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.
An evening at the 9/11 Film Festival -- sponsored by, among others, the San Francisco Bay Guardian -- which commenced last night at the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland.
The vibe here is mild, friendly, and decidedly Baby Boomerish. The guy who takes my ticket jovially announces that there's "free popcorn! " I wonder if the vibe is too mellow for people who sincerely believe that Republicans murdered 3,000 of their fellow Americans.
As I settle into my seat, the familiar whine of acous