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...first generation who grew up in the decline of the suburban dream, the promise of two-kids and white picket fences. This modern American film landscape transforms the suburbs into a movie metaphor of malevolence underlying the pretense of normality. The Virgin Suicides, Sofia Coppola's directorial debut, although not a modern-day investigation of suburban life, explores this theme of banality and the darker side of the '70s two-car garages and fertile green lawns. Her first cinematic endeavor taps the similar suburban malaise of recent critically acclaimed indies The Ice Storm and Welcome to the Dollhouse, that attempt...
...previously best-known for her forgettable appearance in Godfather III, brings an ethereal and dark cinematic feel to the project. Leaving aside the fact that her father is one of Hollywood's immortal directors and produced the film, Sofia competently handles the job of director on her virgin film debut. Stylistically, the film has an interesting low-fi, '70s feel that adds to the mystery and spectral nature of the film. But the stylistic achievement unfortunately can't overshadow the problematic content that plagues it, and eventually relegates it to the label of "a good movie". After leaving the theater...
...adds a moody and nuanced touch to the film. Although falling short of its potential, The Virgin Suicides is a movie worth viewing. And as a bonus you can give the director and stars your opinion by traveling to the film's website www.virginsuicides.com. You can tell Sofia her debut was as good as her acting career or profess that her film debut was better than hubby Spike Jonze...
...Members of the Supremes since the group's 1961 debut...
...where it trades ? into a cruel joke. Worst of all, cheap shares cut off new supplies of cash that are needed if a money-losing company hopes ever to build a sustainable business. The latest example of an unwelcome dot-com is Altavista, which on Friday pulled a public debut scheduled for this week...