opening credits roll for Mathieu Kassovitz’s raw, vital and captivating 1995 film we’re shown clearly authentic footage of a riot in one of Paris’ dreary suburban housing projects.
Dec. 14, 1997
Movies: Jodie Foster joins Scorsese, Coppola and Redford in the celebrity push for alternative projects. Their names and connections help make the deals.
March 6, 1996
Primary Movie Deal: “Anonymous,” the unknown author of the best-selling novel “Primary Colors,” has signed a movie deal for more than $1 million.
Feb. 12, 1996
Mathieu Kassovitz’s 1996 film opens with footage of a riot in one of Paris’ suburban housing projects that’s been sparked by the severe beating by police of an Arab youth, He then introduces us to three young men who are his friends: Vinz (Vincent Cassel, pictured), a Jew; Hubert (Hubert Kounde), a black; and Said, an Arab; and the film follows them throughout a restless, aimless day and night after they’ve learned that their friend is in the hospital and might not survive (TMC early Thursday at 2:20 a.m.).
Aug. 17, 1997
The sci-fi adventure offers the usual violence with a too-confusing plot.
Sept. 1, 2008
‘Gothika’ finds Halle Berry trapped in a B-movie tangle. The real mystery is why she would take such a role.
Nov. 21, 2003
Costa-Gavras’ ‘Amen.,’ based on a 1963 play, explores Vatican and European indifference -- and beyond -- to the escalating Holocaust.
Jan. 31, 2003
“Birthday Girl” is something rather different, both for star Nicole Kidman and for us.
Feb. 1, 2002