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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...such production seeking to capitalize on the free spending and general consumerism of the holiday season is Anna and the King, starring Jodie Foster and international star Chow Yun Fat (A Better Tomorrow, The Killer) under the direction of Andy Tennant, who is last known for his sweet treatment of the Cinderella tale in Ever After. So, in order to entice people into theaters in the winter months, what do studios do? They advertise when most people will be sitting in theatres to hype the next big film season. So, for those who saw Star Wars: Episode I this past...

Author: By James Crawford, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Cinemanic: Will Anna be a Crowning Achievment or an Epic Disaster? | 10/1/1999 | See Source »

...These scenes are so important because the filmmakers want to portray Vann as a "zero," a nothing--a "nobody home" type of guy. He is merely a reflection of whatever others want him to be: a son to an unhappy old couple; a buddy to a high school football star; Mr. Right to an unmarried postal worker. Yet Fancher also wants the audience to sympathize with the real Vann--a man who is tormented by nonexistent cops; a man whose killing is not always within his control ("You don't always choose what you do. Sometimes what you do chooses...

Author: By Nate P. Gray, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Confusion, Not Conversation Follows | 10/1/1999 | See Source »

...slinking keyboards burns with an intensity and focus that at least vaguely justifies the Radiohead comparison, Thom Yorke and company will not be looking for other work anytime soon. Showbiz captures a young band trying to search out their own musical turf rather than simply copping the classic rock star poses. Fortunately, moments like the rising fury of "Overdue" or the schizophrenic dynamics of "Cave" transcend hero worship and even manage to raise a few hairs on the back of the neck. Muse shouldn't be dismissed for simply failing to live up to their messiah-like hype...

Author: By R. ADAM Lauridsen, | Title: Muse | 10/1/1999 | See Source »

Earlier this week it was announced that the star of both An Officer and a Gentleman and Slumber Party '57, Debra Winger, will be a teaching fellow in the life-changing course, General Education 105, "The Literature of Social Reflection." The following is a formal introduction to other significant additions to the rock-'em, sock-'em instructive line...

Author: By Whitney K. Bryant, Jessica A. Nordell, and Anna M. Schneider-mayerson, S | Title: Not Your Average TF | 10/1/1999 | See Source »

...position that domestic staff are people too can only enhance the life-changing experience of the course. The teaching staff agreed that Pintauro will not have problems relating to his students, but suggested that students may have to work to bridge the gap between themselves and the former child star. In order to overcome this barrier, the course sourcebook will now include excerpts from issues 63-72 of TigerBeat as well as several posters (suitable for framing...

Author: By Whitney K. Bryant, Jessica A. Nordell, and Anna M. Schneider-mayerson, S | Title: Not Your Average TF | 10/1/1999 | See Source »

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