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movies-digest          Saturday, May 30 1998          Volume 02 : Number 026



RE: [MV] Matt Dillons First??
Re: [MV] Matt Dillons First??
Re: [MV] Matt Dillons First??
[MV] DRUGSTORE COWBOY
Re: [MV] The Absent Minded Professor vs. Flubber
Re: [MV] Matt Dillons First??
Re: [MV] the new "Godzilla" -Reply -Reply
[MV] Kundun & Streets of Fire
Re: [MV] Phil Hartman-Leonardo
[MV] The Movie Report#144, 5/29/98
RE: [MV] Matt Dillons First??
RE: RE: [MV] Phil Hartman-Leonardo
[MV] Unforgiven:  Unforgivable

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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 14:43:27 -0500
From: "Tom J. O'Neil"<[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [MV] Matt Dillons First??

Speaking of Matt Dillon.  Will everyone agree that Wild Things was bad.
Not that I didn't mind looking at Denise Richards...



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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 13:17:13 -0700
From: Davick Publishing <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: [MV] Matt Dillons First??

I'll agree that this isn't Oscar material, but, it did have some
interesting and unexpected plot twists.

On another note, I recently watched The Horse Whisperer. Did anyone else
see it yet? I thought the cinematography was beautiful. The characters
were lacking something that I just can't put my finger on. And once
again the ending had been changed from the book's ending, something of a
pet peeve for me.

Tom J. O'Neil wrote:
>
> Speaking of Matt Dillon.  Will everyone agree that Wild Things was bad.
> Not that I didn't mind looking at Denise Richards...
>
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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 16:07:44 -0500
From: Diane Christy <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: [MV] Matt Dillons First??

On 5/29/98, 3:17 PM -0500, Davick Publishing said so nicely:
>On another note, I recently watched The Horse Whisperer. Did anyone else
>see it yet? I thought the cinematography was beautiful. The characters
>were lacking something that I just can't put my finger on. And once
>again the ending had been changed from the book's ending, something of a
>pet peeve for me.

My mom saw the movie and she said it was really good.  She had read the
book and hated it.  So she was pleased with the way they changed it.  I
haven't seen it or read the book.  This all comes from my mom.
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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 16:27:29 -0400
From: GARY ZEIG <[e-mail]>
Subject: [MV] DRUGSTORE COWBOY

Wasn't this a great, great movie? When people ask me to list the best
little or lesser known movies, this one
always seems to come near the top. I thought the actors gave it all they
had in this one.
Any opinions?

GRZ



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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 16:53:34 -0500
From: Melody House <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: [MV] The Absent Minded Professor vs. Flubber

At 11:21 PM 5/28/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Speaking of remakes/ derivations from earlier film which version of this
>story do you guys and girls prefer?
>And why?
>
>
>Gary

Gary, I liked the first version but maybe it's because I'm an old codger of
35! :)

"Flubber" had some cute moments, but over-all, moments seemed to be all it
had.


Melody
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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 14:14:24 -0800
From: Ken Andrews <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: [MV] Matt Dillons First??

>

Wasn't that Gunsmoke? :)

> On Friday, May 29, 1998 11:57 AM, Chris Culligan
> [SMTP:[e-mail]] wrote:
> > Does anyone remember the name of the movie were a very young Matt
> Dillon
> > led a pack of suburbon youths in rebellious angst?  I think it was his
> > first picture.  I can't remember the name of the movie but I do
> remember
> > it was very good.  The thing I remember most about it was the group of
> > kids finding a gun and the tension that was created by the fact that
> you
> > never knew what they might do with the gun.  Very disturbing.  I also
> > could relate to it from the perspective that the kids reminded me
> > somewhat of my own friends when I was about that age.  Does anyone
> > remember the name of this movie with Matt Dillon??  It may be another
> > one I consider for puchase in addition to "Rumble Fish".
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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 18:25:48 -0400
From: Chris Culligan <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: [MV] the new "Godzilla" -Reply -Reply

At 12:14 PM 5/29/98 -0700, you wrote:
I haven't seen this movie yet, but I've heard a lot of talk about this
movie being all monster and no story.  Have these critics actually sat
through an entire Godzilla movie before??

