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...scope of this study envelops their desperate desire for the possibility of keeping their religious and cultural customs in the face of the 19th century’s far ranging changes. By the end of this intriguing film, the audience has been taken on a journey through philosophy, history, sci-fi and, in total, the whole of African history. 7 p.m. Harvard Film Archive...
...casting directors he comes before these days have either seen the movie or heard the buzz around it. “This was a low-budget, independent film with a great cast that had a niche audience and specific genre. If I’d done a low-budget sci-fi movie, even if it had a great cast, chances are the casting people would not have seen...
...such a favorite among screenwriters: since Christmas, we have had no fewer than three movies that revolve around people misplacing their memories. In Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet pay to have the memory of their lousy relationship erased. Paycheck was a sci-fi thriller about a man (Ben Affleck) whose employers wipe his memory for security purposes. (As an extra precaution, they then erased Paycheck from the memory of the entire moviegoing public.) And in 50 First Dates, Drew Barrymore plays a woman with amnesia who is endlessly wooed and rewooed by Adam Sandler...
...Schermerhorn speaks, Kamont and Winston recline on the secondhand couches that adorn the platoon's common area. They stare at a television hooked up to a portable DVD player that serves up a steady stream of war movies, sci fi, horror and porn. In front of the TV is a coffee table littered with picked-over ready-to-eat meals, Tootsie Rolls and water bottles filled with tobacco juice. Heat comes from three portable radiators. The platoon's house--the hooch, as the G.I.s call it--lies within the perimeter of the Azimiya palace compound, built by Saddam...
Digitally remastered and in Surround Sound, this reissue of Ridley Scott’s sci-fi horror film represents the first chance for anyone born in the last two decades to see the film as it should be presented—on the big screen. Seeing the movie in a theater will open your eyes to what is almost indiscernible when watching the DVD—Alien’s incredible sets and lighting: the crew’s space craft “Nostromo” is magnificent on screen and its halls are full of beautiful detail...