Archive for May, 2008

Sex and the Rest of the City

May 30th, 2008 by By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS and ANNIE CORREAL
Syndicated Reviews
In neighborhoods that have little in common with the candy-coated world of “Sex and the City,” there are still plenty of devoted fans of all backgrounds and income levels.

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Harvey Korman of ‘Burnett Show’ Dies at 81

May 30th, 2008 by By BRUCE LAMBERT
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Mr. Korman won four Emmys for his contributions to “The Carol Burnett Show” and was seen to hilarious effect on the big screen in “Blazing Saddles.”

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The Happening

May 30th, 2008 by Cinema Blend Movie Previews
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If you read the plot synopsis, IThe HappeningI sounds like IThe Day After TomorrowI with the family intimacy formula used in ISignsI applied to it. But actually it looks more like indie horror movie IThe SignalI. Except IThe SignalI is about people suddenly going insane and trying to kill other people while IThe HappeningI appears to be about people suddenly going crazy and committing suicide. The population of New York has quite literally become a bunch of lemmings, just point them to the nearest...

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Movie Review | ‘Stuck’: Sorry, Your Body’s in My Windshield

May 30th, 2008 by By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Syndicated Reviews
There are no supernatural happenings, just people under extreme stress succumbing to their worst instincts, in Stuart Gordon’s grim, expert little thriller “Stuck.”

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Film: That License to Kill Is Unexpired

May 30th, 2008 by By CHARLES McGRATH
Syndicated Reviews
Ian Fleming, had he lived, would have celebrated his 100th birthday on Wednesday. James Bond, his greatest invention, is ageless and immortal.

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