Does Godzilla fight some other monster in this updated version??  If not,
perhaps that's what this movie needed to make it more true to the original.
 There's nothing like watching Godzilla kick the butt off some hapless King
Kong or Turtle Monster.  It's like All-Star wrestling except the fat,
muscle guys are replaced with real-live fake monsters!!

Oh no! There goes Toyko! Go Go Godzilla!!!

>
>yeah, Godzilla is a movie icon, but I thought the movie was a step away
>from that (like Gary's opinion of Leo in american psycho?=)  I just
>thought the movie was a lot of fun and I actually liked having Godzilla
>just a big animal... and it being a big animal fit in with everything
>Matthew Broderick's character did...
>



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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 20:20:39 EDT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: [MV] Kundun & Streets of Fire

 Masako, you wrote:

<< I'm a new in this list and this is my first time to send a message.>>

 This is also the first message I am sending on this list.

<<by the way, my favorite movie star is Brad Pitt.>>

 My favorite (sort of) recent movie is 'Kundun', Martin Scorcese's spectacular
film about Tibet. Brad Pitt starred in the other film about Tibet that came
out at the same time.  'Kundun' is visually stunning and a joy to watch.
 My favorite film of all time is 'Streets of Fire' starring Michael Parre,
Diane Lane, Willem Defoe, Rick Moranis and Amy Maddigan.  It showed the
potential of these stars early in their careers, before they became more
famous.  It is an super-exciting Rock 'n Roll adventure movie, and the music,
the writing, the casting, the acting, the editing, Everything about it made me
treasure it and watch it on video again and again.

<<I'm sorry, my English skill is not so good>>

 Your English is fine and it is a lot better than my Japanese.

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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 20:26:52 EDT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: [MV] Phil Hartman-Leonardo

<< [e-mail]

  what character was he in the simpsons? >>

Mr. ABYRNES was Homer Simpson's boss and his voice was supplied by Harry
Shearer.  Or was the character named Mr. Burns?  As Gilda Radner often said on
Saturday Night Live: Never mind.

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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 19:33:52 -0700
From: Michael Dequina <[e-mail]>
Subject: [MV] The Movie Report#144, 5/29/98

T   H   E
M   O   V   I   E
R   E   P   O   R   T
#144
MAY 29, 1998

Apologies for the one-day delay...

*(another) IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT*
Mr. Brown's Movie Site is on the move again... away from the shackles of
Tripod.
If you have bookmarked Mr. Brown's Movie Site or linked it from your own
personal websites at _any_Tripod_address_, *please* change the URL to:
http://welcome.to/mrbrown
or its address at its new home:
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown

If your site was linked on Movie Site Links, please e-mail me your site
name and URL so I don't forget to include it on the new list.  Thank you.

=>T H I S  W E E K<=
M O V I E S
- -Still Breathing
- -Broadway Damage
- -Fallen Angels
- -Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
- -The Opposite of Sex
- -Bulworth
V I D E O
- -Deconstructing Harry
- -Desperate Measures
- -The Sweet Hereafter

