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Subject: movies-digest V2 #99
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movies-digest Thursday, September 24 1998 Volume 02 : Number 099
[MV] Movie News - 09/23/98
[MV] REVIEW: URBAN LEGEND
Re: [MV] pre-90's funny movies?
RE: [MV] pre-90's funny movies?
RE: [MV] pre-90's funny movies?
Re: [MV] pre-90's funny movies?
Re: [MV] pre-90's funny movies?
Re: [MV] Armagedon
[MV] Screen It Newsletter (September 24, 1998)
Re: [MV] What about funny movies?
Re: [MV] What about funny movies?
[MV] Movie News - 09/24/98
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Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 15:37:43 -0600 (MDT)
From: The Reporter <gregorys@xmission.com>
Subject: [MV] Movie News - 09/23/98
SYDNEY (Variety) - "Godzilla," "Saving Private Ryan" and "Lethal
Weapon 4" led a busy weekend at the overseas box office, and
"Armageddon" passed the $400 million mark worldwide (including $211
million overseas). In a $16 million weekend, "Godzilla" stomped five
top-spot European bows as its foreign tally slithered to nearly $181
million. "Saving Private Ryan" increased its foreign total to $22.1
million, led by a top spot bow in Spain, with $1.5 million. "Ryan"
held onto the top spot despite a charge from "Lethal Weapon 4"
(foreign total: $121.5 million) which earned $3.4 million in the
U.K., but failed to knock sophomore "Ryan" from the top spot.
-=> * <=-
Jim Carrey suffered a minor neck injury during an
altercation while filming "Man on the Moon," his upcoming
movie about the life of the late comedian Andy Kaufman.
Carrey and professional wrestler Jerry Lawler were filming
the last scene of the movie Tuesday night in Los Angeles
when, as part of the script, the comedian spat at the
wrestler, Carrey manager Eric Gold said. Lawler then
allegedly attacked Carrey. "Jim was immersed in the role as
Andy [and] played it as Andy would have," Gold said. "Mr.
Lawler acted unprofessionally," the manager said, and
injured Carrey. Police and paramedics were not called to the
scene. Carrey was treated and released at a hospital.
-=> * <=-
Henry Thomas, once (in 1982) the wide-eyed kid in "E.T.,"
has signed to star opposite Matt Damon in "All the Pretty
Horses," the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's National
Book Award-winning novel. Billy Bob Thornton will start
directing the picture in March. Thomas plays a west Texas
cowboy who travels with his buddy (Damon) to Mexico in 1949
to work on a cattle ranch. Damon then falls in love with the
daughter of a wealthy landowner.
-=> * <=-
HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - Developers of Playa Vista, the sprawling
coastal tract that includes the former Hughes Aircraft plant, have
agreed to most of DreamWorks' terms to move the studio to the site.
The deal was reached late Thursday, five weeks after DreamWorks
co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg wrote a letter to the property's Wall
Street owners threatening to pull out of the project because of their
"unacceptable" negotiating tactics. Construction could begin as early
as January, with opening contemplated 18 months later. DreamWorks
will occupy about 48 acres of the 100-acre Entertainment, Media and
Technology campus, part of a much larger commercial and residential
development proposed for the site.
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Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 17:39:29 -0600 (MDT)
From: Scott Renshaw <renshaw@inconnect.com>
Subject: [MV] REVIEW: URBAN LEGEND
URBAN LEGEND
(Tri-Star)
Starring: Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart, Joshua Jackson,
Robert Englund, John Neville, Loretta Devine.
Screenplay: Silvio Horta.
Producers: Neal H. Moritz, Gina Matthews and Michael McDonnell.
Director: Jamie Blanks.
MPAA Rating: R (violence, sexual situations, profanity)
Running Time: 100 minutes.
Reviewed by Scott Renshaw.
Hey, did you ever hear the one about the really good post-SCREAM teen
horror film? It seems that some film-makers, realizing there was a new
market to be tapped after the success of SCREAM and its sequel, decided to
make an even better variation on the theme. The script was intelligent,
the obligatory pop culture asides felt more than obligatory, and the
suspense was genuinely scary. It was both fresh _and_ frightening. No,
really, it actually happened. A friend of my cousin's sister-in-law
actually saw it.
