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From: owner-movies-digest@lists.xmission.com (movies-digest) To: movies-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: movies-digest V2 #172 Reply-To: movies-digest Sender: owner-movies-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-movies-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk movies-digest Thursday, March 18 1999 Volume 02 : Number 172 [MV] The Mummy RE: [MV] The Mummy Re: [MV] The Mummy [MV] Movie News - 03/17/99 RE: [MV] The Mummy Re: [MV] The Mummy [MV] The Mummy RE: [MV] Movie News - 03/17/99 RE: [MV] Movie News - 03/17/99 [MV] REVIEW: FORCES OF NATURE Re: [MV] RE: Cruel Intentions [MV] Sci-Fi Movie News - 03/18/99 [MV] The Movie Report#182, 3/18/99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 16:59:59 -0500 From: Tim Howe <mrmagoo@iinc.com> Subject: [MV] The Mummy Hi all, I have been on here a while, but have not really writen, MAYBE once of twice....What i would like to ask, or discuss with you is the upcoming movie THE MUMMY. I think this looks really good. If I am not mistaken, it wont be out for quite a while, and it stars the guy who played GEORGE, from the disney flick George of the Jungle? Anyone else seen the trailor for this and thinks it looks REALLY good? Thanks! - -- God Bless!!!! Tim [ To leave the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ movies" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 13:58:05 -0800 From: "Romero, Leticia" <lromero@saonet.ucla.edu> Subject: RE: [MV] The Mummy the buzz in LA is that it's not as cheezy as it looks, and that it'll be better that George of the Jungle. But I don't care - as long as I get to see Brandon Frazier with no shirt on, I'll be perfectly happy! If you haven't yet seen it, go see Gods and Monsters! Great movie, and lots of Brandon-flesh! > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Howe [SMTP:mrmagoo@iinc.com] > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 1999 2:00 PM > To: MovieList > Subject: [MV] The Mummy > > Hi all, I have been on here a while, but have not really writen, MAYBE > once of twice....What i would like to ask, or discuss with you is the > upcoming movie THE MUMMY. I think this looks really good. If I am not > mistaken, it wont be out for quite a while, and it stars the guy who > played GEORGE, from the disney flick George of the Jungle? Anyone else > seen the trailor for this and thinks it looks REALLY good? Thanks! > > -- > God Bless!!!! > > Tim > > > > [ To leave the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] > [ movies" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To leave the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ movies" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 17:35:09 -0600 From: Diane Christy <dchristy10@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: [MV] The Mummy On 3/17/99, 3:59 PM -0600, Tim Howe said so nicely: >Hi all, I have been on here a while, but have not really writen, MAYBE >once of twice....What i would like to ask, or discuss with you is the >upcoming movie THE MUMMY. I think this looks really good. If I am not >mistaken, it wont be out for quite a while, and it stars the guy who >played GEORGE, from the disney flick George of the Jungle? Anyone else >seen the trailor for this and thinks it looks REALLY good? Thanks! Is this story based on the Ann Rice book? Does anyone know? ~~~~~ Diane Christy (Samantha and Joshua's Mom) Jefferson, LA http://www.geocities.com/~dchristy10/ mailto:dchristy10@earthlink.net mailto:DChristy1@aol.com ICQ #12904700 ~~~~~ [ To leave the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ movies" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 16:37:28 -0700 From: The Reporter <gregorys@xmission.com> Subject: [MV] Movie News - 03/17/99 Tom Hanks has been too popular for too long. Or so think the masterminds behind the "Stop Tom Hanks" campaign underway on E! Online's Interactive Guide to the Academy Awards. Hanks has already won two (back-to-back) best actor Oscars, for "Philadelphia" and "Forrest Gump." He's up for the same award again this year, for "Saving Private Ryan." E!'s "Stop Tom Hanks" game allows players to throw old tomatoes, rotten eggs and overripe bananas at a figure of Hanks in a tuxedo. But the virtual Hanks doesn't just stand there and take it. He ducks behind limos, paparazzi and fans as he tries to get into the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for the Academy Awards ceremonies. * Current thinking has Nick Nolte ("Affliction") and Ian McKellen ("Gods and Monsters") as the strongest contenders for this top actor award and Gwyneth Paltrow ("Shakespeare in Love") a shoo-in as best actress, though the public, in a Reuters/Zogby poll, said it would vote for Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep ("One True Thing"). * In this same poll, the greatest actors of the century, as decided by the public, are John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn. Runners-up are Jimmy Stewart (No. 2) and Paul Newman, Tom Hanks and Harrison Ford (all tied for No. 3) and Meryl Streep (No. 2) and Bette Davis and Elizabeth Taylor (tied for No. 3). -=> * <=- LOS ANGELES (Variety) - Actress Claire Danes, next to appear in the March 26 release of "The Mod Squad," is close to a deal to star in the comedy "Head Over Heels," Daily Variety said in its Monday edition. The Universal project, which will shoot this summer, is a romantic comedy set in the world of modeling. It centers on a woman attracted to a man despite her thinking she's seen him kill someone. -=> * <=- LOS ANGELES (AP) - Five new films couldn't knock the mob comedy "Analyze This" from the No. 1 spot at North American theaters. The film starring Robert De Niro as a crime figure seeking help from therapist Billy Crystal, grossed $15.6 million, according to industry figures released Monday. That's more than double the closest competitor, "The Rage: Carrie 2," which made its debut with $7.1 million. "Cruel Intentions" tumbled 46% in its second week to finish third with $7 million. It was followed by four new films, all doing mediocre business. Overall, the box office was down 7.5% from the same weekend last year, when "Titanic" was still going strong. -=> * <=- HOUSTON (AP) - Actor Kirk Alyn, a dancer who followed friend Red Skelton to Hollywood and became film's first Superman, has died after a long illness. He was 88. Alyn died Sunday in a hospital near his home in The Woodlands, Texas, just north of Houston, friends and family said Monday. Superman, the comic book hero born in the Depression, already had captured the imagination of a generation of children in print and on radio when Alyn agreed to play the part in 1948. He was 37 when he starred as the Man of Steel in two pictures for Columbia Films: "Superman" in 1948 and in "Atom Man vs. Superman" in 1950. Each film was done in a 15-part serial format. [ To leave the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ movies" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 16:10:53 -0800 From: "Romero, Leticia" <lromero@saonet.ucla.edu> Subject: RE: [MV] The Mummy Judging by the trailer, it's doubtful that it's related to Ann Rice > -----Original Message----- > From: Diane Christy [SMTP:dchristy10@earthlink.net] > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 1999 3:35 PM > To: movies@lists.xmission.com > Subject: Re: [MV] The Mummy > > On 3/17/99, 3:59 PM -0600, Tim Howe said so nicely: > >Hi all, I have been on here a while, but have not really writen, MAYBE > >once of twice....What i would like to ask, or discuss with you is the > >upcoming movie THE MUMMY. I think this looks really good. If I am not > >mistaken, it wont be out for