Select reviews are available at Hollywood Hotline on CompuServe and:
http://www.HollywoodHotline.com
...on Albany Online at:
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...and the Eyepiece Network at:
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For links to the official websites of all the current films, past reviews,
exclusive Hollywood event photos, movie discussion board, movie theme MIDI
files, and more, visit Mr. Brown's Movie Site at:
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all movies graded out of four stars (****)


~~~

=>M O V I E S<=
N E W  R E L E A S E S

Still Breathing (PG-13) ***
    A plot contrivance of mammoth proportions threatens to sink the romantic
comedy _Still_Breathing_ just as it makes its first attempts to get off the
ground.  San Antonio, Texas street performer Fletcher McBracken (Brendan
Fraser) somehow, someway sees a vision of one Roz Willoughby (Joanna Going)
narrowly escaping a mugging attempt on a Hollywood street.  Convinced that
Roz is his soulmate--apparently, his father, grandfather,
great-grandfather, and so on had envisioned their eventual wives before
ever meeting them--Fletcher flies to the left coast to find her.
    This rather hard-to-swallow bit of magical realism, ironically enough,
sets the stage for some very effective magic of a different sort--that of
assured writing and direction, courtesy of first-timer James F. Robinson.
It is revealed that Roz is far from the angel that Fletcher thinks she is;
in fact, she is a con artist who teases and fleeces wealthy men, and she
hooks up with Fletcher believing him to be a rich Texan mark set up by a
friend (Ann Magnuson).  While Roz's less-than-pure, emotionally detached
nature is not the most original plot complication in and of itself, a
complication stemming from this trait adds a fresh wrinkle to the formula.
In most contemporary romantic comedies, the lovers fail to realize they are
perfectly matched until the last reel.  Here, Fletcher and even Roz
recognize their unique compatibility fairly early on.  So it is not a
question as to whether Fletcher is the right guy for Roz--it's whether or
not Roz, who has long renounced true love and emotion in favor of
admittedly empty riches, is willing to allow herself such happiness.
    Roz's emotional predicament is brought to vivid, sometimes heartbreaking
life by the luminous Going, of whom I've been a big fan since her
television days (am I the only one who fondly remembers her work on the
1990 revival of _Dark_Shadows_?).  She also shares a natural rapport with
Fraser, who is her perfect screen complement.  He has much less of a
character to work with--Fletcher is simply a nice, somewhat naive
romantic--but he fills in the blanks with an appealing dose of charisma and
self-deprecating humor.  Fraser's effortlessly charming performance makes
it easy to see how Fletcher can win over a hard cynic like Roz.
    For all its freshness, _Still_Breathing_ ends up exactly where one would
expect.  But as with many journeys, the trip is more important than the
ultimate destination, and the one taken by Roz and Fletcher is sweet,
moving, and with an irresistible magic all its own.

IN BRIEF

Broadway Damage  1/2*
    Aspiring Broadway composer Robert (Aaron Williams) secretly carries a
torch for his best friend, struggling actor Marc (Michael Shawn Lucas).
The problem is, Marc only has eyes for "perfect 10s," which the geeky,
insecure Robert certainly is not.  Meanwhile, Marc's spoiled (hetero)
female roommate, Cynthia (Mara Hobel), spends her days lying about their
apartment and harrassing magazine editor Tina Brown.
    Writer-director Victor Mignatti's "very romantic comedy" (as the ad
campaign states) is supposed to be (pardon the pun) a gay ol' romp, but
it's hard to have much fun with these annoying, self-absorbed characters
and their shallow personal problems: Marc and Cynthia have sitcom-level
domestic "crises" (such as trying to kill bugs--how hilarious); Robert and
Marc go to acting class (how riveting); the zaftig Cynthia goes on eating
binges (how original).  But more than anything else, the three whine.
Constantly.  Marc whines about his turbulent romance with an apparent "10,"
David (Hugh Panaro), the hunky musician from across the way; Robert whines
about not being able to find the right guy; Cynthia whines about having to
find a job (horrors).  The terrible trio whine their way to a happy ending
that is wholly undeserved.  Add in overly broad performances and some
laughable lipsynching by Panaro, and you're left with one astonishing piece
of cinematic damage.

Fallen Angels ****
