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...hate the Oscars. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences rarely, if ever, reward the truly brilliant filmmakers. Instead, they award Hollywood??s least threatening and most marketable tripe. And yet, the coveted title “Oscar Winner” carries craved cultural cachet, even if artists have proven their prowess time and time again without the Academy’s stamp...

Author: By Vijay A. Bal, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Movie Review - The Aviator | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

...most politically outspoken American actors working today is Sean Penn. His past as Hollywood??s bad boy has been eclipsed in recent years by his staunch political beliefs and critiques of those he believes to be harming America. His most recent battle of words was the aforementioned exchange with Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the “brains” behind Team America: World Police. That film, which features a troupe of puppets fighting world terrorism takes a number of shots at liberal, outspoken actors like Matt Damon...

Author: By Vijay A. Bal, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Mueller Films Politics for Art's Sake | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

...bucket of flat Diet Coke resting patiently at your side becomes fizzy and fresh on your lap as you jump—hard. It’s these moments—when some random horrific element comes from nowhere—that make the first act of The Grudge, Hollywood??s latest attempt at remaking a foreign blockbuster, extremely enjoyable. Yet tension gives way to torpor as the first act crawls to a close: the slow reserved pace that initially generates bloodcurdling moments soon begins to retard the motion of the film. Even the supposed surprise ending becomes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Happening | 12/3/2004 | See Source »

...bucket of flat Diet Coke resting patiently at your side becomes fizzy and fresh on your lap as you jump—hard. It’s these moments—when some random horrific element comes from nowhere—that make the first act of The Grudge, Hollywood??s latest attempt at remaking a foreign blockbuster, extremely enjoyable. Yet tension gives way to torpor as the first act crawls to a close: the slow reserved pace that initially generates bloodcurdling moments soon begins to retard the motion of the film. Even the supposed surprise ending becomes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Happening | 11/19/2004 | See Source »

...bucket of flat Diet Coke resting patiently at your side becomes fizzy and fresh on your lap as you jump—hard. It’s these moments—when some random horrific element comes from nowhere—that make the first act of The Grudge, Hollywood??s latest attempt at remaking a foreign blockbuster, extremely enjoyable. Yet tension gives way to torpor as the first act crawls to a close: the slow reserved pace that initially generates bloodcurdling moments soon begins to retard the motion of the film. Even the supposed surprise ending becomes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Headline | 11/12/2004 | See Source »

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