Sorry, friends, but the preceding is a myth -- an URBAN LEGEND if you
will, exactly the kind which forms the basis of the film of the same name.
You see, the story on the Northeastern U.S. campus of Pendleton College
goes that a psycho professor murdered a dorm full of students 25 years
ago, but the administration hushed it up. Now, as the silver anniversary
approaches, more nastiness is going on. A young woman is decapitated by a
figure in the back seat of her car; another is killed in a darkened room
while her rommate lies blissfully sleeping. All of it is somehow
connected to Natalie Simon (Alicia Witt), a student with a dark secret in
her past, but who is murdering students based on urban legends? Hot shot
school reporter Paul (Jared Leto)? Frat boy prankster Damon (Joshua
Jackson)? Folklore professor Wexler (erstwhile Freddy Krueger Robert
Englund)? Or some other disgruntled soul?
If you actually care about the answer to that question by the end of
URBAN LEGEND, it will only be to see how convoluted the explanation could
be. Like too many recent horror films, this one obliges you to play Name
That Killer, without giving you enough information to permit anything but
a random guess. And if you think abut the revelation for long enough
afterwards, you'll realize it just doesn't matter. Memo to horror
film-makers: we don't need to be guessing who's behind Michael Myers'
mask in order for him to be threatening. Stop wasting our time; this is a
slasher film, not Agatha Christie.
Frankly, it's about time slasher films started acting like slasher
films in plenty of ways. Ever since SCREAM (or even Wes Craven's earlier
NEW NIGHTMARE, if you wanna be picky), horror films have gone all
post-modern on us, eschewing grind-it-out gore in favor of winking
recognition of genre conventions. URBAN LEGEND's pop culture nuggets
range from the acceptably smirky (a snippet of the "Dawson's Creek" theme
played when "Dawson's Creek" cast member Jackson turns on his car radio)
to the who-cares ridiculous (naming one character after one of the film's
producers), and those are only a couple of examples of the strained
reaches for gags in Silvio Horta's script. There's just not enough humor
or creativity to compensate for the raw terror lost in forced attempts to
be cute. Aside from the effective prologue sequence, URBAN LEGEND misses
the boat on providing gut-level scares.
Ironically enough, it also misses the point that most of the late
70s/early 80s slasher films these arched-eyebrow cousins goof on were
actually moralizing cautionary tales, just like the ones described by
Englund's folklore professor. When he asks his class if they know the one
about the babysitter who gets a call from inside the house, many movie
fans will say yes...it was called WHEN A STRANGER CALLS. URBAN LEGEND
nicks from the cine-literate horror of SCREAM without even realizing it,
because movies _are_ our urban legends. The film might have been on to
something with a killer copycatting other movie murders, rather than
trying to pass off the ever-popular "impaled on the parking lot tire
spikes" tale as part of the collective unconscious, or giving us the
Nanook of the North terror of a killer hidden behind a zipped-up parka.
Pity the talented Alicia Witt (late of TV's "Cybill") for getting caught
up in a horror film that's not clever enough or scary enough to succeed as
anything but a clutch-your-date Friday night special. URBAN LEGEND is a
tale too often told. And as one character in the film says, "If you're
going to tell the story, at least get it right."
On the Renshaw scale of 0 to 10 sub-urbans: 3.
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Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 21:13:57 -0400
From: Chris Culligan <culligan@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [MV] pre-90's funny movies?
Don't forget those 70's classics Animal House and Caddy Shack!!
CHRIS
cHriS wrote:
> My fave 80's classics: Kentucky Fried Movie
> They Call Me Bruce
> Strange Brew
> Airplane
>
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Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 21:14:46 -0500
From: "Mr. White" <rdoyle29@msn.com>
Subject: RE: [MV] pre-90's funny movies?
My favorite 70's classics:
"Animal House"
"Where's Poppa?"
"The Ruling Class"
"Blazing Saddles"
Richard J. Doyle
Visual Basic & Access Developer
CRW Systems
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My fave 80's classics: Kentucky Fried Movie
They Call Me Bruce
Strange Brew
Airplane
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Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 21:15:47 -0500
From: "Mr. White" <rdoyle29@msn.com>
Subject: RE: [MV] pre-90's funny movies?
"Caddyshack" was actually released in 1980.
Richard J. Doyle
Visual Basic & Access Developer
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Don't forget those 70's classics Animal House and Caddy Shack!!
