Movies
Director Stephen Herek certainly isn’t a household name like Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg or George Lucas.
Feb. 21, 2005
Two years ago, we had “Gremlins”--the Spielberg-produced tale of an adorable little furry whozit whose progeny turn nasty and lay waste to a Norman Rockwell-ish town.
May 3, 1986
Music
Here are this week’s key releases on CD and video/DVD, available beginning Tuesday.
Oct. 14, 2002
Archives
New This Week: Mark Wahlberg, a former rap star, stars in “Rock Star,” a genial look at what happens when a wannabe becomes a headliner.
Jan. 24, 2002
. . . but the script is weak in the guru-turns-TV-pitchman satire ‘Holy Man.’
Oct. 9, 1998
“It’s a ‘Rocky,’ ‘Karate Kid,’ ‘Stand by Me’ sort of story,” says producer Jordan Kerner of his film “Bombay”--the tale of a fast-track lawyer (Emilio Estevez) who undergoes a spiritual awakening when he has to turn a bunch of adolescents into a pee-wee hockey team as punishment for a drunk driving conviction.
March 15, 1992
Entertainment & Arts
MOVIES “Holy Man” stars Eddie Murphy as a televangelist who proves that shopping by TV can be a religious experience.
Oct. 4, 1998
Set in Minneapolis during peewee hockey season, “The Mighty Ducks” (citywide) has something we don’t see much in movies these days: lots of ice and snow on the streets, a Midwestern wintry nip.
Oct. 2, 1992
Though a bit retro in its treatment of the love versus job conflict, ‘Life or Something Like It’ benefits from the chemistry of its stars.
April 26, 2002
Even before “Wayne’s World” there was a market for, like, really excellent dudes who lived to party hearty.
Nov. 6, 1994