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...Amidst the store’s imposing financial troubles, Solano, who has owned and managed the one-room store for 30 years, maintains some hope. “Even though we are in some trouble here, there’s always a certain amount of hilarity, ” she says...
With Spartan, Mamet continues his streak of ambitious failed thrillers, a list that includes Heist, which he wrote and directed, and an adaptation of Thomas Harris’ novel, Hannibal. Yet, Spartan deserves a fair bit of praise for its occasional originality amidst the often tired trappings of the thriller genre. How many directors utilize slavery, spin, sultry sex and Soldiers Field (actually a likeness with a big red H) in a single film...
...amnesia-addled from a car crash and begins scampering through the streets of Los Angeles. These two women eventually cross paths and seek out answers to the mysteries that riddle their lives. David Lynch should have won the Oscar for his evocative vision of a treacherously seductive Hollywood, where amidst the magazine-gloss sheen, two people who seek moral truths are engulfed in the process. Lynch concocts an enveloping sense of foreboding, lingering his camera even as the characters have moved well beyond the scope of the frame. The film’s emotional weight seems almost secondary to unraveling...
Somewhere, lost amidst the taxi cabs swerving around pedestrians, frantic nannies chasing after their charges and Manhattan socialites strutting to and from their black-tie dinner engagements, lies a Park Avenue subculture that most will never know exists...
...half-dozen unsolicited appraisals of Sheen’s bed time performances that Gossip Guy has received from the highly satisfied women of Harvard, who are ever mindful of the power of positive reinforcement. How does he find the time to brush up on his tantra amidst his busy schedule? Multi-tasking. Last week, Sheen was observed in the Kirkland laundry putting in a few loads while waiting for his wash cycle to finish...