    Hong Kong arthouse director Wong Kar-Wai's stylish and mesmerizing 1995
follow-up to his delightful, indescribable 1994 film _Chungking_Express_
can best be described as that film's flip side, following characters on the
criminal end as opposed to the police officers in _Chungking_.  However,
the two films are very similar in structure and theme, telling two largely
unrelated stories dealing with love, loss, and possible redemption.  In
one, a burnt-out hitman (Leon Lai) hooks up with a shrill, bleached-blonde
eccentric (Karen Mok), unaware that his agent (Michele Reis) is infatuated
with him.  In another, a mute ex-con (Takeshi Kaneshiro of _Chungking_)
falls for a bitter, recently jilted woman (Charlie Young) and spends lots
of quality time with his father.  _Angels_ takes other diversions from
_Chungking_: with its increased violence and raunch factor (there is some
pretty vigorous masturbation), the tone is considerably darker, and the two
tales intertwine rather than tangentially intersect.  But for all their
differences, _Angels_ equals the poignance of the earlier film, and it
boasts a terrific conclusion that satisfyingly wraps up both storylines.
Although there are a number of amusing references to _Chungking_, one need
not have seen it to enjoy _Angels_; still, as brilliantly done as it is,
the film is definitely for more adventurous, art-minded moviegoers only.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (R) no stars
    Never mind the complaints that Hunter S. Thompson's cult novel was
unfilmable--Terry Gilliam's resulting movie is flat-out unwatchable.
Writer Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) and his lawyer, Dr. Gonzo (a potbellied
Benicio DelToro) take a work trip to Sin City that becomes one extended
drug binge.  End of story.  A true theatre-clearer, _Fear_and_Loathing_
challenges Kenny G's recently-set Guinness Book record for longest
sustained note: the two take drugs, and more, and more, and more, and...
you get the picture.  The monotony lasts an interminable two hours without
approaching any semblance of a point.  Gilliam comes up with an
appropriately frenetic visual style, but before long it becomes more
headache than head trip.  The same can be said of the entire film.

The Opposite of Sex (R) *** 1/2
    Screenwriter Don Roos (_Single_White_Female_) makes a wickedly
entertaining directorial debut with this wild, unflinching, and
aggressively un-P.C. black comedy.  An all-grown-up Christina Ricci plays
16-year-old hellion Dedee Truitt, who immediately up-ends a number of lives
after leaving her mother's home in Louisiana and shacking up with her gay
half-brother Bill (Martin Donovan) in Indiana.  In no time, Dedee seduces
Bill's young stud Matt (Ivan Sergei), gets knocked up, and takes off with
Matt to California with the ashes of Bill's dead lover in tow (make that
held hostage).  When Bill, Tom's busybody sister Lucia (Lisa Kudrow), and
town sheriff Carl (Lyle Lovett) follow their tracks, things get even
crazier...
    ...but never lighter.  Credit Roos for maintaining a scathing, pitch-black
tone from first frame to last.  There are times when events and characters
threaten to soften up, and just when you think the film begins to grow a
heart, it chews it up and spits it right back at you.  This is perfectly
exemplified by Dedee's tart, self-aware voiceover narration, which she uses
to add the audience to her victims: she identifies and savages all manner
of cinematic conventions and cliches only to use them as tools of
manipulation.  But meanness is just unpleasant if it isn't funny, and
Roos's script is full of delicious zingers that not only bite but draw
blood.  A lot of these are capably dished out by the better-than-ever
Ricci; however, the best lines come from the film's real star--and biggest
surprise: Kudrow, whose Oscar-caliber work shows she can do more than play
a ditz.  The incessantly nagging bitch that is Lucia is not only the
funniest in an ensemble of original, indelible, and well-played characters,
and she quite handily takes over and walks off with the movie.

IN CURRENT RELEASE

Bulworth (R) ***
    Warren Beatty's first directorial effort since 1990's candy-colored,
bitter tasting _Dick_Tracy_ is certainly an original: an audacious
political satire in which the titular suicidal California senator (Beatty)
gets a new lease on life, literally and politically, when he becomes a
rapping, truth-telling voice for the disenfranchised--namely,
African-Americans.  The premise sounds wildly far-fetched on paper, and it
still comes off as most unlikely onscreen, but it is one of the rare films
that manages to courageously and seriously address political issues head-on