quite a while, and it stars the guy who > >played GEORGE, from the disney flick George of the Jungle? Anyone else > >seen the trailor for this and thinks it looks REALLY good? Thanks! > > Is this story based on the Ann Rice book? Does anyone know? > ~~~~~ > Diane Christy (Samantha and Joshua's Mom) > Jefferson, LA > http://www.geocities.com/~dchristy10/ > mailto:dchristy10@earthlink.net mailto:DChristy1@aol.com > ICQ #12904700 > ~~~~~ > > [ To leave the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] > [ movies" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To leave the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ movies" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 01:21:04 -0500 From: Mel Eperthener <bcassidy@usaor.net> Subject: Re: [MV] The Mummy At 05.35 PM 17/03/99 -0600, Diane Christy wrote: >Is this story based on the Ann Rice book? Does anyone know? I do believe this is another Bram Stoker story. (Going back to the original). Just like the last Drac remake, the one that I have heard of is called "Bram Stoker's The Mummy" Regards, - --Mel - --Mel Eperthener president, Gowanna Multi-media Pty email: bcassidy@usaor.net gowanna@australiamail.com http://www.webz.com/gowanna 419 Butler Street PO Box 95184 Pittsburgh, PA 15223-0184 (412) 781-6140 (412) 781-6380 1-888-45-GOWANNA -- TOLL FREE (1-888-454-6926) ____________________________________________ "Mulder, if you had to do without a cell phone for two minutes, you'd lapse into catatonic schizophrenia" - --Dana Scully ______________________________________________ [ To leave the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ movies" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 01:32:39 PST From: "Dennis Lively" <klively@hotmail.com> Subject: [MV] The Mummy This is to clarify the discussion about where the story is from. It is a remake of an old movie of the same title that starred Boris Karloff. Bram Stoker's The Mummy is out on video now and stars Luis Gossett Jr. Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com [ To leave the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ movies" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 09:36:08 -0500 From: Tara Grant <tgrant@cdnfilmcentre.com> Subject: RE: [MV] Movie News - 03/17/99 - ------ =_NextPart_000_01BE7122.C44F2320 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit How do I unsubscribe to this mailing list? I'm finding it a little tedious - thanks - -----Original Message----- From: The Reporter [SMTP:gregorys@xmission.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 1999 6:37 PM To: Movies Mailing List Subject: [MV] Movie News - 03/17/99 Tom Hanks has been too popular for too long. Or so think the masterminds behind the "Stop Tom Hanks" campaign underway on E! Online's Interactive Guide to the Academy Awards. Hanks has already won two (back-to-back) best actor Oscars, for "Philadelphia" and "Forrest Gump." He's up for the same award again this year, for "Saving Private Ryan." E!'s "Stop Tom Hanks" game allows players to throw old tomatoes, rotten eggs and overripe bananas at a figure of Hanks in a tuxedo. But the virtual Hanks doesn't just stand there and take it. He ducks behind limos, paparazzi and fans as he tries to get into the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for the Academy Awards ceremonies. * Current thinking has Nick Nolte ("Affliction") and Ian McKellen ("Gods and Monsters") as the strongest contenders for this top actor award and Gwyneth Paltrow ("Shakespeare in Love") a shoo-in as best actress, though the public, in a Reuters/Zogby poll, said it would vote for Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep ("One True Thing"). * In this same poll, the greatest actors of the century, as decided by the public, are John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn. Runners-up are Jimmy Stewart (No. 2) and Paul Newman, Tom Hanks and Harrison Ford (all tied for No. 3) and Meryl Streep (No. 2) and Bette Davis and Elizabeth Taylor (tied for No. 3). -=> * <=- LOS ANGELES (Variety) - Actress Claire Danes, next to appear in the March 26 release of "The Mod Squad," is close to a deal to star in the comedy "Head Over Heels," Daily Variety said in its Monday edition. The Universal project, which will shoot this summer, is a romantic comedy set in the world of modeling. It centers on a woman attracted to a man despite her thinking she's seen him kill someone. -=> * <=- LOS ANGELES (AP) - Five new films couldn't knock the mob comedy "Analyze This" from the No. 1 spot at North American theaters. The film starring Robert De Niro as a crime figure seeking help from therapist Billy Crystal, grossed $15.6 million, according to industry figures released Monday. That's more than double the closest competitor, "The Rage: Carrie 2," which made its debut with $7.1 million. "Cruel Intentions" tumbled 46% in its second week to finish third with $7 million. It was followed by four new films, all doing mediocre business. Overall, the box office was down 7.5% from the same weekend last year, when "Titanic" was still going strong. -=> * <=- HOUSTON (AP) - Actor Kirk Alyn, a dancer who followed friend Red Skelton to Hollywood and became film's first Superman, has died after a long illness. He was 88. Alyn died Sunday in a hospital near his home in The Woodlands, Texas, just north of Houston, friends and family said Monday. Superman, the comic book hero born in the Depression, already had captured the imagination of a generation of children in print and on radio when Alyn agreed to play the part in 1948. He was 37 when he starred as the Man of Steel in two pictures for Columbia Films: "Superman" in 1948 and in "Atom Man vs. Superman" in 1950. Each film was done in a 15-part serial format. 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James K. Rudy - -----Original Message----- From: tgrant@cdnfilmcentre.com [mailto:tgrant@cdnfilmcentre.com] Sent: Thursday, March 18, 1999 7:36 AM To: 'movies@lists.xmission.com' Subject: RE: [MV] Movie News - 03/17/99 How do I unsubscribe to this mailing list? I'm finding it a little tedious - - thanks -----Original Message----- From: The Reporter [SMTP:gregorys@xmission.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 1999 6:37 PM To: Movies Mailing List Subject: [MV] Movie News - 03/17/99 Tom Hanks has been too popular for too long. Or so think the masterminds behind the "Stop Tom Hanks" campaign underway on E! Online's Interactive Guide to the Academy Awards. Hanks has already won two (back-to-back) best actor Oscars, for "Philadelphia" and "Forrest Gump." He's up for the same award again this year, for "Saving Private Ryan." E!'s "Stop Tom Hanks" game allows players to throw old tomatoes, rotten eggs and overripe bananas at a figure of Hanks in a tuxedo. But the virtual Hanks doesn't just stand there and take it. He ducks behind limos, paparazzi and fans as he tries to get into the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for the Academy Awards ceremonies. * Current thinking has Nick Nolte ("Affliction") and Ian McKellen ("Gods and Monsters") as the strongest contenders for this top actor award and Gwyneth Paltrow ("Shakespeare in Love") a shoo-in as best actress, though the public, in a Reuters/Zogby poll, said it would vote for Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep ("One True Thing"). * In this same poll, the greatest actors of the century, as decided by the public, are John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn. Runners-up are Jimmy Stewart (No. 2) and Paul Newman, Tom Hanks and Harrison Ford (all tied for No. 3) and Meryl Streep (No. 2) and Bette Davis and Elizabeth Taylor (tied for No. 3). -=> * <=- LOS ANGELES (Variety) - Actress