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...Wipes. Every one of the movies features old-school Hollywood “wipes” of the screen between several shots. No movies besides the prequels have had the balls to do something so wildly anachronistic in the past decade...

Author: By Vinita M. Alexander, Ben B. Chung, Daniel J. Hemel, Marianne F. Kaletzky, Kristina M. Moore, Will B. Payne, Abe J. Riesman, and Scoop A. Wasserstein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Executive Decisions | 12/15/2005 | See Source »

...quartet. 5. Every time someone makes fun of Pigpen’s appearance; ponder why they keep picking on the kid that can’t afford soap. 6. Whenever you feel Charles Schultz gets too preachy in the script. 7. Every time a non-white character comes on screen. Prepare to end the night sober. 8. Reinforce your own crippling insecurity by taking a shot every time Linus retreats to his blanket. 9. Every time you’re confused as to why one of the most-merchandised holiday specials of the last 50 years keeps criticizing the commercialization...

Author: By Nicholas K. Tabor, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Screen Shots: A Charlie Brown Christmas | 12/14/2005 | See Source »

...screen twelve pixilated figures pirouetted, leapt, and posed to a Bruce Springsteen medley. As “Born to Run” segued into “The River” and “The River” flowed into the pounding chorus of “The Rising,” hearts began to sink. The picture wasn’t clear, but the message was. The FM dance team wouldn’t steal the show without a fight...

Author: By A. HAVEN Thompson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Dance of a Lifetime | 12/14/2005 | See Source »

...mean girl we can’t help but love. Immediately finding fault with Meredith, the littlest Stone is ruthlessly cruel, but in a charming way. McAdams is coming off a high year in Hollywood that hopefully won’t be impeded with dredge like this. Her natural screen presence is reminiscent of, appropriately enough, Keaton...

Author: By Jessica C. Coggins, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Family Stone | 12/14/2005 | See Source »

...year. 90% of them are found, some are never seen again” begins “Wolf Creek.” Can three teenagers simply be wiped off of the face of the Earth during a mundane road trip through the Outback? Writer/director Greg McLean brings to the screen the “based on a true story” account of Sidney resident Ben (Nathan Phillips), and British tourists Liz (Cassandra Magrath) and Kristy (Kestie Morassi). Although the camera work is certainly appealing and the plot gripping, the movie ultimately seems like an Australian version...

Author: By Noah S. Bloom, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Wolf Creek | 12/14/2005 | See Source »

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