Ian Curtis, we are shown in a new film, was one of those introverted teenagers who gaze sadly upon their own destiny. In his cramped bedroom in Macclesfield, England, his schoolboy’s desk holds files labeled for Poems, Novels, and so on. The files are filled not so much with his work as with his dreams. […]
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Before the cinematic abortion that was Blade Trinity put a serious smackdown on his career, Wesley Snipes was one of the best action stars working in Hollywood. Sure, not everything he touched turned to gold but he had his fair share of hits and he wasn’t a half bad actor either. That’s changed in recent […]
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Set mostly in the back country of Washington state, but almost entirely shot in Bulgaria, the production smacks of taking the cheapest roads whenever possible, hoping that star power will be able to overcome the limited budget and lack of distinction in the plot. Unfortunately, despite starring popular and normally enjoyable actors like Freeman (10 […]
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“The Contender,” a thriller about the first woman nominated to be vice president, hinges on a question from her past: Did she more or less willingly participate in group sex while she was in college? “That’s Hanson getting gang-banged,” an investigator says, smacking his lips over an old photo from a sorority party. If it […]
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“Do you think there are people on other planets?” “I don’t know. But if it’s just us, it would be an awful waste of space.” Dialogue from “Contact” You can hear an echo there of the hopeful, curious voice of the late Carl Sagan, who spoke optimistically of “billions of billions of stars,” and argued […]
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