Claire Danes, next to appear in the March 26 release of "The Mod Squad," is close to a deal to star in the comedy "Head Over Heels," Daily Variety said in its Monday edition. The Universal project, which will shoot this summer, is a romantic comedy set in the world of modeling. It centers on a woman attracted to a man despite her thinking she's seen him kill someone. -=> * <=- LOS ANGELES (AP) - Five new films couldn't knock the mob comedy "Analyze This" from the No. 1 spot at North American theaters. The film starring Robert De Niro as a crime figure seeking help from therapist Billy Crystal, grossed $15.6 million, according to industry figures released Monday. That's more than double the closest competitor, "The Rage: Carrie 2," which made its debut with $7.1 million. "Cruel Intentions" tumbled 46% in its second week to finish third with $7 million. It was followed by four new films, all doing mediocre business. Overall, the box office was down 7.5% from the same weekend last year, when "Titanic" was still going strong. -=> * <=- HOUSTON (AP) - Actor Kirk Alyn, a dancer who followed friend Red Skelton to Hollywood and became film's first Superman, has died after a long illness. He was 88. Alyn died Sunday in a hospital near his home in The Woodlands, Texas, just north of Houston, friends and family said Monday. Superman, the comic book hero born in the Depression, already had captured the imagination of a generation of children in print and on radio when Alyn agreed to play the part in 1948. He was 37 when he starred as the Man of Steel in two pictures for Columbia Films: "Superman" in 1948 and in "Atom Man vs. Superman" in 1950. Each film was done in a 15-part serial format. [ To leave the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ movies" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To leave the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ movies" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 11:02:46 -0700 (MST) From: Scott Renshaw <renshaw@inconnect.com> Subject: [MV] REVIEW: FORCES OF NATURE FORCES OF NATURE (DreamWorks) Starring: Sandra Bullock, Ben Affleck, Maura Tierney, Steve Zahn, Blythe Danner, Ronny Cox, Stephen Schiff. Screenplay: Marc Lawrence. Producers: Susan Arnold, Donna Arkoff Roth and Ian Bryce. Director: Bronwen Hughes. MPAA Rating: PG-13 (profanity, adult themes, drug use) Running Time: 105 minutes. Reviewed by Scott Renshaw. I relish those rare opportunities when a talented screenwriter can make me feel like a fool. I spent the first hour of FORCES OF NATURE slowly stewing over its grim attitude towards marriage, grousing to myself about its transparently PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES plot machinations, and waiting for the inevitable Hollywood denouement. This was a mass market romantic comedy, after all, a genre which has been taken over by teenagers and, even in its best days, worked hard to perpetuate the romance = infatuation paradigm. Then Marc Lawrence did something wonderful, something which made the entire film click into place: he showed me a comic love story about grown-ups. It certainly didn't look that way from the outset, which introduces groom-to-be Ben Holmes (Ben Affleck) at his bachelor party, surrounded by friends and family whooping over his "last night of freedom." Ben loves his fiancee Bridget (Maura Tierney), but the doom-and-gloom pronouncements of everyone around him have him questioning the meaning of this 'till death do you part business. Then, on an ill-fated flight from New York to his wedding in Savannah, Ben meets Sarah Lewis (Sandra Bullock), a free-spirited woman with a string of failed careers and relationships behind her. As transportation troubles thwart them at every turn, Ben and Sarah begin a three-day southward journey in which their connection grows ever stronger, Ben seeing in Sarah the chances he's never taken and Sarah seeing in Ben the stability she's never had. FORCES OF NATURE gets off to a solid enough start, setting up the characters and the situations with plenty of witty dialogue. Ben is an ideal role for Affleck's easy-going charm, and he plays the straight-laced straight man without forced exasperation. Sandra Bullock, for her part, is more loose and appealing than she has been in her last half-dozen films combined, avoiding her recent habit of playing any semblance of character depth as moping. The two performances -- part of a great top-to-bottom cast -- are effective and connected from the start, yet the script's apparent sympathy with the marital horror stories Ben hears makes it difficult to enjoy the romance completely. Lively and funny though it may be on a consistent basis, FORCES OF NATURE leaves a bitter taste that feels like self-justification. The kicker is that those acidic anecdotes serve exactly the opposite purpose, leading to a surprisingly emotional resolution. FORCES OF NATURE isn't about a man developing a fear of commitment; it's about a man learning what commitment means _to him_, learning that it's not what he thought it was. Lawrence's script feints and dodges before reaching its happy ending, an ending which is happy because people make the choices that make the most sense. Earlier scenes that might have felt like throwaways take on more resonance, and that bitter taste sweetens into something fresh and genuine. Though one too many plot contrivances keep Ben and Sarah together through the film, and they do exchange the obligatory mutual character analysis of bickering screen couples, FORCES OF NATURE wraps up so perfectly that you'll end up remembering the humor and the simple wisdom. That is, provided you're not put off by the ridiculously busy direction of Bronwen Hughes. For a brisk romantic comedy, FORCES OF NATURE comes loaded with some of the most over-directed scenes of the year: teetering hand-held shots, why-not low or high angles, sweeping pans. Occasionally the hyper-real approach works, with cinematographer Elliot Davis creating a world of fantasy romance; far more often, Hughes refuses to let a scene be what it is, covering it with flourishes so thick you almost can't find what's underneath. A script this smart and mature deserved a more restrained director, but even Hughes' excesses can't spoil this unique concoction. FORCES OF NATURE may restore your faith in romantic comedy as something with the power to enchant, something that can make you happy to be proved wrong when you expect a tale for and about adolescents. On the Renshaw scale of 0 to 10 special forces: 7. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit Scott Renshaw's Screening Room http://www.inconnect.com/~renshaw/ *** Subscribe to receive new reviews directly by email! See the Screening Room for details, or reply to this message with subject "Subscribe". - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ To leave the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ movies" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 11:08:05 -0700 From: C.J <gregorys@xmission.com> Subject: Re: [MV] RE: Cruel Intentions I also liked the movie Cruel Intentions. It wasn't like alot of movies i go to. Most movies spend atleast a good 20 min before they get to the point of the movie, but not this one. Right away you know what is going on. And all the other movies mentioned here are good too. [ To leave the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ movies" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 13:03:52 -0700 From: The Reporter <gregorys@xmission.com> Subject: [MV] Sci-Fi Movie News - 03/18/99 The release date for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace has been moved from May 21 to May 19, according to the official Star Wars