A mix of bitter biography and film history, From the Journals of Jean Seberg takes on Hollywood
By Arnold Wayne Jones,
April 18, 1996
The standard definition of "documentary" seems inadequate to describe Mark Rappaport's intriguing new nonfiction film, From the Journals of Jean... More>>
Brain Candy's Scott Thompson charts the strange evolution of the Kids in the Hall
By Jimmy Fowler,
April 11, 1996
When a Los Angeles publicist for a major Hollywood studio asks, "Which Kid do you want to interview?" the choice is tough. Two days apart, two... More>>
Zeffirelli meticulously recycles the goof-proof romance Jane Eyre
By Arnold Wayne Jones,
April 11, 1996
The original screen version of Jane Eyre, released in 1944--with Joan Fontaine and Orson Welles, both at the height of their powers--is one of... More>>
David O. Russell explores family fears through a screwball prism in Flirting With Disaster
By Jimmy Fowler,
April 04, 1996
On an uncharacteristically chilly morning in March, writer-director David O. Russell looks every bit the brooding auteur: uncombed black hair... More>>
Have you noticed how there's been a backlash against the use of stunt breasts?
Guys are deciding that they're not that crazy about artificial... More>>
The remake of Diabolique is a stale, creaky version of the sick French classic
By Arnold Wayne Jones,
March 28, 1996
Diabolique, the black-and-white 1955 French classic from director Henri Georges Clouzot, seems like a murder thriller, but it's much closer in... More>>
Passion and humor distinguish the loving memoir Antonia's Line
By Arnold Wayne Jones,
March 28, 1996
As Antonia's Line begins, Antonia (Willeke van Ammelrooy) is 88, and fully aware that she will be dead by the end of the day. As a kind of final... More>>
Witless and laughable, Executive Decision fails the smirk test
By Arnold Wayne Jones,
March 21, 1996
Among my most cherished television memories are the outrageous movie parodies shown almost weekly on the old Carol Burnett Show. Burnett's staff... More>>
The fanciful Italian import, Star Maker, abounds with hope and sadness
By Arnold Wayne Jones,
March 14, 1996
Movies hold a special, sentimental place in Giuseppe Tornatore's heart. His second feature, 1988's Cinema Paradiso, was the loving counterpoint... More>>
I recently made up with my girlfriend, Cherry Dilday--for the 37th time--and we were on our way to catch One Night Stand at the triple-screen... More>>
The Coens' dazzling new Fargo rediscovers the horrible, prosaic allure of crime
By Arnold Wayne Jones,
March 07, 1996
Conventional wisdom says that the Coen Brothers--Joel, who directs, and Ethan, who produces--can do no wrong artistically. Of course, that's not... More>>
A quirky eroticism fires the classical Mary Reilly
By Jimmy Fowler,
March 07, 1996
There are two theories behind the Hollywood mistreatment of Julia Roberts' latest vehicle, Mary Reilly: Either the studio, TriStar, shot several... More>>
I always wanted to use the word "penultimate" in a sentence, and this is the penultimate week of the 1996 Drive-In Academy Award nominations,... More>>
Schroeder and Streep make clumsy co-conspirators in Before and After
By Jimmy Fowler,
February 29, 1996
I'm no fan of mob justice, but in the name of good filmmaking, I say American audiences should campaign to get the American citizenship of Barbet... More>>
