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Kevin Costner's Neurotic Cowboy
by Scott Holleran
(August 20, 2003)
If audiences are desperate for some form of heroism, they will have to find it someplace other than Mr. Costner's Open Range.
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Katharine Hepburn: A Woman for All Seasons
by Scott Holleran
(June 30, 2003)
Yes, the world is darker without Katharine Hepburn. But the world is much more radiant for her having been in it.
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Oscars at 75
by Scott Holleran
(March 29, 2003)
The Academy Awards, like the motion pictures they reward, reflect today's culture: much of it is depraved and most of it is unexceptional. Yet, at their best, the Oscars are a celebration of glamour -- and it's about the only one we've got.
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"Bowling for Columbine": Moore's "Documentary" is More of a Work of Fiction
by Andrew Boksansky
(February 16, 2003)
The disturbing part about "Bowling for Columbine" is the way it passes itself off as a documentary, while the drastic statistical distortions and factual inaccuracies makes it makes it nothing more than a fictional piece of propaganda.
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It's Hip to be Square: "A Walk to Remember"
by Michelle Malkin
(February 7, 2002)
Miss Moore, for all you oldsters who've never heard of her, is a 17-year-old singer/entertainer. In life and on the big screen, she is a class act. Her recent cinematic debut, "A Walk to Remember," is currently No. 3 at the box office. This is an amazing cultural feat.
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"The Sopranos" is Fired At for the Wrong Reasons
by Joseph Kellard
(June 3, 2001)
Earlier this year, a suit was filed against the producers of "The Sopranos," Time Warner Entertainment Co., by a legal group, the American Italian Defense Association (AIDA). It's been reported that the group wants no money or any modifications in the show but is asking a court to proclaim that it violates the Illinois Constitution's guarantee of "individual dignity."
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Get Busy Living, or Get Busy Dying: A Review of "The Shawshank Redemption"
by Joseph Kellard
(July 17, 2000)
Whether or not Andy succeeded in achieving his freedom, it is his fundamental view of life, one which refuses to resign to hopelessness in the face of evil, that makes The Shawshank Redemption a great, heroic work of art.
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Academy Award Picks Reflect a Culture of Decay
by Chris Wolski
(April 2, 2000)
This year's Academy Award nominations, the annual indicator of the state of American culture, are morally ominous, said a senior writer for the Ayn Rand Institute.
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How the Oscar Nominations Reflect the Culture's False Alternative Between Facts and Morality
by Robert W. Tracinski
(April 1, 2000)
These two categories of films reflect the basic ethical alternative offered by our culture: we can be hard-nosed realists and dismiss morality as irrelevant to the world we live in -- or we can take a leap of faith and accept moral rules pertaining only to some mystical realm.
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"Boiler Room": Bastard Child of "Wall Street"
by Andrew Lewis
(March 2, 2000)
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Boiler Room is possibly the most complete tribute ever offered by one movie to another. By design and by accident, it transfigures Oliver Stone's 1987 hatchet job, Wall Street, achieving the improbable feat of turning Bud Fox and Gordon Gecko of Wall Street into heroes and relative moral giants.
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