Web site. Star Wars creator George Lucas made the change in order to give fans a chance to see the film before the weekend, so families going to see the movie on Saturday and Sunday will face less of a crowd. Lucasfilm also released the new Episode I trailer on the Web, along with the latest Phantom Menace poster. The new poster was designed by long-time Star Wars artist Drew Struzan and is stylistically similar to the Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition posters. -=> * <=- Lucasfilm Ltd. said it has filed a suit against Little, Brown & Co., a subsidiary of Time Warner, alleging that Brown's book The Unauthorized Star Wars Compendium infringes on Lucasfilm's Stars Wars trademark. Lucasfilm also said the book infringes on its "copyrights in the Star Wars film trilogy and various Star Wars books that are part of the extensive Star Wars literary publishing program." According to Lucasfilm's lawyer, Bert Fields, the suit is part of a worldwide campaign to protect the Star Wars rights in connection with the release of Star Wars - Episode I: The Phantom Menace. "George Lucas created a fantastic universe of characters and events that have delighted millions of people throughout the world for over 20 years," said Fields. "Those characters and events, as well as the name Star Wars, are Lucasfilm's valuable property, and they have gone to great lengths to ensure the integrity, quality and authenticity of all of the books, toys and other products that are part of the Star Wars licensing program," he added. "We can't sit back and let others tarnish, abuse or confuse the public about this property and the valuable efforts of their many licensees." Variety quoted publisher Sarah Crichton as saying that Time Warner's legal counsel "has studied guidelines handed down by the courts for publishing books of this nature, and we were careful to abide by those guidelines." -=> * <=- Glen Larson, the TV producer who created Battlestar Galactica back in the 1970s, plans to bring his famous science fiction TV series to the silver screen, according to Variety. Larson and producer Todd Moyer have started work on a $40 million Galactica film that will begin shooting this fall in Luxembourg. The Battlestar flick is being penned by Wing Commander writer Mike Finch and reportedly picks up where the series left off, with Commander Cain searching for the lost Battlestar Galactica. Cain's journey brings him to Earth, which was settled by humans who arrived here during prehistoric times on the first Battlestar, the Atlantis. The special effects for Galactica will be handled by Moyer's company No Prisoners 3DFX, which includes several of the artists who worked on Wing Commander. No studio is attached to the project yet. -=> * <=- Stanley Kubrick's epic science fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey will be rereleased to theaters on New Year's Eve 2000, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Kubrick, who died March 7 at the age of 70, had been planning for the 2000 showing all along and had even spent time in 1982 refurbishing the film. While the new release of 2001 will include features such as a digitally remastered soundtrack, it won't contain the 20 minutes of footage that were cut from the movie shortly after its debut in 1968. Kubrick himself ordered the changes made after seeing the lackluster response of audiences to the first version of 2001, and the final film is reportedly the one he was happiest with. -=> * <=- SF author Arthur C. Clarke issued a statement on March 9 saying that much of his success is due to filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, who recently died at the age of 70. "My professional career owes more to Stanley than to anyone else in the world," Clarke said. Clarke and Kubrick worked together on the screenplay for the legendary film 2001: A Space Odyssey, which was based on Clarke's short story "The Sentinel" and which Clarke later turned into a best-selling novel. "Our four years of collaboration on 2001: A Space Odyssey were stimulating--and occasionally exasperating--but great fun," Clarke said. Clarke added that he hoped Kubrick would receive a special Oscar for a lifetime achievement, something Clarke predicted would happen on Kubrick's 80th birthday. -=> * <=- Warner Bros. is in talks to pick up the theatrical rights to Mewtwo Strikes Back, an animated film based on the popular Japanese children's series Pocket Monsters. -=> * <=- Alan Rickman is reportedly in talks to star opposite Tim Allen in DreamWorks' upcoming SF comedy Galaxy Quest. -=> * <=- Production on Paramount's upcoming film Mission Impossible 2, which stars Tom Cruise under the direction of John Woo, has been delayed for several weeks. Rumor has it that script and budgetary concerns are behind the change in plans. [ To leave the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ movies" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 11:02:08 -0800 From: Michael Dequina <michael_jordan@geocities.com> Subject: [MV] The Movie Report#182, 3/18/99 T H E M O V I E R E P O R T #182 MARCH 18, 1999 LIVE WEBCAST FROM THE ACADEMY AWARDS SUNDAY, MARCH 21 in conjunction with the Eyepiece Network @ Talk City: http://www.talkcity.com More details will be coming soon... PLEASE HELP... ...support the MR and Mr. Brown's Movie Site. Please send any donations (every little bit does help) to: Michael Dequina 3650 Denver Avenue Long Beach, CA 90810-2205 You can also help by purchasing videos and DVDs from Reel.com. Please= visit: http://www.reel.com/cgi-bin/nph-reel.exe?COBRAND=3DMRBR&OBJECT=3Dwelcome.htm= l Thank you very much. =3D>T H I S W E E K<=3D - -1998 Academy Award Predictions & Picks M O V I E S - -_Forces_of_Nature_ - -_Ravenous_ - -_The_Deep_End_of_the_Ocean_ V I D E O - -_Bulworth_ - -_Living_Out_Loud - -_One_True_Thing_ - -_Polish_Wedding_ - -_Simon_Birch_ - -_The_Waterboy_ For my analysis of the Academy Award nominations, the best and worst of 1998, links to the official websites of all the current films, past reviews, exclusive Hollywood event photos, movie MIDI music, movie discussion board, a comprehensive link section, and more, visit Mr. Brown's Movie Site at: http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown or http://welcome.to/mrbrown or http://mysp.com/p/mrbrown or http://mrbrown.webjump.com Please don't forget to sign the guestbook... If you are reading this on Usenet, you can subscribe to the MR at: http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/moviereport.html Select reviews are available at CompuServe Hollywood Hotline: http://www.HollywoodHotline.com=20 ...and the Eyepiece Network at: http://www.eyepiece.com ...and Albany Online at: http://www.AlbanyOnline.com ...and Film Frenzy at: http://www.filmfrenzy.com I am always up for a good live chat. Feel free to message me on ICQ at #25289934 or on AOL Instant Messenger under the handle "MrBrown23." all movies graded out of four stars (****) ~~~ =3D>A C A D E M Y A W A R D S<=3D P R E D I C T I O N S It's that time of the year again--time for me to throw all caution to the wind and take a stab at that most futile of annual pastimes, Oscar predictions. Bear in mind that I'm likely to have egg on my face come Sunday night... * =3D prediction + =3D personal pick PICTURE _Elizabeth_ _Life_Is_Beautiful_(La_Vita_=C8_Bella)_ _Saving_Private_Ryan_ *_Shakespeare_in_Love_ +_The_Thin_Red_Line_ *Prediction: There are two films here that absolutely have no chance of winning. The first is _Elizabeth_, whose director, Shekhar Kapur, failed to secure a nomination in the directing category. The other is _The_Thin_Red_Line_, a difficult film which has just as many bitter detractors as it does passionate