All articles by Jean Oppenheimer – Page 4

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Domestic Disturbance

2001-11-04T21:34:00Z

Domestic DisturbanceReviewed by Jean OppenheimerDir: Harold Becker. US 2001. 91minsIf Domestic Disturbance is indicative of the current state of Hollywood thrillers, then the genre is suffering from a bad case of fatigue. Coming on the heels of Swordfish and Battlefield Earth, John Travolta appears to be in a bit of ...

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On The Line

2001-10-28T17:40:00Z

Dir: Eric Bross. US 2001. 85 minutes A Serendipity for the junior high school crowd, On the Line stars two of today's biggest teeny-bopper heart-throbs, 'N Sync bandmates Lance Bass and Joey Fatone. As with the recent John Cusack-Kate Beckinsale romantic comedy, On The Line puts a slight spin on ...

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Corky Romano

2001-10-12T15:25:00Z

Dir: Rob Pritts. US 2001. 104 minutes Children are taught never to call anyone or anything "stupid," a word which all parents for some reason find objectionable. With that in mind, let it be said that the film Corky Romano has one of the lowest IQs in recent memory --probably ...

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Glitter

2001-09-24T10:55:00Z

Dir: Vondie Curtis Hall. US 2001. 104 minutes Knocking Mariah Carey in her feature film debut would be easy --and unfair, given what a shambles the entire movie is. Set against the backdrop of the New York club scene in the early 1980's (think Studio 54), Glitter is a weak ...

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L.I.E.

2001-09-06T15:27:00Z

Dir Michael Cuesta. US2001. 97minutes One of the most powerful films to hit movie screens this year, L.I.E. (short for Long Island Expressway) is sure to generate controversy and spark heated debate wherever it plays. Slapped with an NC-17 rating, it is a coming-of-age drama about a troubled 15-year old ...

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Rock Star

2001-09-05T17:12:00Z

Dir Stephen Herek. US 2001. 107 minutes Fortunately for Mark Wahlberg, Rock Star is being released close enough to the ill-fated Planet Of The Apes to erase the memory of that disastrous film from viewers' minds. Shedding his bulky astronaut suit for form-fitting leather pants, he plays a wannabe rock ...

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Bubble Boy

2001-08-27T18:41:00Z

Dir Blair Hayes. US 2001. 84 minsWhile deliberately tasteless comedies are fairly common - think The Producers, Blazing Saddles or the recent spate of gross-out teen comedies - it is difficult to recall a film as unintentionally in bad taste as Bubble Boy. Ostensibly a coming-of-age story about a young ...

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Bride Of The Wind

2001-06-28T12:27:00Z

Directed by Bruce Beresford. US 2001. 99 mins.It is said that behind every successful man stands a woman. But rarely in history has one woman, Alma Mahler, stood behind so many brilliant and accomplished men. With Bride Of The Wind, Australian director Bruce Beresford (Double Jeopardy, Driving Miss Daisy) attempts ...