while remaining a funny and entertaining romp (the gravely serious
conclusion notwithstanding).  Beatty's usual whitebread stiffness couldn't
be more perfect for the unlikely hip-hopper, and his work is just one of
the many terrific performances given by the ensemble, which also includes
Paul Sorvino and a hilariously harried Oliver Platt.  Although Beatty, who
also conceived the story and co-scripted (with Jeremy Pikser), largely
succeeds with this rather bold film, his work has a most ironic
shortcoming.  Both _Bulworth_ (the film) and Bulworth (the character) hope
to speak for the African-American community, yet the African-American
characters in the film--in particular a South Central L.A. drug dealer (Don
Cheadle) and the alluring young woman (Halle Berry) who instigates
Bulworth's turnaround and improbably becomes his romantic interest--are
woefully underwritten and unconvincingly developed.

(full reviews of the following in past MRs and at the listed URLs)

- -The Big Hit (R) ** 1/2 <MR#139, 4/23/98>
  http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt32.html#bighit
- -The Butcher Boy (R) *** 1/2 <MR#137, 4/10/98>
  http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt31.html#butcherboy
- -Chinese Box (R) ** <MR#134, 3/13/98>
  http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt30.html#chinesebox
- -City of Angels (PG-13) ** 1/2 <MR#137, 4/10/98>
  http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt31.html#angels
- -Deep Impact (PG-13) *** <MR#141, 5/14/98>
  http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt33.html#impact
- -Go Now  *** <MR#141, 5/7/98>
  http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt33.html#gonow
- -Godzilla (PG-13) ** <MR#143, 5/19/98>
  http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#godzilla
- -He Got Game (R) *** <MR#140, 4/30/98>
  http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt33.html#hegotgame
- -The Horse Whisperer (PG-13) * 1/2 <MR#142, 5/14/98>
  http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#horse
- -Les Miserables (PG-13) *** <MR#139, 4/23/98>
  http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt32.html#lesmiz
- -The Object of My Affection (R) *** <MR#140, 4/30/98>
  http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt33.html#affection
- -Quest for Camelot (G) ** <MR#142, 5/14/98>
  http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#quest
- -Sliding Doors (PG-13) *** <MR#140, 4/30/98>
  http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt33.html#doors
- -The Spanish Prisoner (R) *** 1/2 <MR#137, 4/10/98>
  http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt31.html#prisoner
- -Titanic (PG-13) **** <MR#121, 12/10/97>
  http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt26.html#titanic
- -Two Girls and a Guy (R) ** <MR#137, 4/10/98>
  http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt31.html#2girls
- -Woo (R) ** <MR#141, 5/7/98>
  http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt33.html#woo

O N  T H E  H O R I Z O N
OPENED WEDNESDAY

Go Now  *** <full review in MR#141, 5/7/98; and at
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt33.html#gonow>
    Making its belated Los Angeles bow this week is Michael Winterbottom's
sensitive 1995 drama in which a British couple's (Robert Carlyle and Juliet
Aubrey) lives are turned upside down when one develops multiple sclerosis.

I Got the Hook-Up (R)
    Comedy in which two small-time hoods (Master P. and A.J. Johnson) sell
stolen cellular phones in the 'hood.

FRIDAY

Almost Heroes (PG-13)
    Chris Farley's final film casts the late comedian and Matthew Perry as two
inept explorers.

Broadway Damage  1/2* <see above review>
    Victor Mignatti's charmless comedy about three whiny dreamers opens
exclusively in New York this week.

Hope Floats (PG-13)
    Sandra Bullock stars as a single mother trying to rebuild her life in her
hometown in this chick flick from director Forest Whitaker.  Harry Connick
Jr. and Gena Rowlands also star.

The Last Days of Disco (R)
    The first of the summer's two indie glitter-ball-era-set films (the other
being August's _54_) is Whit Stillman's portrait of nightclub-hopping
college grads in the early 1980s.  Chloe Sevigny and Kate Beckinsale star.

Little Boy Blue (R)
    Noirish melodrama in which a 19-year-old (Ryan Phillippe) tries to break
free from his angry Vietnam vet father (John Savage).

The Mighty Kong (G)
    It's a sad season for monster movie icons.  First Roland Emmerich and Dean
Devlin's overblown, underthought _Godzilla_, and now this "animated musical
for the entire family" starring... King Kong?