admirers. _La_Vita_E_Bella_ has many supporters and cannot be completely counted out, but those subtitles will lead most voters to leave it to the Foreign Language Film committee to reward the film. So this category is pretty much a two-picture toss-up. The longtime favorite, _Saving_Private_Ryan_, is still strong in the wake of its many critics' awards, but in recent months the tide appears to have shifted--in favor of _Shakespeare_in_Love_, which appears to now hold most of the momentum: a December release date, an aggressive Miramax push, strong box office, and recent award wins for the film (most recently at the Screen Actors Guild Awards) and its star, Gwyneth Paltrow. It's close, but I think voters--who are perhaps a bit tired of _Ryan_ winning everything--will opt to go the light and frothy route this year. +My Pick: Call me pretentious, but of these five, none got under my skin and lingered there quite like Terrence Malick's challenging meditation on the nature of war and man--the one complete film, I believe, that will be the most studied and debated in years to come. ACTOR *Roberto Benigni, _Life_Is_Beautiful_(La_Vita_=C8_Bella)_=20 Tom Hanks, _Saving_Private_Ryan_=20 Ian McKellen, _Gods_and_Monsters_=20 Nick Nolte, _Affliction_=20 +Edward Norton, _American_History_X_ *Prediction: For once, this category is a free-for-all. Make that a _virtual_ free-for-all; as incredibly deserving as he is, Norton has no chance in hell of winning the prize. The other four all have some reasonable chance of winning, with Hanks being the most unlikely; while an obvious Academy favorite, with two other statuettes to his credit, it's doubtful the voters will allow him to make history so quickly. I think the only way he would win is if _Ryan_ sweeps, which is a possible but not highly probable scenario. Second-time nominee Nolte is a Hollywood favorite, and honoring him would also bring de facto recognition to his (better) performance in _The_Thin_Red_Line_, but I don't think enough people will have seen _Affliction_, and those who have may have difficulty warming up to that glacial film. That leaves the two foreigners, and while McKellen has much respect and all the critics' awards behind him, there could be some fear over a politically-charged acceptance speech. So I suspect that Benigni will buck the bias against subtitles and take home the gold. Never mind his performance; it's his ebullient personality that made his film as popular as it is--and that has charmed the pants off of Tinseltown. His shocking win at the SAG Awards only confirms just how loved, let alone liked, he is. Not bad for a guy who only a year ago was most widely known stateside as the star of the misbegotten _Son_of_the_Pink_Panther_. +My Pick: He may not have a chance in hell of actually winning, but in my book performances don't come any better than Norton's astonishing work in _X_--a film that would not have worked at all if it weren't for his powerhouse presence. ACTRESS Cate Blanchett, _Elizabeth_=20 Fernanda Montenegro, _Central_Station_=20 *Gwyneth Paltrow, _Shakespeare_in_Love_=20 Meryl Streep, _One_True_Thing_=20 +Emily Watson, _Hilary_and_Jackie_ *Prediction: Paltrow is one of the two locks of night--no ifs, ands, or buts. Not only is she credited with most of _Shakespeare_'s success, recognizing her would also give Hollywood a way of patting itself on the back for picking an "it girl" that, for once, lived up to the hype. The closest competitor is Blanchett, whose best chance comes with the fact that her film had more dramatic substance. Oft-nominated Streep delivered another _True_-ly strong performance, but I doubt anyone really believes hers was the best of the year. Montenegro is a well-respected veteran, but the Brazilian is a virtual arriviste in Hollywood. (Those pesky subtitles don't help, either.) And while Watson clearly has built an Academy following in a relatively short period of time (two Best Actress nods in three years), there's no derailing the Paltrow Express... +My Pick: ...which is most unfortunate, for her virtuoso work as cellist Jacqueline du Pre is what acting is all about, convincingly running the entire gamut of emotions and personality traits: sweetness to bitterness, madness to illness, and all points in between. It's a truly extraordinary performance, one that will endure far longer than Paltrow's. SUPPORTING ACTOR James Coburn, _Affliction_=20 Robert Duvall, _A_Civil_Action_=20 Ed Harris, _The_Truman_Show_=20 Geoffrey Rush, _Shakespeare_in_Love_=20 * +Billy Bob Thornton, _A_Simple_Plan_ *Prediction: A tough category to call. I suspect that Rush's only chance lies in the possibility that _Shakespeare_ could sweep. Coburn has his first nod in a decades-spanning career, but I think his film's lack of visibility will kill his chances. Harris won the Golden Globe and a win for him here would give _Truman_ some de facto recognition, but the film's paltry three nods shows that support for that film is virtually nonexistent. Duvall won the SAG Award, but a win for him here would be less for his performance (which was just good, but stood out in an unimpressive film) than his star gravity--and that scenario is not out of the question. But I think it's Thornton who has the best chance; though he won a 1996 Adapted Screenplay Oscar for _Sling_Blade_, many (including myself) feel he's owed for losing the Actor trophy (which went to, coincidentally enough, fellow Supporting Actor nominee Rush). And it doesn't hurt that his _Simple_ performance was nothing short of superb. +My Pick: Also Thornton, whose heartbreaking work lent _A_Simple_Plan_ an uncommon poignancy for a thriller. SUPPORTING ACTRESS *Kathy Bates, _Primary_Colors_=20 Brenda Blethyn, _Little_Voice_=20 Judi Dench, _Shakespeare_in_Love_=20 +Rachel Griffiths, _Hilary_and_Jackie_=20 Lynn Redgrave, _Gods_and_Monsters_ *Prediction: A little easier to call than the male side, but another crapshoot all the same. I would immediately count out Griffiths and Blethyn; both of their films may not have been widely enough seen, and Blethyn's character was so (appropriately) grating that voters may be hesitant to vote for her. Redgrave was the surprising winner of the Golden Globe, but the surprise won't carry over to Oscar night. The toss-up is between Dench and Bates. Support for _Shakespeare_ and a few critics's prizes could carry the day for Dench's cameo role (which I found to be effective, but let's get real here--it was little more than James Bond's M in queen drag), and many feel that she's owed for being passed up last year in the Best Actress category (for _Mrs._Brown_). But people forget exactly _why_ she lost last year--she was one of four foreigners in the category, and the typically xenophobic Academy decided to go with the sole Yank, Helen Hunt. Accordingly, I think the Academy will go for the sole American in this category: Bates. While her film was a disappointment critically and financially, and she already has a statuette to her credit (Best Actress for 1990's _Misery_), her recent SAG win shows that she's just as respected as ever by her peers. +My Pick: There's a reason why the film wasn't called _Jackie_and_Hilary_--it's because the less flashy role is the film's steadying force, and Griffiths more than held her own against the formidable Emily Watson. Their tandem performance was the one-two acting punch of the last year. =20 DIRECTOR Roberto Benigni, _Life_Is_Beautiful_(La_Vita_=C8_Bella)_=20 John Madden, _Shakespeare_in_Love_=20 +Terrence Malick, _The_Thin_Red_Line_=20 *Steven Spielberg, _Saving_Private_Ryan_=20 Peter Weir, _The_Truman_Show_ *Prediction: Spielberg. The night's other lock. The question isn't whether or not he will win, but who has the strongest