William H. Macy

At the Sundance Film Festival, Everyone's a Winner (More or Less)

Man trouble

Screen version of Oleanna comes off shrill, empty

The perfect crime

The Coens' dazzling new Fargo rediscovers the horrible, prosaic allure of crime

Independents' day

Small films have their big night in '96

Going down

Air Force One nosedives into an ocean of ennui

One happy family

The hugely ambitious Boogie Nights looks at the exalted, debased world of porn

Political coup

Wag the Dog paints the White House a brilliant black

Color guard

Sneaky social satire Pleasantville changes the '50s from vanilla to tutti-frutti

Rehitting the showers

Gus Van Sant's re-Psycho'd Hitchcock classic is a little dated, but not without fresh blood

Objection overruled

Travolta, Duvall, and filmmaker Steven Zaillian make a strong case for A Civil Action

Pulling punches

Mamet's The Old Neighborhood is full of rage, but never scores a direct hit

Wookiee Mistake

Mamet's The Old Neighborhood is full of rage, but never scores a direct hit

Like Pigs to Slaughter

Cast of old men in leather pants on the road to nowhere good

Puff Piece

Thank You for Smoking's satire falls short of incendiary

Scared Stiff

Wayne Kramer's latest casts a Paul over the proceedings

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

Wayne Kramer's latest casts a Paul over the proceedings

Fortunate Son

Sahara has no reason to exist, until you see who made it

Damn it, Mamet

The master of macho dialogue loses his touch

Dance This Mess Around

What a bad feeling--and taste--Honey leaves behind

Bucking the Odds

Seabiscuit is a different breed of summer "ride" movie

The Look of Hate

Arthur Miller fixes his Focus on prejudice in 1940s Brooklyn

Dino-sore

Jurassic Park III may put butts in seats, but after a few good chase scenes, it'll chap your hide

Sins of the Fathers

Macy and Sutherland work out their issues in slow motion

Reel People

It's about the artists, not the stars at the 31st annual USA Film Festival

Sexual Perversity in Vermont

In a small town, folks swallow Hollywood's American bull

Cock of the walk

Magnolia buries a radiant Tom Cruise beneath three hours of brilliant nothing

Oh, Mann

Three years and one bad record deal later, Aimee Mann returns -- with two wonderful records

Speed trap

Stay way, way out of Happy, Texas

Super zeroes

Heroes without powers, the Mystery Men fight crime with laughter

Richardson Theatre Centre And Onstage in Bedford Present More Jewish Comedy Than You Can Shake A Shiksa At

Heroes without powers, the Mystery Men fight crime with laughter