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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Speaking of easy gags: Don Johnson, banking on a Burt Reynolds inability to covert our knowledge of his washed-up career into a slimy on-screen persona (what this implies about our judgment of people and stars is somewhat disturbing). Unfortunately, Johnson's acting skills aren't quite up to par (Tin Cup...never mind): his comic timing stinks and sinks one scene after another, not disastrously, since his character's smoothness is meant to fall short of his lust...

Author: By Nicolas R. Rapold, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Back to Black | 4/16/1999 | See Source »

...especially cute in Never Been Kissed, her new vehicle in which she stars and tries out the role of executive producer. Not only is Barrymore a personality tailored for the silver screen (and apparently for behind-the-scenes work as well), she is a wonderful actress for the type of syrupy, comedic, transformative love story that the movie chronicles...

Author: By Peter A. Hahn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Back to School | 4/16/1999 | See Source »

...connection, the ultimate target of the police sting and the object of Claire's budding sexual interest. Olyphant's Todd is sinister and alluring, the embodiment of a bad boy who can be both repelling and difficult to resist. Second only to Polley, Olyphant is a stand-out on screen...

Author: By Peter A. Hahn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Wake Up and 'Go-Go' | 4/16/1999 | See Source »

...sfriend and provider, Ronna's drug connection, theultimate target of the police sting and the objectof Claire's budding sexual interest. Olyphant'sTodd is sinister and alluring, the embodiment of abad boy who can be both repelling and difficultto resist. Second only to Polley, Olyphant is astand-out on screen...

Author: By Peter A. Hahn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Wake Up and `Go-Go' | 4/16/1999 | See Source »

...ATTRACTED INTERNET ADVOCATES: After seeing Wicked at Sundance, Ain't It Cool movie-website geek Harry Knowles raved about Stiles' "immense amount of screen presence" and tapped her as the "discovery of the fest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: 10 Things About Her | 4/12/1999 | See Source »

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