Word: caste
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...revered for its witty originality in restarting the horror genre, I Know What You Did Last Summer should be deplored for stalling it. The movie tracks four kids in a quaint northeastern seaside town the summer after they accidentally run over the town recluse. With its superficial storyline, cast of adolescent unknowns and a serial killer armed with a lethal fish hook, Summer keeps the suspense to a minimum and the plot to a formula. It makes a perfect 80s slasher flick but pales in the wake of Scream's splendor...
...book's phenomenal popularity is not unwarranted. It's a fantastic read, both for its easygoing, anecdotal style and its matchless cast of characters. No effort is made to concoct a novelistic plot line, although the book centers itself on the murder trial of Jim Williams, a wealthy art collector who shoots his homosexual lover, a violent young hustler, in what he claims is self-defense...
...posters are enough to make your heart sink: another "screwball comedy" with Bill Murray carrying the whole cast? Thankfully, Murray's latest is an altogether humorous and clever film alternately mocking conventions of the Cold War, James Bond espionage thrillers and the theater itself, along with more pratfalls than even Chevy Chase could dream of. Wallace (Bill Murray) drops in on his richer brother (Peter Gallagher) and, thinking he's doing participatory theater, quickly finds he is the "wrong man" in an espionage plot. The name of the game is irony and near-misses, as Murray keeps the audience laughing...
Jennifer Jason Leigh is perfectly cast in Agnieszka Holland's adaptation of Henry James's novel. An awkward young woman starved for affection is caught between a cynical, distant father and a spirited but selfish young suitor. Holland's camera work and sense of period are engaging throughout, and her trademark comic acuity leavens the somber arc of the story. Eventually, Leigh asserts herself just long enough to break your heart. Like its heroine, the film misses true magnificence, but its intelligent cast and sensitive story-telling are more than enough to recommend...
...over again, with Ewing shutting down the middle and John Starks (remember him?) lighting it up from downtown as the Knicks beat the Hawks 100-79. Of course, Atlanta was playing without top players Steve Smith and Alan Henderson. But with New York muddling along with the cast of veterans the team mortgaged its future to buy, any win is a good...