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By:
Stacie Hougland
July 12, 2001 11:10am EST
If you're seeing Final Fantasy for its unquestionably stunning and groundbreaking visuals, you won't be disappointed--just don't expect that creativity to hold up in any other aspect of the film.
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By:
Mauricio Minotta
July 06, 2001 10:39am EST
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 24, 2001 -- The fifth day of the Sundance Film Festival saw studios picking up the pace in what has been an unusually sluggish purchasing climate. New Regency Films was in final negotiations to pick up distribution rights for “K-19: The Widowmaker.” Starring Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson, the drama is based on the true story of a Soviet submarine crew’s attempt to keep the payload on their vessel from a nuclear meltdown. The film begins production in February and is budgeted for
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By:
Stacie Hougland
June 29, 2001 10:49am EST
Run, cineasts, run to a small theater near you to catch this brooding, highly visual, make-you-think indie.
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By:
Kit Bowen
June 16, 2001 7:51am EST
As the 300 guests at the Salon des Ambassadeurs dined on a Mediterranean fish plate with assorted mushrooms, Piper-Heidsieck champagne and a Palme d'Or strawberry delight, the 54th Cannes International Film Festival handed out its top honors Sunday.
Jodie Foster, who bowed out earlier this year as jury president, fulfilled her obligation as the closing ceremony's host. The awards were characterized as oddly conventional, with the 10-member jury sticking to more established filmmakers rather t
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By:
Noah Davis
June 13, 2001 2:41pm EST
Actors and studios resume talks after the latest hiatus in negotiations. The snail's pace hasn't--yet--started anyone in Hollywood worrying about a strike, but the news blackout has people speculating on what will happen when a deal is done.
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By:
Kit Bowen
June 09, 2001 8:10am EST
By all means bring the kids to this one--and sit back to enjoy the ride in Adventureland
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By:
Hollywood.com Staff
May 31, 2001 10:05am EST
If you want to escape the ultra-violence of recent releases, such as 15 Minutes and Hannibal, this light-hearted romp is the film for you
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By:
Lew Irwin
May 25, 2001 1:13pm EST
Among the major U.S. newspapers, only the Los Angeles Times gives Pearl Harbor a snappy salute. Curiously, the Times' review is not written by lead critic Kenneth Turan but by the newspaper's veteran movie writer, Kevin Thomas, whose taste in films generally runs to independent and foreign-produced fare, not big blockbusters.
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By:
Stacie Hougland
April 25, 2001 1:26pm EST
Winterbottom veers so far from the typical Western that The Claim becomes too sweeping and subtle for its own good
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By:
Steve Ryfle
March 19, 2001 11:50am EST
HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 10, 2000 -- The crime spree is over. "The Sopranos" will have to kiss someone else's ring -- namely, the big boss man's, the president of the United States of TV America. "The West Wing" was named Best Drama Series at the 52nd Annual Emmy Awards, capping a night wherein the political drama dominated, save for one major setback when James Gandolfini of "The Sopranos" bested Martin Sheen in the competition for Best Actor in a Drama Series. "I think the Academy has an affinity for