All posts by Randy Shulman
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Lypsinka Dearest
John Epperson's favorite Joan Crawford film is Berserk. The one with the ax? ''No,'' he corrects the reporter gently, ''that one was called Straight Jacket....
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Flights of Fantasy
When it comes to new movie releases, January is pretty much the doldrums. In order to find a truly involving motion picture that doesn't include...
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Star Bright
It's all about the song. So potent is its power -- and so much more powerful in the hands of the artist who sings it...
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From the Publisher
Note: This letter from the publisher is, in large part, referring to the printed version of Metro Weekly magazine. The year was 1997. The month,...
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Uberdull
Sometimes in show business, it's good to have a gimmick to generate interest in your product. The gimmick deployed by Steven Soderbergh for The Good...
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Bling Bang
''In America, it's bling bling. Out here it's bling bang,'' says diamond smuggler Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) to American journalist Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), of...
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Destiny's Child
An adoring, profanity-laced love note to the fans who helped push Jack Black up the stairway to fame, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny...
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Strong Bond
For all the public furor Bond fans made when Pierce Brosnan was shelved after 2002's Die Another Day, only to be replaced for Casino Royale...
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Unwelcome Guest
Sometimes you slip on a banana peel and the results produce laughter. Other times you slip and wind up in traction, taking meds for the...
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Busload
''There are so few American films that use sex in a complicated way,'' says Shortbus director John Cameron Mitchell on a recent weekday afternoon at...
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Social Study
Rarely have I heard an audience erupt in the manner in which they did during a key scene in Borat. An explosive startled laughter quickly...
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Magic Free
In the world of movies, coming attractions are the ultimate sleight-of-hand, a misdirection to make you think that what you will be getting is better...
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Holiday Makers
Reel Affirmations 2006 Ucastnici Zajczdv Review by Randy Shulman Rating: (4 out of 5) Saturday, 10/21/2006, 6:00 PM Feature presentation, $9 at Lincoln Theatre Czech with English subt
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‘Boy’ Are These Shorts Good!
Reel Affirmations 2006 Review by Randy Shulman Rating: (3 out of 5) Thursday, 10/19/2006, 5:00 PM Shorts presentation, $0 at Lincoln Theatre YOUTHFUL ENDEAVORS comprise this collectio
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A Summer Day
Reel Affirmations 2006 Un jour de'ete Review by Randy Shulman Rating: (1 out of 5) Thursday, 10/19/2006, 7:00 PM Feature presentation, $9 at Landmark's E Street Cinema French with...
