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Author Archives: Madeleine Williams
Mission: Impossible 2 -
Another Impossible Mission, this time involving the hunt for a deadly virus. Tom Cruise will star, along with Ving Rhames, Thandie Newton, Brendan Gleeson, Dougray Scott, John Polson, Rade Serbedzija and Richard Roxburgh. Anthony Hopkins will play Cruise’s new boss. … Continue reading
Posted in 2000, Movie Reviews
Tagged Action, Anthony Hopkins, Brendan Gleeson, John Woo, Thandie Newton, Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames
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Small Time Crooks -
Woody Allen directs and stars in this comedy about a group of dimwitted thieves trying to rob a bank. Michael Rappaport, Hugh Grant, Tracy Ullman, Elaine May and Jon Lovitz also star. Capsule Review: One of Woody Allen’s better comedies … Continue reading
Posted in 2000, Movie Reviews
Tagged Comedy, Crime, Hugh Grant, Jon Lovitz, Michael Rapaport, Tracy Ullman, Woody Allen
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Dinosaur -
A combination live-action/computer animation/stop motion film about why the dinosaurs became extinct. D.B. Sweeney voices the main character, a dinosaur raised by lemurs. When a giant asteroid threatens, the lone dinosaur leads the lemurs to safety, while his fellow dinosaurs … Continue reading
Road Trip -
Todd Phillips directs this tale of four college students travelling 1000 miles to another college. Amy Smart, Sean William Scott, Andy Dick, Rachel Blanchard, Tom Green and Breckin Meyer star. Capsule Review: Road Trip plays like a dumbed-down version of … Continue reading
Posted in 2000, Movie Reviews
Tagged Amy Smart, Andy Dick, Breckin Meyer, Comedy, Sean William Scott, Tom Green
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Hamlet -
Contemporary retelling of Shakespeare’s famous play. Ethan Hawke stars as Hamlet. Also starring are Kyle MacLachlan (Claudius), Sam Shepard (The Ghost), Julia Stiles (Ophelia), Diane Venora (Gertrude) and Bill Murray (Polonius). Liev Schrieber, Steve Zahn, Casey Affleck and Jeffrey Wright … Continue reading
Posted in 2000, Movie Reviews
Tagged Bill Murray, Casey Affleck, Ethan Hawke, Jeffrey Wright, Julia Stiles, Kyle MacLachlan, Liev Schrieber, Sam Shepard, Shakespeare, Steve Zahn
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Gladiator -
Welcome to the madness and mayhem of gladatorial combat, where people line up for miles around to get a glimpse of the fighting on the big screen…or make that the arena floor. Director Ridley Scott ushers in the return of … Continue reading
Posted in 2000, Movie Reviews
Tagged Academy Awards, Action, Best Picture, Joaquin Phoenix, Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe
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Time Code -
Mike Figgis directs this experimental, improvised thriler. Stellan Skarsgard, Salma Hayek, Saffron Burrows, Holly Hunter, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Kyle MacLachlan, Leslie Mann, Julian Sands, Mia Maestro, Alessandro Nivola, Richard Edson, Danny Huston, Aimee Graham, Xander Berkeley, Viveka Davis, Golden Brooks and … Continue reading
Posted in 2000, Movie Reviews
Tagged Holly Hunter, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Kyle MacLachlan, Saffron Burrows, Salma Hayek, Stellan Skarsgard
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The Big Kahuna -
John Swanbeck directs this 16mm film starring Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito and Peter Facinelli as a trio of salesmen at an industrial lubricans convention in Wichita. Roger Rueff adapted his comic play. Previously titled Hospitality Suite. Capsule Review: Very obviously … Continue reading
Posted in 2000, Movie Reviews
Tagged Danny DeVito, Kevin Spacey, Peter Facinelli
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The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas -
Yep, it’s a prequel to The Flintstones. Young newlyweds Fred (Mark Addy) and Wilma (Kristen Johnson) leave their puppy Dino with friends Barney (Stephen Baldwin) and Betty (Jane Krakowski) to go on a trip to Rock Vegas. Joan Collins will … Continue reading
Posted in 2000, Movie Reviews
Tagged Alan Cummings, Comedy, Harvey Korman, Jane Krakowski, Joan Collins, Kristen Johnson, Mark Addy, Stephen Baldwin
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