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Brooklyn Rules
Zap2It.comHere's a good idea for a movie: Three boys grow up together as best friends in a hardscrabble Italian-American section of Brooklyn. They remain tight as they reach adulthood, even as one chooses law school, one opts for a post office job, and the third...Tags: The Sopranos (tv program), Hamburgers, Alec Baldwin, Foods and Beverages, Entertainment
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'Meet Dave' is a little too sweet
Sentinel Movie CriticIt says volumes about the state of Eddie Murphy's comedy career that Meet Dave, his latest, is his least hateful film in years. For an actor known for making funs of gays, women, fat people, white people, gays, Asians and homosexuals, that's saying...Tags: Meet Dave (movie), Comedy (genre), Entertainment, Roger Moore, Bee Gees (music group)
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'Ocean's Eleven' (2001)
Times Film Critic"Ocean's Eleven" is a champagne bubble of a movie, lively, effervescent and diverting. If it bursts earlier than we'd like--and it does--that takes nothing away from the considerable pleasure it provides along the way. A suave caper movie that involves...Tags: Steven Soderbergh, Theft, Casino and Gambling, Lotteries, Tourism and Leisure
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Where the Money Is
TIMES STAFF WRITERFriday April 14, 2000 "Where the Money Is" takes its title from a famous reply legendary thief Willie Sutton gave when he was asked why he robbed banks. However, crooks would be ill-advised to stick up the box offices at theaters where this tepid...Tags: Bill Goldberg, Robert Downey Jr., Albert Finney, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Guy Pearce
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Soft Fruit
TIMES STAFF WRITERFriday April 7, 2000 "Soft Fruit" asks us to spend 101 minutes with people most of us wouldtake pains to avoid in real life. The difference between this film, a first feature for writer-director Christina Andreef, and works by her executive...Tags: Armand Assante, Robert Downey Jr., Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Albert Finney, Josh Hartnett
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Ready to Rumble
FOR THE TIMESFriday April 7, 2000 "Loser!" "Would a loser have two tickets to Monday Night Nitro, live from Cheyenne?" "Yes." There you have it, folks. I wanted to like "Ready to Rumble." Really. I think David Arquette is the thinking man's...Tags: Bill Goldberg, Wrestling, Entertainment, Adam Sandler, Brian Robbins
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The Big Kahuna
TIMES STAFF WRITERFriday April 28, 2000 For Kevin Spacey, "The Big Kahuna" is far from an ideal commercial follow-up to "American Beauty" in reaffirming his new star status. It's a small picture, its stage roots all too evident, and the role Spacey plays is...Tags: Bill Goldberg, Anne Bancroft, Albert Finney, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Robert Downey Jr.
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The Other Conquest
TIMES STAFF WRITERWednesday April 19, 2000 Salvador Carrasco's "The Other Conquest," or "La Otra Conquista," is a boldly imaginative and enthralling evocation of the bloody aftermath of the 1521 Spanish conquest of Mexico that has become the highest-grossing drama...Tags: Bill Goldberg, Anne Bancroft, Albert Finney, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Robert Downey Jr.
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A season ticket to film
"American Pie," "Scary Movie," "Rush Hour" and "Doctor Dolittle" all get second chapters and "Jurassic Park" gets a third, while director Tim Burton puts his own spin on "Planet of the Apes." Unofficial sequels also pop up, like John Singleton's "Baby...Tags: England, Weddings, John Cleese, Antonio Banderas, Robin Williams
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A Winter Wonderland At The Movies
Courant Film CriticWith kindly and wicked monsters already on hand, and wizards young and old in the wings, fantasy rules in a holiday season shadowed by persistent mourning and pervasive fears. What better time for flying brooms and an all-powerful ring? The end-of-year...Tags: Liev Schreiber, Flex Alexander, Alfred Molina, England, Espionage and Intelligence
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Gone in 60 Seconds
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday June 9, 2000 If "Gone in 60 Seconds" were a car, you'd say it had more muscle than finesse. Fast and flashy in spurts, it has a tendency to run ragged and spends an unhealthy amount of time idling pointlessly at intersections. It's not the...Tags: Delroy Lindo, Theft, John Frankenheimer, Will Patton, Gang Activity
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'American Outlaws' Is Robust Retelling of Familiar Legend
TIMES STAFF WRITER"American Outlaws" begins in the thick of a Civil War skirmish, as a large contingent of Union soldiers opens fire on a group of young men, who, in an astonishing display of bravura and daring, trounce their adversaries like David defeating Goliath. This...Tags: Ali Larter, Kathy Bates, Harris Yulin, Joel Schumacher, Colin Farrell
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