chance to pull the upset--that is, if one is in the realm of possibility (it isn't). Weir is totally out since _Truman_ failed to secure a Picture nomination. Also count out Benigni, for as loved as his film is, it wasn't exactly a "director's" film; the same goes for Madden, whose only shot, as with many, lies with a possible _Shakespeare_ sweep. So I think the #1 contender will be Malick. His film had a very divisive reaction, but he is a legend and a hero to many in the directing community--the same directing community that shunned Spielberg for years before _Schindler's_List_ and may not be so quick to honor him again. Of course, this detailed analysis is all for naught--it's Spielberg all the way. +My Pick: All due respect to Mr. Spielberg, Malick showed a subconscious command of cinema in _The_Thin_Red_Line_ that could only be called= entrancing. ADAPTED SCREENPLAY *_Gods_and_Monsters_ - Bill Condon=20 _Out_of_Sight_ - Scott Frank=20 _Primary_Colors_ - Elaine May=20 +_A_Simple_Plan_ - Scott B. Smith=20 _The_Thin_Red_Line_ - Terrence Malick=20 *Prediction: The out-of-its-league _Primary_Colors_ is the only contender here that could be stricken off of the ballot from the get-go. _Out_of_Sight_ could parlay its critics' awards to a win here, but I doubt the Academy will be so quick to honor a crime potboiler. _A_Simple_Plan_ also has critics' awards going for it and has a stronger chance than the summer-released _Out_of_Sight_, but not by that much. This category could very well be Malick's consolation prize for his big return to filmmaking, but of all the complaints about _The_Thin_Red_Line_, the loudest were over the narrative-light screenplay. By default, the odds are on _Gods_and_Monsters_, a well-liked film that, if my predictions are correct, will not be honored elsewhere. +My Pick: Smith's _Simple_ script was far from it--intelligently twisty and emotionally complex. (Yes, I actually picked something over Malick.) ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY _Bulworth_ - Warren Beatty & Jeremy Pikser=20 _Life_Is_Beautiful_(La_Vita_=C8_Bella)_ - Roberto Benigni=20 _Saving_Private_Ryan_ - Robert Rodat=20 *_Shakespeare_in_Love_ - Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard=20 +_The_Truman_Show_ - Andrew Niccol=20 *Prediction: This is _Bulworth_'s only nod. Translation? No Oscar this year, Warren. Rodat's script was by far _Ryan_'s weakest element, with only the sweep factor giving it the slightest chance to win here. Love for Benigni could extend here, but it won't. Four months ago I would have said that _Truman_ was a shoo-in here, but now it's all about _Shakespeare_, and I'd say this is that film's second all-but-guaranteed win.=20 +My Pick: The film was slightly overrated, but their's no denying the cleverness of Niccol's _Truman_ premise and the ingenuity of its execution. Now, my picks (_not_ predictions) in the remaining categories, except the Documentary categories and Animated Short Subject: FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM _Central_Station_ (Brazil)=20 _Children_of_Heaven_ (Iran)=20 _The_Grandfather_ (Spain)=20 +_Life_Is_Beautiful_(La_Vita_=C8_Bella)_ (Italy)=20 _Tango_ (Argentina)=20 ART DIRECTION _Elizabeth_ - Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Peter Howitt=20 _Pleasantville_ - Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall; Set Decoration: Jay Hart= =20 _Saving_Private_Ryan_ - Art Direction: Tom Sanders; Set Decoration: Lisa Dean Kavanaugh=20 _Shakespeare_in_Love_ - Art Direction: Martin Childs; Set Decoration: Jill Quertier=20 +_What_Dreams_May_Come_ - Art Direction: Eugenio Zanetti; Set Decoration: Cindy Carr=20 CINEMATOGRAPHY _A_Civil_Action_ - Conrad L. Hall=20 _Elizabeth_ - Remi Adefarasin=20 _Saving_Private_Ryan_ - Janusz Kaminski=20 _Shakespeare_in_Love_ - Richard Greatrex=20 +_The_Thin_Red_Line_ - John Toll=20 COSTUME DESIGN _Beloved_ - Colleen Atwood=20 _Elizabeth_ - Alexandra Byrne=20 _Pleasantville_ - Judianna Makovsky=20 _Shakespeare_in_Love_ - Sandy Powell=20 +_Velvet_Goldmine_ - Sandy Powell=20 FILM EDITING _Life_Is_Beautiful_(La_Vita_=C8_Bella)_ - Simona Paggi=20 _Out_of_Sight_ - Anne V. Coates=20 +_Saving_Private_Ryan_ - Michael Kahn=20 _Shakespeare_in_Love_ - David Gamble=20 _The_Thin_Red_Line_ - Billy Weber, Leslie Jones and Saar Klein=20 MAKEUP +_Elizabeth_ - Jenny Shircore=20 _Saving_Private_Ryan_ - Lois Burwell, Conor O'Sullivan, and Daniel C. Striepeke=20 _Shakespeare_in_Love_ - Lisa Westcott and Veronica Brebner=20 ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE _Elizabeth_ - David Hirschfelder=20 _Life_Is_Beautiful_(La_Vita_=C8_Bella)_ - Nicola Piovani=20 _Pleasantville_ - Randy Newman=20 _Saving_Private_Ryan_ - John Williams=20 +_The_Thin_Red_Line_ - Hans Zimmer=20 ORIGINAL MUSICAL/COMEDY SCORE _A_Bug's_Life_ - Randy Newman=20 _Mulan_ - Jerry Goldsmith, Matthew Wilder, and David Zippel=20 _Patch_Adams_ - Marc Shaiman=20 +_The_Prince_of_Egypt_ - Hans Zimmer and Stephen Schwartz=20 _Shakespeare_in_Love_ - Stephen Warbeck=20 ORIGINAL SONG "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing", _Armageddon_ - Diane Warren=20 "The Prayer," _Quest_for_Camelot_ - Music by Carole Bayer Sager and David Foster; Lyric by Carole Bayer Sager, David Foster, Tony Renis and Alberto Testa=20 "A Soft Place to Fall," _The_Horse_Whisperer_ - Allison Moorer and Gwil Owen= =20 "That'll Do," _Babe:_Pig_in _the_City_ - Randy Newman=20 +"When You Believe," _The_Prince_of_Egypt_ - Stephen Schwartz=20 SOUND _Armageddon_ - Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Keith A. Wester=20 _The_Mask_of_Zorro_ - Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Pud Cusack=20 +_Saving_Private_Ryan_ - Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Ronald Judkins=20 _Shakespeare_in_Love_ - Robin O'Donoghue, Dominic Lester and Peter Glossop= =20 _The_Thin_Red_Line_ - Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Paul Brincat=20 SOUND EFFECTS EDITING _Armageddon_ - George Watters, II=20 _The_Mask_of_Zorro_ - David McMoyler=20 +_Saving_Private_Ryan_ - Gary Rydstrom and Richard Hymns=20 VISUAL EFFECTS _Armageddon_ - Richard R. Hoover, Pat McClung and John Frazier=20 _Mighty_Joe_Young_ - Rick Baker, Hoyt Yeatman, Alan Hall and Jim Mitchell=20 +_What_Dreams_May_Come_ - Joel Hynek, Nicholas Brooks, Stuart Robertson and Kevin Mack=20 The 71st Academy Awards will be telecast live on ABC Sunday, March 21, beginning at 8PM EST/5PM EST, with the first official Oscar pre-show, hosted by Geena Davis (yes, you read that right). I will be broadcasting LIVE from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion press room for the Eyepiece Network on Talk City (http://www.talkcity.com). I will be sending out more details later... ~~~ =3D>M O V I E S<=3D N E W R E L E A S E S _Forces_of_Nature_ (PG-13) ** 1/2 Sandra Bullock and Ben Affleck make one hell of a sickeningly attractive couple. I saw just how much at the premiere of their romantic comedy, _Forces_of_Nature_, in Westwood last week. In person, Bullock's slow-simmering sexiness erupts to a mad boil; and Affleck perfectly complements her by appearing more boyishly handsome (and I mean _boyish_--he looks about five years younger) than he does in film. Above= even their shared brunet beauty, the pair's innate charm shone through: the perky Bullock waved and smiled especially at me, and the smooth Affleck one-upped her by actually winking at me (though I, must say, I would have rather they "traded" their respective greetings). It is that charm that carries _Forces_. Apart from Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, have two more effortlessly likable been paired onscreen? When we first meet Affleck's Ben Holmes, an uptight copywriter days