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...classy restaurant, a low lit dock). Such scenes are more accurate depictions of Wilson's mentality and fantasies than his interactions with others or even reality itself. Into these prisms of then and now, Soderbergh splices actual footage of actor Stamp in his role as a young British thief in 1967's Poor Cow. Though these montages seem disorienting and self-conscious at first, such sequences gradually reveal the cyclical nature of Wilson's life and the truth behind Jenny's death...

Author: By Diane W. Lewis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Soderbergh's Sweet Revenge | 10/8/1999 | See Source »

...cons--Harry the thief (Brit throb Jeremy Northam, doing a nice imitation of all four Baldwin brothers) and Wayne Wayne Wayne Jr., the career loser (appealingly whiny Steve Zahn)--have escaped from prison and landed in "the town without a frown." The camper they have stolen belonged to a couple of pageant producers, so Harry and Wayne must pretend to be gay men with an encyclopedic knowledge of show tunes and sewing as they prepare five avid little girls for the 18th annual Little Miss Fresh Squeeze Preteen Talent Competition. They are also expected to be the most sensitive guys...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Love and Larceny In a Small Town | 10/4/1999 | See Source »

...like to think all people with significant bank accounts carry like a badge. Whatever the reason, he's getting a little too comfortable playing the man with the big bucks, and The Thomas Crown Affair is a case in point. The story of a Wall Street mogul turned art thief and the insurance investigator who loves him, Thomas Crown depends on the chemistry between Brosnan and Rene Russo, his investigator/lover. The scenes of high adventure and art thievery that overwhelmed the movies trailer is largely confined to the first half-hour of the film. The rest rides on stolen glances...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani and David Kornhaber, S | Title: I Know What You Saw This Summer | 9/24/1999 | See Source »

Victorian London provides the backdrop for the "Jewel of the Nile"-inspired parody in which a nasty thief steals wealthy Denise Ovanuncle's prized Jewel of Denial...

Author: By Victoria C. Hallett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hasty Pudding Theatricals Decides on 'Denial' | 9/23/1999 | See Source »

Eventually, they track down the thief Colin Izer, but before Ovanucle can regain her jewel, they must travel to Egypt, where the second...

Author: By Victoria C. Hallett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hasty Pudding Theatricals Decides on 'Denial' | 9/23/1999 | See Source »

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