 Monday, September 2, 2002
AMY'S ORGASM by Julie Davis
They're Single and Self-Possessed, but Sad at Heart. A romantic fantasy for women and a horror movie for male viewers. By Dave Kehr. [New York Times: Movies]
ONE HOUR PHOTO by Mark Romanek
That Orderly World of His? It's About to Explode. Mark Romanek's gripping but not wholly successful psychodrama stars Robin Williams as a photo processor who peers into the lives of his customers. By Elvis Mitchell. [New York Times: Movies]
SATIN ROUGE by Raja Amari
An Initiate in the Night Rhythms of Tunis. In "Satin Rouge," a tale of a widow who finds freedom as a belly dancer, Raja Amari shocked Islamic traditionalists. By Nancy Ramsey. [New York Times: Movies]
MAD LOVE by Vicente Aranda
Bewitched and Bewildered by Her Passion for a Heel. Vicente Aranda's fact-based historical film of sexual obsession is an often watchable, though goofy and lurid, blast of a costume drama. By Elvis Mitchell. [New York Times: Movies]
MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING
An Indie Movie Is Outlasting the Blockbusters. Summer blockbusters normally open at vast numbers of theaters and then disappear after a few weeks. "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" has succeeded with precisely the opposite strategy. By Stephen Kinzer. [New York Times: Movies]
Low-Tech 'Godzilla'
Low-Tech 'Godzilla' Remains a Force. Unlike "Star Wars," "Star Trek" and other serials that rely on digitized special effects, "Godzilla" still wows audiences with a low-tech approach. By Ken Belson. [New York Times: Movies]
Jean-Luc Godard
Godard in Autumn, Analyzing America. Jean-Luc Godard, the master of critical cinema, is generous, and democratic, with his criticism. By Stuart Klawans. [New York Times: Movies]
Mail-Order indie films
Want to See First-Run Indie Films? Join the Club. Resembling a book-of-the-month club, a new mail-order business champions overlooked and unreleased independent films. By Beth Pinsker. [New York Times: Movies]
DVD sends the VCR packing
Revolt in the Den: DVD Sends the VCR Packing to the Attic. Digital videodiscs and their players, which five years ago were not much more than the toys of gadget-lust sufferers, have now taken full wing as a true pop-culture phenomenon. By Rick Lyman. [New York Times: Movies]
*CORPUS CALLOSUM by Michael Snow
Digitally Giving Time and Space the Silly Putty Treatment. The newest effort by the experimental director Michael Snow is a playful parlor trick that depicts the mundanity of office life and the need to escape it. By Elvis Mitchell. [New York Times: Movies]
Rep. Howard Coble as Internet Putschist News & Record: "Howard Coble obviously means well. But a bi-partisan bill he is co-sponsoring to combat Internet burglars effectively could make the entertainment industry judge, jury and executioner of alleged cybercriminals and would permit them unfettered access into anyone's home computer." [Scripting News]
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