away from his wedding; and Bullock's Sarah, a veritable firecracker of a young woman he meets on a plane from New York to Savannah, Georgia, we immediately want them to get whatever they want. For Sarah, it's to return to Savannah in time to sell off a bagel shop she co-owns (long story); for Ben, it's arriving in time for his wedding to one Bridget (Maura Tierney). Come to think of it, though, the audience will probably not want Ben to achieve his goal. After a freak but fairly minor plane crash, Ben and Sarah find themselves on the road, attempting to reach their destination by train and automobile in addition to plane. Along the way, the duo find that they're not so mismatched after all, feeling, as Ben says, "a certain chemistry." And there's no disagreeing with him--Bullock and Affleck's compatibility lookswise translates into an engaging rapport. It must be said, though, that Bullock and Affleck click more than combust, and that sort of makes the force drawing their characters together feel more like one of script mechanics than that of nature. Still, that's more than can be said of Affleck's rapport with Tierney, but the weakness there says more about Marc Lawrence's screenplay than the two actors. He and director Bronwen Hughes don't develop Ben and Bridget's relationship satisfactorily enough to make make certain crucial turns of events completely convincing. As such, while Lawrence and Hughes do come up with some good comic scenes (a strip club scene is a highlight) and coax good performances from their Tierney, Steve Zahn (a zany delight as Ben's first man), and their two wildly appealing leads, _Forces_of_Nature_ never quite generates enough power to become sweep up the audience like the long-brewing hurricane that hits at the film's climax. Hollywood Hotline Featured Review _Ravenous_ (R) ** 1/2=20 In his review of the 1993 cannibalism-for-survival drama _Alive_, _Entertainment_Weekly_ critic Owen Gleiberman called the moment when the plane crash survivors finally decide to eat the remains of the dead passengers "truly disgusting." In these eyes, it was an undoubtedly discomfiting but rather tame moment, with most of the grisliness left to the imagination; it only got as bad as seeing arms moving as if cutting into something and the slices of, um, meat. If that's Gleiberman's idea of "truly disgusting," I'm interested in hearing what he has to say about _Ravenous_, which opens with a table full of hungry 19th Century army men voraciously digging into extra-rare slabs of meat, which leads one soldier, John Boyd (Guy Pearce), to lose his lunch and just about any other meal he's ever had. OK, so they're not eating humans--they're eating beef. But it gives one a fair inkling of how graphic the "food" consumption gets once the cannibalism theme takes over. After narrowly escaping death in a battle in the Mexican War, Boyd is assigned to a remote outpost in the Sierra Nevadas manned only by Hart (Jeffrey Jones), the commanding officer; Toffler (Jeremy Davies, doing the soft-spoken thing yet again), the religious leader; Knox (Stephen Spinella), the hard-drinking doctor; no-nonsence Reich (Neal McDonough); and Cleaves (David Arquette), the over-medicated cook. Entering their fold one night is the mysterious loner Colqhoun (Robert Carlyle), who tells a horrific tale about how his now-dead settling party turned to cannibalism in the wilds. In due time, the human flesh diet starts to gain popularity with this group. _Ravenous_ is definitely not for the squeamish. Director Antonia Bird pulls no punches as far as gore is concerned; one especially graphic scene between Pearce and Arquette is certain to send some viewers racing to the restroom, and a climactic bloodbath of a fight scene really pushes the limits of an R-rating. But Bird's tongue is often in cheek during the gory proceedings; the over-the-top nature, while sure to offend many, is actually the big factor in keeping one from taking it overly seriously. Screenwriter Ted Griffin is also in on the joke, offering some amusingly self-aware lines ("It's lonely being a cannibal. It's tough making friends.") But his script accomplishes the seemingly impossible task of being overstuffed and undercooked at the same time. He offers a mystical explanation for all the cannibalism, which then launches into metaphors about addiction and the quest for eternal youth--this all in addition to trying to be a down-and-dirty horror film. But then there's the matter of characterization, which there is little of; with only schematically developed personalities onscreen, there's no real audience investment as to who ends up being the diner or dinner. I cannot say that I was ever bored by _Ravenous_; the actors and its deliciously disgusting subject matter always keep it watchable and--dare I say it--amusing. There's nothing wrong with that, but in attempting to be something more, _Ravenous_ ends up offering even less to chew on. IN BRIEF _The_Deep_End_of_the_Ocean_ (PG-13) ** Michelle Pfeiffer turns in an impassioned performance of often gut-wrenching intensity in a film that deserves far less. It's not that the basic story is without promise. Beth Cappadora (Pfeiffer) loses her three-year-old son, only to have him resurface on her doorstep nine years later with no recollection of his former family (Ryan Merriman plays the now-12-year-old son). It's a setup ripe with psychological and emotional conflict, and apparently Jacquelyn Mitchard did it justice in her novel of the same name, which was not only a bestseller but none other than a selection in Oprah Winfrey's book club. However, director Ulu Grosbard and scripter Stephen Schiff follow pedestrian TV-movie-like paces, from the abrupt and overly tidy ending to the rebelliously-bitter-yet-guilt-ridden older brother, well-played by Emmy-winning _General_Hospital_ star Jonathan Jackson. In fact, all the characters are well-played by the actors. It's just that the material is about as shallow as its deeply metaphoric title (the meaning of which, for the record, is never explained in the film). I N C U R R E N T R E L E A S E (full reviews of the following in past MRs and at the listed URLs) - -_Affliction_ (R) *** <MR#173, 1/15/99> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt44.html#affliction - -_Analyze_This_ (R) *** <MR#180, 3/4/99> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt46.html#analyze =20 - -_Blast_from_the_Past_ (PG-13) ** <MR#177, 2/11/99> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt45.html#blast - -_Central_Station_ (R) *** 1/2 <MR#171, 12/16/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt43.html#central - -_The_Corruptor_ (R) ** <MR#181, 3/11/99> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt46.html#corruptor - -_Cruel_Intentions_ (R) *** <MR#181, 3/11/99> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt46.html#cruel - -_8MM_ (R) ** <MR#179, 2/25/99> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt45.html#8mm - -_Elizabeth_ (R) *** 1/2 <MR#162, 10/16/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt40.html#elizabeth - -_Gods_and_Monsters_ *** 1/2 <MR#171, 12/16/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt43.html#gods - -_Hilary_and_Jackie_ (R) **** <MR#172, 12/24/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt43.html#h&j - -_Life_Is_Beautiful_(La_Vita_E_Bella)_ (PG-13) **** <MR#162, 10/16/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt40.html#vitabella - -_Little_Voice_ (R) *** <MR#164, 10/29/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt41.html#lv - -_Lock,_Stock_and_Two_Smoking_Barrels_ (R) *** <MR#180, 3/4/99> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt46.html#lockstock - -_Message_in_a_Bottle_ (PG-13) ** 1/2 <MR#177, 2/11/99> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt45.html#message - -_My_Favorite_Martian_ (PG) no stars <MR#177, 2/11/99> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt45.html#martian - -_My_Name_Is_Joe_ (R) *** <MR#172, 12/24/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt43.html#joe - -_October_Sky_ (PG) *** <MR#179, 2/25/99> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt45.html#october - -_Office_Space_ (R) *** <MR#178, 2/19/99> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt45.html#office - -_Payback_ (R) ** 1/2 <MR#176, 2/4/99> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt45.html#payback - -_The_Rage:_Carrie_2_ (R) 1/2* <MR#181, 3/11/99> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt46.html#rage - -_Rushmore_ (R) **** <MR#170, 12/11/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt43.html#rushmore - -_Saving_Private_Ryan_ (R) **** <MR#151, 7/24/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt37.html#ryan - -_Shakespeare_in_Love_ (R) *** 1/2 <MR#171, 12/16/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt43.html#shakespeare - -_She's_All_That_ (PG-13) * 1/2 <MR#175, 1/28/99> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt44.html#allthat - -_A_Simple_Plan_ (R) **** <MR#167, 11/20/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt42.html#plan - -_Six_Ways_to_Sunday_ (R) no stars <MR#179, 2/25/99> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt45.html#6ways - -_The_Thin_Red_Line_ (R) **** <MR#172, 12/24/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt43.html#red - -_20_Dates_ (R) *** <MR#179, 2/25/99> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt45.html#20 - -_200_Cigarettes_ (R) ** 1/2 <MR#179, 2/25/99> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt45.html#200 - -_Wing_Commander_ (PG-13) no stars <MR#181, 3/18/99> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt46.html#wing F U T U R E F I L M S - -_Goodbye_Lover_ (R) *** <MR#179, 2/25/99> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt45.html#goodbye (April 16) O N T H E H O R I Z O N FRIDAY _Forces_of_Nature_ (PG-13) ** 1/2 <see above review> Sandra Bullock and Ben Affleck make an ideal pair in Bronwen Hughes's less-than-ideal romantic road comedy. _The_King_and_I_ (G) <review postponed until next week> Warner Bros. tries to rebound from last year's embarrassing _Quest_for_Camelot_ with this animated adaptation of the famed Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. _Ravenous_ (R) ** 1/2 <see above review> Flat characters mar Antonia Bird's violent satirical thriller about cannibalism in the 19th-century Sierra Nevadas. Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, Jeffrey Jones, Jeremy Davies, and David Arquette star. _True_Crime_ (R) Clint Eastwood's latest directorial effort casts him as a reporter in a race against time to save a man (Isaiah Washington) on Death Row. James Woods also stars. ~~~ =3D>V I D E O<=3D N E W T H I S W E E K _Bulworth_ (R) *** Full review in MR#144, 5/29/98; and at: http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#bulworth Attack of the Oscar Nominees, Part I: Warren Beatty's bold, ambitious, yet overrated and underachieving satire about a suicidal senator (Beatty) who becomes the rapping political voice of the disenfranchised. Beatty and Jeremy Pikser's script is nominated for Original Screenplay. Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, and Oliver Platt also star. (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment) _Living_Out_Loud_ (R) *** Full review in MR#164, 10/29/98; and at: http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt41.html#living Celebrated screenwriter Richard LaGravenese made an assured directorial debut with this refreshingly realistic romantic comedy-drama between a divorcee (Holly Hunter) and an elevator operator (Danny DeVito). A silky jazz soundtrack and a mature attitude add to a unique and delightful film. (New Line Home Video) _One_True_Thing_ (R) *** Full review in MR#158, 9/17/98; and at: http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt39.html#1truething Attack of the Oscar Nominees, Part II: Meryl Streep earned her umpteenth Best Actress nod for her typically strong work as a mother dying of cancer in Carl Franklin's understated family drama. Renee Zellweger and William Hurt also deliver fine performances as Streep's daughter and husband, respectively. (Universal Studios Home Video) _Polish_Wedding_ (R) * 1/2 Full review in MR#151, 7/24/98; and at: http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt37.html#polish Claire Danes, Gabriel Byrne, and especially Lena Olin deliver robust performances in Theresa Connelly's jumbled comedy-drama about the troubles within a Polish-American household. (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment) _Simon_Birch_ (PG) ** 1/2=20 Full review in MR#157, 9/6/98; and at: http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt39.html#simon The first--and lesser--of the two films about unlikely boyhood friendships with a dwarf was Mark Steven Johnson's well-meaning but cloying adaptation of _A_Prayer_for_Owen_Meany_. Nonetheless, newcomer Ian Michael Smith and Joseph Mazzello impress as the two 12-year-olds, the tiny title character and his best friend, respectively. (Hollywood Pictures Home Video) _The_Waterboy_ (PG-13) ** Full review in MR#165, 11/6/98; and at: http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt41.html#waterboy This inexplicable box office blockbuster offers Adam Sandler doing more of his usual schtick as a 31-year-old college football waterboy who becomes a gridiron star himself as a tackling machine. That said, this film is considerably less grating than some of Sandler's earlier star vehicles. Kathy Bates does some memorable comic work as Sandler's mother. (Touchstone Home Video) ~~~ =3D>N E X T W E E K<=3D S U N D A Y LIVE webcast from the 71st Academy Awards on Talk City, in conjunction with the Eyepiece Network: http://www.talkcity.com More details will be coming shortly... M O N D A Y / T U E S D A Y Depending on how quickly I recover from the madness that is Oscar night, my take on the evening's results and various festivities. PLUS... my annual report from the Independent Spirit Awards, to be held on Saturday, March 20. I'm also going to be designated press at this event... I guess I *am* making some movement in the world... T H U R S D A Y More reviews, including: - -_The_King_and_I_ - -_The_Matrix_ - -_The_Mod_Squad_ *whew* 'til then...=20 __________________________________________________________ Michael Dequina Chat Forum Host, The Official Michael Jordan Web Site http://jordan.sportsline.com mj23@michaeljordanfan.com | jordan_host@sportsmail.com michael_jordan@geocities.com | mrbrown@iname.com >My personal WWW sites< Mr. Brown's Movie Site: http://welcome.to/mrbrown Michael Jordan Beyond the Court: http://fly.to/michaeljordan A Michael Jordan Fan's Heartbreak: http://fly.to/mj23 Personal Page: http://welcome.to/w3md >Other WWW sites I work on< CompuServe Hollywood Hotline: http://www.HollywoodHotline.com Albany Online: http://www.AlbanyOnline.com Eyepiece Network: http://www.eyepiece.com Film Frenzy: http://www.filmfrenzy.com "Life is knowing the toughest competition you ever face is yourself." - --Michael Jordan __________________________________________________________ [ To leave the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe ] [ movies" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ End of movies-digest V2 #172 **************************** [ To quit the movies-digest mailing list (big mistake), send the message ] [ "unsubscribe movies-digest" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ]