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2001 Stories by Robert Wilonsky

• God's Gift

  published August 30, 2001

  There is perhaps no explanation for why the soundtrack to Joel and Ethan Coen's O Brother, Where Art Thou?, crammed full of bluegrass... More >>

• Dig A Hole

  published August 30, 2001

  In March, the four members of the Toadies--Todd Lewis, Lisa Umbarger, Clark Vogeler and Mark Reznicek--sat around a table at a Lakewood... More >>

• Back to School

  published August 30, 2001

  Judd Apatow tries not to think of what became of Sam and Lindsay Weir, Neal Schweiber, Bill Haverchuck, Daniel Desario, Nick Andopolis and the... More >>

• White Dopes on Dope

  published August 23, 2001

  Beware the filmmaker who looks through the camera's lens and sees only himself on the other side, blowing kisses. He's the fool who confuses... More >>

• Various Artists

  published August 23, 2001

  Townes Van Zandt died January 1, 1997, his heart betraying him as he lay in the Tennessee night recovering from back surgery. Only the... More >>

• Hell Freezes Over

  published August 23, 2001

  The rumors have been floating around since late July, but now they can be confirmed: The Toadies have broken up. Singer-guitarist Todd... More >>

• End of the Road

  published August 23, 2001

  Far too often, those who work in the music industry are so concerned with making a living they often forget they're capable, at their best, of... More >>

• Race Baiting

  published August 16, 2001

  There is one joke in Rat Race, aka Cannonball Run IV, so stunning--most of all, because it's the one joke in the film... More >>

• Chomsky

  published August 16, 2001

  Irv Karwelis, Idol Records' honcho, sent over the Onward Quirky Soldiers advance along with sale figures for the first single off said... More >>

• The Rebel's Waltz

  published August 16, 2001

  On May 25, 2001, there stood on a single London stage Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon--all told, "a fucking gorgeous... More >>

• Last Call?

  published August 16, 2001

  There are almost never employee meetings at the Lounge, the 19-year-old bar nestled within the lobby of the Inwood Theater. There has... More >>

• Mohr or Less

  published August 9, 2001

  Jay Mohr's been around long enough to be taken for granted, yet he's not quite stuck in the pop-culture consciousness; he always seems... More >>

• Get a Piece

  published August 9, 2001

  For a few moments, American Pie 2 tastes every bit as stale as junk food left out on the countertop for two years. "Just like... More >>

• Deep Throat

  published August 9, 2001

  During this cinematic Summer of Dumb, it would be all too easy to celebrate half-assed clever as a virtue, especially when proffered by Bobby... More >>

• Out & About

  published August 9, 2001

  There, on one corner of Sixth Street and Congress Avenue, stood Ray Davies, hiding behind don't-fuck-with-me shades. Just across the street... More >>

• Dust to Dust

  published August 9, 2001

  Ten years ago, Robert Harris picked up the phone to find on the other end a relative stranger bearing extraordinary news. This man was at a... More >>

• Giant Among Myths

  published August 2, 2001

  There are those who would insist the best thing to have ever happened to James Dean was his death--at an early age, in a violent car wreck,... More >>

• Fly By Night

  published August 2, 2001

  The most telling scene in Rush Hour 2 comes during the closing-credits montage of outtakes, which have become the most enjoyable... More >>

• Money Men

  published August 2, 2001

  There is only one reason Jon Favreau's new film is called Made. Not too long ago, his old friend and co-star Vince Vaughn called him up... More >>

• Enchanted Evenings

  published July 26, 2001

  For months, I've had in my possession a video cassette of Kirikou and the Sorceress, a 1998 French-made gem that only received its... More >>

• Ape Escape

  published July 26, 2001

  There are scenes in Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes redo so hysterical they drown out minutes' worth of dialogue that follow,... More >>

• It Happens

  published July 26, 2001

  Matt Stone has little time to talk. It's Tuesday, July 17, 1 p.m. in Los Angeles, yet Stone and Trey Parker have yet to finish a television... More >>

• Death Become Him

  published July 26, 2001

  Mark Brandon Read was 17 when he entered prison for the first time. A young man, yes, but one who had never really been a child. His father had... More >>

• Nothing Hill

  published July 19, 2001

  A year ago, John Cusack was smarting over his breakup with Catherine Zeta-Jones, who, he lamented, was "out of my class--too smart, too... More >>

• Klinky Sex

  published July 19, 2001

  Robert Scott Crane insists he had no idea that people would be so fascinated with his famous father's penis (or is that his father's famous... More >>