CHRIS
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> My fave 80's classics: Kentucky Fried Movie
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Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 22:09:10 -0500
From: Diane Christy <dchristy10@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [MV] pre-90's funny movies?
I think one of my favorites is "Lost In Amerca." Hysterical and wonderful
classic Albert Brooks!!
~~~~~
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Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 13:06:00 +0200
From: manuel morrens <mmorrens@minf.vub.ac.be>
Subject: Re: [MV] pre-90's funny movies?
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My favourite comedy of the eighties:
Top Secret with Val Kilmer (Real Genius wasn't bad either)
A few from the John Hughes-movies (Ferris Bueler, Weird Science, ...)
The Money Pit
Other comedies I liked from the 90's:
Woody Allen, especially Mighty Aphrodite
Some Disneys: Aladdin, Hercules
Emma
Big Lebowski
Men in Tights
Taxi (France)
Fear and loathing in LAs Vegas
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My favourite comedy of the eighties:
<P>Top Secret with Val Kilmer (Real Genius wasn't bad either)
<BR>A few from the John Hughes-movies (Ferris Bueler, Weird Science, ...)
<BR>The Money Pit
<P>Other comedies I liked from the 90's:
<P>Woody Allen, especially Mighty Aphrodite
<BR>Some Disneys: Aladdin, Hercules
<BR>Emma
<BR>Big Lebowski
<BR>Men in Tights
<BR>Taxi (France)
<BR>Fear and loathing in LAs Vegas
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Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 13:11:30 +0200
From: manuel morrens <mmorrens@minf.vub.ac.be>
Subject: Re: [MV] Armagedon
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I totally agree this was one of the best movies from the last
months...but than again.... There were few good movies released these
last months.... I mean, I've seen some pretty boring garbage these days,
..
so That's probably why I was so wild about Armageddon.
By the way anybody got some idea when the score will be released in
Europe ( release in US : 10 November)
> Armagedon is one of the best movies that I have seen in a long time.
> I think it should be rated up there with Titanic. I cried through
> the whole thing. Anyone who hasn't seen the movies needs to. I give
> it 5 stars.
>
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I totally agree this was one of the best movies from the last months...but
than again.... There were few good movies released these last months....
I mean, I've seen some pretty boring garbage these days, ..
<BR>so That's probably why I was so wild about Armageddon.
<BR>By the way anybody got some idea when the score will be released in
Europe ( release in US : 10 November)
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>Armagedon is one of the best movies that I have seen
in a long time.
<BR>I think it should be rated up there with Titanic. I cried through
<BR>the whole thing. Anyone who hasn't seen the movies needs to.
I give
<BR>it 5 stars.
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Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 10:48:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: reviews@screenit.com
Subject: [MV] Screen It Newsletter (September 24, 1998)
Welcome to the Screen It! Newsletter (September 24, 1998).
If you live in the Washington, D.C. area, and would like to sign up for
the opportunity to receive free passes to Sneak Previews of Upcoming
Movies, please visit the following page for more information:
http://www.screenit.com/sneak_previews.html
This week at the movies, a film reminiscent of "Fargo," an international
action/thriller, the latest film from the people behind art house
pictures such as "Howards End" and "A Room With A View," and yet another
teen horror flick.
On home video, another wide range of titles covering many genres hit the
video shelves this coming Tuesday.
PLEASE NOTE: The new movie reviews WILL NOT be publicly posted until
LATE Thursday night (EDT) to comply with the studios' wishes/demands.
Next week, reviews of "Antz"(voices of Woody Allen, Sharon Stone), "A
Night at the Roxbury" (Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan), "What Dreams May
Come" (Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding, Jr.) and other new releases.
__________________________________________________
NEW MOVIE REVIEWS FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH:
"CLAY PIGEONS" (1998) (Joaquin Phoenix, Vince Vaughn) (R)
Black comedy: A young man's (Phoenix) life unravels as the local sheriff
and an FBI agent begin to suspect his involvement in the deaths of
several of his acquaintances. Stylishly shot and hip in a "retro" sort
of fashion, and featuring some fun performances, the film is a decent,
but not great entry in the black comedy genre. The R rating comes from
violence, profanity, and some sexual scenes.
