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2000 Stories by Robert Wilonsky

• Porn to Sell

  published July 26, 2000

  It's tempting to think there's something twisted about her tale. After all, she was a mere 18 the first time she had sex in front of a camera--for... More >>

• Dream Weaver

  published July 19, 2000

  In the course of two hours, Neil Gaiman speaks 10,000 words (or damned near, when transcribed), and it seems a shame to waste a single one, since... More >>

• Win, Lose, or Draw

  published July 12, 2000

  Bryan Singer did not read comic books as a young boy, because he couldn't read them. As a kid, he was slightly dyslexic and, therefore, unable to... More >>

• Zzzzzz-Men

  published July 12, 2000

  In Bryan Singer's last movie, 1998's Apt Pupil, Ian McKellen portrayed a Nazi war criminal hiding out in the suburbs, passing himself off... More >>

• The Final Frontier

  published June 28, 2000

  Had Julian Glover not broken his leg at the beginning of January, it's quite likely he would be off filming a movie. But, Glover reminds, having a... More >>

• The Perfect Spoiler

  published June 28, 2000

  The press kit for The Perfect Storm contains the damnedest thing I've ever read -- a "special request" that reads, in full: "Warner Bros.... More >>

• Toy Story

  published June 21, 2000

  Nick Park speaks so softly that the tape recorder barely registers him at all. His is a whisper of a voice, the sound of a man who has spent years... More >>

• Revenge of The Fanboy

  published June 14, 2000

  There exists deep within any man who once read comic books and collected them--protected them, actually, with plastic sleeves and cardboard backs... More >>

• A Puff of Smoke

  published June 7, 2000

  His name appears in almost every book written about Groucho Marx, so much so, he has been given the appropriate appellation by members of the Marx... More >>

• Stalker Fiction

  published May 31, 2000

  For a moment or two, David Lowery -- front man for the band Cracker, and before that, beloved college-radio revolutionary sweethearts Camper Van... More >>

• Inside the Soap Box

  published May 24, 2000

  Michael Moore often worries about being seen--and worse, dismissed--as the plump, ball-cap-wearing windbag who barges into company headquarters,... More >>

• Enter the Drag

  published May 24, 2000

  Do not judge Shanghai Noon by its trailer, which serves as the very antithesis of advertising: It begs you to stay far away from any... More >>

• Stuff: Fatal Femmes

  published May 17, 2000

  The following is a list of women who have been raped, mutilated, tortured, enslaved, crippled or murdered -- and often, all of the above. In some... More >>

• STUFF: Dawn of the Dead

  published May 10, 2000

  This was to be a column extolling the daring and inventiveness of a very groovy Sci Fi Network television show called good vs. evil, in... More >>

• STUFF: The Final Cut

  published May 3, 2000

  Peter Becker is the most important man in the movie business, even though you have no idea who he is. Becker himself would not cop to such a... More >>

• Geek Love

  published April 26, 2000

  The voice-mail message begins with the caller identifying himself in a clear, sharp tone: "Hey, this is Chris Thompson, executive producer of... More >>

• Fatman and slobbin'

  published April 19, 2000

  A mildly retarded man who works in a grocery store believes he is Batman, the Dark Knight on a mission to free Gotham City from the clutches of... More >>

• The redemption of Bret Easton Ellis

  published April 12, 2000

  Even if you have devoured every word about the cinematic adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' 1991 novel American Psycho, about a Wall Street... More >>

• Empty Head

  published March 29, 2000

  Not so long ago, The Skulls would have starred Tom Cruise -- but in which role? He could have been either lead; the one he didn't choose... More >>

• Boobs a Lot

  published March 15, 2000

  The film is called Erin Brockovich, but it might as well be titled Julia Roberts. Never before in the actress' erratic career has a... More >>

• Mission Implausible

  published March 8, 2000

  The creationists are going to have a field day with this one. Oh, it's not as though it's possible to spoil the plot for you: The trailers for... More >>

• You Can Prick Your Finger...

  published March 1, 2000

  Garry Shandling does not have a face for the big screen. He has a mug that seems to spread to the edges of the theater; it's like an approaching... More >>

• What Ails Him? online exclusive

  published February 23, 2000

  It would be so easy to dismiss The Cure as a band that has outlived its usefulness, that exists long beyond its expiration date. Its best, or at... More >>