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I don't really have anything to add to
Tuna's review. I agree with what he
said. There is nothing original about the film and there's not much
imagination in the direction, but the characters are interesting and the
performances are excellent, so it's not a bad watch at all. It's not a film
you drive miles to see, but neither is it one you turn off when it comes up on
cable. Milla, Sarah Strange, and Steven Dorff really shone in roles
custom-made for them, and the other main performers were also solid. I've seen
worse movies than this in theaters.
Tuna made the point that if the director had been an established name the
film could have received a theatrical release. I guess I'd add that if the
stars had been Bruce Willis and Halle instead of Angus MacFadyen and Milla, it
would have hit the theaters. Based on the critical response, it's probably a
better movie than the one Willis and Halle actually were in last week!
Life Line
Here's one still from the recent BBC two-parter where Joanne Whalley
actually showed some naughty bits.
Tarzan, the Ape Man
Here's the final clip. Tar and Bo romp through the closing credits. Except
for Bo's body, this is the best thing in the movie, simply because they
two of them are wrestling with a very well trained Orang, so the whole
thing actually has quite a bit of charm to it!
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* Yellow asterisk: funny (maybe).
* White asterisk:
expanded format.
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Blue asterisk: not mine.
No asterisk: it probably
sucks.
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OTHER CRAP:
Catch the deluxe
version of Other Crap in real time, with all the bells and whistles,
here.
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Private School
This film, sometimes called "Private School ... for Girls" is a
teenage sex comedy from the heyday of that genre in 1983.
Phoebe Cates, a
student at an exclusive girls school, is dating Matthew Modine, a student at a
nearby boys school. They have decided to "go all the way." Phoebe's arch-nemesis, other than the faculty and administration,
is a rich snob, Betsy Russell, who is determined to steal Modine away. That is pretty much the
whole plot.
IMDb voters, apparently disappointed that it isn't a Bergman movie, score it
a weak 4.2, but the excellent transfer on the new DVD makes it worth if you like
the raunchy youth comedies of that era. It's full of likeable characters, pranks
and nudity, including one of the best shower scenes even put on film. While it
doesn't measure up to the very best of the genre like Risky Business, it meets
all the minimum daily requirements for genre fans.
This is a solid C.
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The Tracker
The Russians and Chinese are at war, and the streets of New York are the
battleground. With the relations between the two rival ethnic gangs at an
all-time low, it takes just one hit from one camp upon the other to push
the two clans into all-out gang war. After a major hit from the Russian
quarter upon the son-in-law of the Chinese crime leader and the
kidnapping of his daughter, the feud between the two gangs is about to
heat up.
Connor Spears (Casper Van Dien) is a former Los Angeles cop and one of
the most successful 'Trackers' in the country. He has the uncanny ability
to trace the trail of any given individual to their current whereabouts.
The kidnapped victim is Connor's former girlfriend (Lexa Doig) and she
must be rescued quickly before she becomes a victim of the escalating
turf war.
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Notes and collages
H.O.T.S., Part 5 of 5
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Here's Sparta's queen, Lena Headey in Aberdeen |
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(Non-nude) Carla Gugino shows off her assets on Entourage |
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(Non-nude) Scarlett Johannson shows off her assets on SNL. Love that HD TV. |
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Vanessa Williams was one of this year's nudes in Allure |
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The Comedy Wire
Comments in yellow...
Wednesday, Rosie O'Donnell announced on "The View" that she will leave the show
in June due to failure to reach a contract agreement. She said ABC wanted her
for three years, but she only wanted to sign for one year; although insiders
said she wanted $10 million a year and ABC would only offer her $3 million.
* Why would she need more money than that? She buys her
entire wardrobe at Sears' "Husky Boys" shop.
Celebrities who are buying "carbon credits" to offset their greenhouse gas
emissions may be living in a fool's paradise. A Financial Times investigation
found many companies are making "a green gold rush" of profits by selling
worthless carbon credits. They found widespread "credibility concerns" in the
industry, with no system to verify that emissions were actually being reduced.
Some companies are selling credits for efficiency measures that they already
took, or for cleaning up pollution they were legally required to clean up
anyway. FT suggested that fraud authorities investigate the carbon credit
industry before people start to lose faith in it.
* Oh, they won't lose faith in it. It's just too darn
convenient!
* If you do start to lose faith, for just $500, I'll sell you a whole year's
worth of "gullibility credits."
According to a Pew Research Center Poll, large majorities of Americans don't
like politicians who almost always take a liberal position on issues or who
almost always take a conservative position. Two-thirds want politicians who
take a mixture of both positions. Also, 75 percent say they like leaders who
are willing to compromise, while two-thirds say they like those who stick to
their
positions even if they're unpopular. Pew said it shows how decisive moderates
will be in upcoming elections.
* So good news if you're a liberal conservative who takes
uncompromising stands, then compromises on them.
Police in Orlando, Florida, arrested a man who was allegedly involved in at
least three robberies. In his last crime, he entered a gas station wearing a
mask, took an AK-47 rifle out of a case, stole money and cigarettes, and fled.
Police were able to arrest him at home with all the loot because he left behind
the rifle case, which contained the sales receipt for the AK-47 with his name
and address on it.
* And he'd written on it, "Business expense: For robbing
gas stations."
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