~~~

=>V I D E O<=
N E W  T H I S  W E E K

Deconstructing Harry (R) *** <full review in MR#130, 2/12/98; and at
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt29.html#harry>
    Woody Allen garnered yet another Best Original Screenplay nod for this
amusing comedy about the life, loves, and imagination of a thoroughly
unpleasant writer (Allen, natch).  (New Line Home Video)

Desperate Measures (R) * 1/2 <full review in MR#128, 1/29/98; and at
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt28.html#desperate>
    Ludicrous thriller in which FBI agent Andy Garcia turns to a convicted
killer (Michael Keaton) to donate bone marrow to his dying son.  (Columbia
TriStar Home Video)

The Sweet Hereafter (R) **** <full review in MR#122, 12/18/97; and at
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt26.html#sweet>
    Atom Egoyan was awarded two well-deserved Oscar nominations (for Best
Director and Best Adapted Screenplay) for his dark and elegant adaptation
of Russell Banks's novel about a small town grieving over a tragic school
bus accident.  Ian Holm was unjustly denied a Best Actor nomination for his
implosive performance as a vengeful lawyer.  (New Line Home Video)

A L S O  N E W  T H I S  W E E K

Love Walked In (R)
    Musicians/lovers Denis Leary and Aitana Sanchez-Gijon are enlisted to
catch Terence Stamp in the extramarital act in this drama from director
Juan J. Campanella.  (Columbia TriStar Home Video)

Ponette
    Acclaimed French drama about a four-year-old girl (Victoire Thivisol)
coping with the death of her mother.  (Fox Lorber Home Video)

Star Kid (PG)
    From the do-they-really-think-kids-will-eat-this-shit-up department comes
this sci-fi fantasy in which a bullied boy (Joseph Mazzello) forms a
friendship with a robotic suit from outer space.  (Trimark Home Video)


~~~

=>N E X T  W E E K<=

More reviews, including:
- -Hope Floats (postponed from this week)
- -A Perfect Murder
- -The Truman Show

'til then...

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Date: Sat, 30 May 98 10:15:47 +0100
From: Garrett Winters <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [MV] Matt Dillons First??

Gregory Swarthout writes
>The Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com) lists "Over the Edge" (1979) as
>Dillon's first.  The plot summary is as follows:
>
<snip>
I remember this one well having seen it only a few years ago but damned
if I could remember the name. I enjoyed most of Dillons early stuff ( in
fact I enjoy the acting of all of his family).
Garrett

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Date: Sat, 30 May 1998 11:15:14 -0500
From: "Richard J. Doyle" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: RE: [MV] Phil Hartman-Leonardo

Yep, really sad news.  Personally, I believe they'll leave out Troy McClure
and Lionel Hutz, which will hurt the movie.

Richard J. Doyle
Access & Visual Basic Developer
CRW Systems
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Something for nothing.  It can all be yours.  Everything you know IS true.
"Bob" is the proof.

- -----Original Message-----
From:    [e-mail]
[mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of Garrett Winters
Sent:    Friday, May 29, 1998 12:43 PM
To:    Movies
Subject:    RE: RE: [MV] Phil Hartman-Leonardo

Richard J Doyle writes
>Phil Hartman was Troy McClure and Lionel Hutz.  His one-shot voices include
>Moses, Lyle Lanley (the monorail salesman), and Earl Conover
(Undersecretary
>of State in the episode where the Simpsons go to Australia).

Now there is the sad news of his murder ( I'm assuming it is the same
Hartman) so obviously those characters will need to be revoiced for the
movie or left out entirely.
RIP
Garrett

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Date: Sat, 30 May 1998 18:10:22 EDT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: [MV] Unforgiven:  Unforgivable

In a message dated 98-05-27 11:50:12 EDT, you write:

<< I have to disagree with the criticism of The Unforgiven.  I think
 Eastwood created one of the best Westerns ever made.  In fact I
 rented it again this weekend.  The movie turns the genre upside down
 and allows us to imagine what happens to all of those gunslingers
 that lived to settle down.  But most importantly it made real the
 effect of killing a man and stripped it of its romance.  As much as I
 love action films with big guns and explosions (nothing Freudian here)
 it never hurts to be reminded of reality. >>

"Unforgiven" was like the Robert Altman Western: Long, Boring, and trying to
be A Day in the Life.  I don't know about the rest of the movie-going public,
but i always loved the fact that when you went to the theatre, it was to see a
slice of the abstractions of life; not something you could sit home and watch
in your kitchen or out your back window.

Sure, killing people's bad.  I think that's probably a given.  And although
documentaries and biographies are swell entertainment for some folk, i'll
stick to my world of Fantasy and be "reminded of reality" when i leave the
theatre.


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