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Reel World
By Michael Fox, October 23, 1996
My Brilliant Career The gawky S.F. State grad, proud of his new degree in film production, couldn't help overhearing the United Artists... More>>
Second Time Around
By Gary Morris and Gregg Rickman, October 23, 1996
"Red Hollywood," con't. Joseph Losey is best known for his early '60s collaborations with Harold Pinter, The Servant and Accident -- films so... More>>
Second Time Around
By Michael Sragow, October 23, 1996
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision Maya Lin -- the architect of genius who created the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. -- hankers... More>>
Second Time Around
By Gregg Rickman, October 16, 1996
"Directed by Monta Bell ..." The Roxie Theater daringly presents three days of films this weekend by the obscure late silent/early sound... More>>
Second Time Around
By Gary Morris, October 16, 1996
Another Goddamn Benefit The Holy Grail of drag fund-raisers. S.F.'s Marc Huestis (who did the documentary Sex Is ... and puts on tributes to... More>>
Cooking Without Gas
By Michael Sragow, October 16, 1996
The Chamber Directed by James Foley. Screenplay by William Goldman and Chris Reese, from the novel by John Grisham. Starring Chris O'Donnell,... More>>
Second Time Around
By Tod Booth, October 16, 1996
"Red Hollywood" Prison movies are rarely merry romps, but the 1947 drama Brute Force is a particularly ferocious slice of postwar angst. It... More>>
Shorter Cuts
By Michael Sragow, October 09, 1996
2 Days in the Valley Directed and written by John Herzfeld. Starring Danny Aiello, Teri Hatcher, Paul Mazursky, Marsha Mason, and Glenne... More>>
Faces
By Peter Rainer, October 02, 1996
Secrets & Lies Directed and written by Mike Leigh. Starring Brenda Blethyn, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Phyliss Logan, Timothy Spall, and Claire... More>>
Mill Valley Film Festival
, September 25, 1996
The 19th Annual Mill Valley Film Festival opens Thursday, Oct. 3, with screenings of Mike Leigh's Secrets & Lies and Scott Hick's Shine. The... More>>
Full Disclosure
No secrets, no lies from Mike Leigh on his latest sensation
By Michael Sragow, September 25, 1996
I first met Mike Leigh 10 years ago, during his breakthrough retrospective at the 1986 San Francisco International Film Festival. It was at a... More>>
Stalemate
By Michael Sragow, September 18, 1996
Last Man Standing Directed and written by Walter Hill. Starring Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken, and Bruce Dern. To those tired of trying to... More>>
Dunciad and Illeanad
By Michael Sragow, September 11, 1996
American Buffalo Directed by Michael Corrente. Starring Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Franz, and Sean Nelson. Grace of My Heart Directed by... More>>
A Tree Grows in L.A.
By Michael Sragow, September 04, 1996
The Big Squeeze Directed by Marcus De Leon. Starring Lara Flynn Boyle, Peter Dobson, Danny Nucci, and Luca Bercovici. Despite their... More>>
Beastly
By Peter Rainer, August 28, 1996
The Island of Dr. Moreau Directed by John Frankenheimer. Starring Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer, and David Thewlis. To get ready for the latest... More>>
Retrofitting Red Riding Hood
By Michael Sragow, August 21, 1996
Freeway Directed by Matthew Bright. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Kiefer Sutherland, Amanda Plummer, Dan Hedaya, and Wolfgang Bodison. The Fan ... More>>
Ron Shelton, Tin Cup, and the American Movie Open
By Michael Sragow, August 14, 1996
Tin Cup Directed by Ron Shelton. Starring Kevin Costner, Rene Russo, Don Johnson, and Cheech Marin. Ron Shelton's jubilant romantic comedy... More>>
One-Shot Wonder
By Michael Sragow, August 07, 1996
Escape From L.A. Directed by John Carpenter. Starring Kurt Russell, Steve Buscemi, Pam Grier, and Cliff Robertson. John Carpenter was the... More>>
Bowling for Dullards
Kingpin Directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly. Starring Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Vanessa Angel, and Bill Murray.
By David Kronke, July 31, 1996
Boldly repugnant, Kingpin enters the summer movie fray like a breath of fresh swill -- and, honestly, given the state of film comedy these days,... More>>
Confederacy of Dunces
A Time to Kill Directed by Joel Schumacher. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Samuel L. Jackson, Sandra Bullock, and Kevin Spacey.
By Michael Sragow, July 24, 1996
By now, the John Grisham legal-eagle movie factory has split in two: There's the upscale conspiracy outfit, which manufactures overly elaborate... More>>
Shite Made Rite
Trainspotting Directed by Danny Boyle. Starring Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, and Robert Carlyle.
By Michael Sragow, July 17, 1996
Mark Renton, the most articulate, self-aware buddy in an Edinburgh clique of ne'er-do-wells and heroin addicts, is the anti-hero of... More>>
Gypped
Independence Day Directed by Roland Emmerich. Starring Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, and Will Smith. Courage Under Fire Directed by Edward Zwick. Starring Denzel Washington and Meg Ryan.
By Michael Sragow, July 10, 1996
My first act of pop-culture protest came at age 4. When my parents took me on a Ferris wheel ride that stopped at two twirls, I yelled out, "What... More>>
Klump, Gump, and Chump
The Nutty Professor Directed by Tom Shadyac. Starring Eddie Murphy and Jada Pinkett. Phenomenon Directed by Jon Turteltaub. Starring John Travolta and Kyra Sedgwick. Purple Noon Directed by Rene Clement. Starring Alain Delon and Maurice Ronet.
By Michael Sragow, July 03, 1996
Eddie Murphy and I did part of our growing up in the same hometown: Roosevelt, Long Island, N.Y. The one time I met Murphy -- in 1982, while he... More>>
Tex-Mex
John Sayles' Lone Star limns the uncertain border between past and present
By Paul Reidinger, June 19, 1996
The main character in John Sayles' new Lone Star is Texas itself, a place whose huge and difficult history echoes even in its small towns. The... More>>
Dark Hearts
Halfmoon keeps faith with Paul Bowles' vision of the horribly familiar
By Paul Reidinger, June 12, 1996
There is something reptilian about Paul Bowles, the ancient American writer who has now lived for nearly a half-century in Tangier. His fictions... More>>
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