(Limited Release)
http://www.screenit.com/movies/1998/clay_pigeons.html
__________________________________________________
"RONIN" (1998) (Robert De Niro, Jean Reno) (R)
Action/Thriller: An international group of covert operatives (including
De Niro & Reno) join forces in an attempt to steal a mysterious briefcase
with none knowing who hired them, the motives of the others, or the
contents of the briefcase. Featuring some great action scenes,
occasional "Mission: Impossible" type settings, and a tremendous cast
and great director (who also did "The Manchurian Candidate") the film
is decent but not as good as it probably could have been. The R rating
comes from lethal violence and profanity.
(National Release)
http://www.screenit.com/movies/1998/ronin.html
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"A SOLDIER'S DAUGHTER NEVER CRIES" (1998)
(Leelee Sobieski, Kris Kristofferson) (R)
Drama: A young girl (Sobieski) grows up and comes of age during the
1960's and 70's in both France and the United States. From the Oscar
winning team of Ismail Merchant and James Ivory who've made films such
as "Howards End" and "A Room With A View" comes a decidedly different
feeling film. Despite the decent performances, the film suffers from
a decidedly awkward structure. The film's R rating comes from profanity.
(Limited Release)
http://www.screenit.com/movies/1998/a_soldiers_daughter_never_cries.html
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"URBAN LEGEND" (1998) (Alicia Witt, Jared Leto) (R)
Horror: A college student (Witt) can't get anyone to accept her belief
that a serial killer is using ghastly urban legends as a source for
murder. Yet another film hoping to cash in on the success of "Scream,"
the picture starts out promisingly, but quickly dissolves into your run
of the mill, killer on the loose story. The R rating comes from horror
film violence, profanity, and sexually related material.
(National Release)
http://www.screenit.com/movies/1998/urban_legend.html
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NEW VIDEO REVIEWS FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH:
(Notice: Release dates subject to change)
(Not all video stores will carry all titles)
"CHINESE BOX" (1998) (Jeremy Irons, Gong Li) (R)
Drama: A British photojournalist (Irons), given only a few months to
live, pursues his romantic interest amidst the last days of British rule
over the island of Hong Kong. Using the eventful and historic handover of
Hong Kong from British to Chinese hands as its location and symbolic
backdrop, Wayne Wang's "Chinese Box" is occasionally intriguing, but
ultimately comes off as a disappointing feature. Grossing just more
than $2 million domestically, the film gets its R rating from profanity,
some nudity and sexual related material.
(http://www.screenit.com/movies/1998/chinese_box.html)
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"MRS. DALLOWAY" (1998) (Vanessa Redgrave, Natascha McElhone) (PG-13)
Drama: A woman (Redgrave) fondly looks back on her life some thirty
years earlier and wonders if she made the right choices then. Based on
Virginia Woolf's 1925 novel, this cinematic adaption of that work
features some fine performances from its cast, but somewhat suffers from
voice-over abuse and the lack of a concrete plot that initially creates
higher expectations than what is finally delivered. An intriguing
examination of people looking back at pivotal moments in their lives,
the film is engaging at times and should please fans of serious drama.
Grossing a little more than $3 million domestically, the film's PG-13
rating comes from "emotional elements" (related to a war veteran) and
brief nudity.
(http://www.screenit.com/movies/1998/mrs_dalloway.html)
__________________________________________________
"THE OBJECT OF MY AFFECTION" (1998) (Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd) (R)
Romantic Comedy: A pregnant woman (Aniston) falls for a gay man (Rudd)
whom she hopes will turn straight and help her raise her child. Featuring
some fine, but small supporting performances and the best one yet from
Aniston, this film may please romance fans as long as they're not
expecting a big comedy. The film -- which grossed nearly $30 million
domestically, gets its R rating from profanity and sexuality.
(http://www.screenit.com/movies/1998/the_object_of_my_affection.html)
__________________________________________________
"PAULIE" (1998) (Tony Shalhoub, Cheech Marin) (PG)
Children's: A talking parrot, which doesn't mimic but instead completely
understands human speech, sets off on a cross country trek to find his
former owner. While the film is pleasant enough for both kids and adults
alike, there just aren't enough moments for the little ones to keep them
glued to what's happening on the screen. Grossing around $27 million
domestically, the PG rating comes from brief language.
