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...pharmaceutical corporations. The film borrows copiously from a range of niche genres—action, romance, western and sci-fi, among others. It’s a shame that it isn’t a musical, too (“Bebop” is the name of the film??s spaceship), considering that it’s been decades since Paint Your Wagon wiped out the potentially entertaining future of the song-and-dance western, and it couldn’t hurt to try reviving the genre. Cowboy Bebop screens...
...films in the series are linked by their time period, not by a shared genre. Lorre’s The Lost Man, his only directorial endeavor, is based on the true story of a Nazi scientist-turned-serial-killer. The film??s anti-hero, Dr. Rothe, is stalked by shadows and plagued by his past in a film that aligns itself with the expressionist oeuvres of Fritz Lang...
...resulting message—as is the case in many of the films in the series—is that the German people were the victims of the Nazi regime, not victimizers on its behalf. Still, Dr. Rothe is a man tormented by his murderous past, and even the film??s harshest critics would be hard-pressed to ignore Rothe’s metaphorical significance...
...stars as Professor David Gale, an anti-death penalty crusader accused of murdering a fellow activist (Laura Linney) in this issue movie from Alan Parker (Angela’s Ashes). Once Gale reaches death row, he gives his side of the story to an ambitious reporter (Kate Winslet). The film??s trio of Oscar darlings and hot social topic should lend some class and relevance, respectively, to the reportedly twist-heavy story. The Life of David Gale screens...
...novel. The film, set in 1950s Vietnam, pits Caine against Brendan Fraser’s undercover American spy as Fraser vies for the affections of Caine’s Vietnamese mistress (Do Thi Hai Yen). Fraser’s intervention in the romance is intended to parallel the film??s other plot—a commentary on the early American efforts to eradicate communism in Vietnam. Christopher Hampton (Dangerous Liaisons) and Robert Schenkkan adapt Greene’s book, while Phillip Noyce (Rabbit-Proof Fence) directs. The Quiet American screens...