(http://www.screenit.com/movies/1998/paulie.html)
__________________________________________________
"THE SPANISH PRISONER" (1998) (Campbell Scott, Steve Martin) (PG)
Suspense/Thriller: A man (Scott) finds himself the victim of an
elaborate plan to steal the top-secret formula that he's created for
his company and discovers that he can't trust anyone (including Martin).
Much like the traditional "Hitchcockian" theme where an ordinary man
gets caught up in extraordinary circumstances -- the film should please
moviegoers who like plots where the protagonist gets deeper into trouble
and learns he can trust no one. With a PG rating for "thematic elements
including tension, some violent images and brief language," the film
grossed around $10 million domestically.
(Most sources give this film a release date of 9/29, but Blockbuster
says 10/6)
(http://www.screenit.com/movies/1998/the_spanish_prisoner.html)
__________________________________________________
"TWILIGHT" (1998) (Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon) (R)
Drama: A detective (Newman) uncovers a decades old murder mystery that
may implicate his married friends (including Sarandon) and jeopardize
their friendship. One of the most eagerly anticipated movies of the
year -- simply due to the high powered, Oscar worthy pedigree of those
involved with the production -- this is a dull, less than involving
feature that may lull, or better yet, bore you to sleep. Grossing around
$15 million domestically, the film's R rating comes from violence,
profanity, and some nudity.
(http://www.screenit.com/movies/1998/twilight.html)
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"TWO GIRLS AND A GUY" (1998) (Robert Downey Jr., Heather Graham) (R)
Drama: Two women (including Graham) discover they have the same boyfriend
(Downey Jr.) and then confront him, demanding the truth about their
relationships. Supposedly an examination of the pros and cons of
monogamy and love in general, this essentially one-set film desperately
tries to be provocative, but comes off as not much more than an annoying
waste of an hour and a half. Grossing only around $2 million domestically,
the film gets its R rating from a strong sex scene, strong language and
sexual dialogue, and for a violent image (and was reedited for re-rating
from the original NC-17).
(http://www.screenit.com/movies/1998/two_girls_and_a_guy.html)
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Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 09:55:29 -0600
From: buscom2@concordia.k12.mo.us
Subject: Re: [MV] What about funny movies?
Hello
I agree, I think to think funny movies are alot better than all those
depressing movies also!
Austin Powers is a great movie! It kept me laughing the whole time!
Rebekah
Rebekah Dittmer
Internet/Desktop Publishing Class
Concordia High School
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Date: Thu, 24 Sep 98 18:43:24 +0100
From: Garrett Winters <gargoyle@iol.ie>
Subject: Re: [MV] What about funny movies?
If we are talking funny movies here are some of my favorites
Austin Powers
Happy Gilmore
Dumb and Dumber
Ace Ventura
Beverly Hills Cop
Any Monty Python Movie
Fish Called Wanda
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad,Mad World
Smokey and the Bandit
The Gumball and Cannonball Rally movies
Kentucky Fried Movie
They Call Me Bruce
Strange Brew
Airplane
Top Secret!
Naked Gun
Back to School
Ferris Bueller
and too many more to get remember.
Garrett
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Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 12:10:29 -0600 (MDT)
From: The Reporter <gregorys@xmission.com>
Subject: [MV] Movie News - 09/24/98
Variety says Mel Gibson is in talks to produce and star in a
feature version of "Hogan's Heroes," the '60s sitcom about
hi-jinx in a World War II prisoner-of-war camp. If the
project goes forward, it would be Gibson's second time
bringing a vintage TV role to the big screen. In 1994 he
starred in "Maverick."
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Brent Spiner, D.B. Sweeney, Loretta Devine and Cynda
Williams have signed on for key roles in HBO's
"Dorothy Dandridge," starring Halle Berry in the title
role as the ill-fated 1950s movie actress. Meanwhile,
Variety says the $30-million Warner Bros. movie version of
the 1981 Broadway musical "Dreamgirls" -- which was to have
been directed by Joel Schumacher, produced by David Geffen,
and which was loosely based on the rise of Diana Ross and
the Supremes -- has been shelved.
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* OFFERED: A $5,000 reward, by New Line Cinema, for the
return of 10 reels of film stolen from a delivery van in
Manhattan. If the film is not recovered by Saturday, Warren
Beatty, Diane Keaton and Goldie Hawn will have to reshoot
scenes from the movie "Town and Country."
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