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High School Musical (2006)

High School Musical

Until I watched the DVD, my familiarity with High School Musical was with basically one scene in the film. One scene that was on every time I turned on...

Linda
Idlewild (2006)

Idlewild (2006)

It’s not that the movie is bad, because it isn’t. In fact, it’s quite ambitious and somewhat enjoyable. But it does try to cram in so many different genres...

Vickie
Step Up (2006)

Step Up (2006)

I’m tempted to dismiss Step Up as a trite and predictable amalgam of every teenage dance movie ever made. The story goes something like this: Good girl meets bad...

Vickie
Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons

Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons

From what I learned from the film, Gram Parsons was a handsome and charming trust-fund baby (from an admittedly fucked-up family), who was lucky enough to pursue music full...

Linda
A Prairie Home Companion (2006)

A Prairie Home Companion (2006)

Really, the above five statements are about all you need to know to enjoy director Robert Altman’s understated, down-home look at the fictional final broadcast of Garrison Keillor’s real-life...

Vickie
American Dreamz

American Dreamz

Given the pedigree of its filmmaking team (About a Boy, In Good Company), I had high hopes for this satire of American pop culture and, more specifically, American Idol....

Vickie
The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave

The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave (1977-1981)

From October 1973 to January 1982, Tom Snyder was a late-night icon, coming on after Johnny Carson with his talk show The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder. Since I...

Linda
The Sound of Music (1965)

The Sound of Music (1965)

I would forgo a plot summary for The Sound of Music, but a recent confession from one of my very best friends proves that it’s necessary. She’s never actually...

Jennifer
9 Songs (2004)

9 Songs (2004)

OK, everyone! Raise your hand if you are interested in seeing 9 Songs because of the musical performances of such hot bands as Franz Ferdinand, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club,...

Linda
Honey (2003)

Honey (2003)

Before we begin, let us first have a moment of silence in honor of the part of my soul that died after seeing this movie. Alright, that’s long enough....

Linda
Bollywood/Hollywood (2002)

Bollywood/Hollywood (2002)

Synopsis: A seriously fun cross-cultural comedy that revels in its Desi roots, Deepa Mehta’s (Earth, Fire) rollicking faux-Bollywood romantic musical employs all the conventions of the genre to tell...

Eric
8 Women (8 Femmes) (2002)

8 Women (8 Femmes) (2002)

The setup goes something like this: Six women live in a mansion with a man named Marcel. There’s Gaby, his wife; Catherine, his younger daughter; Augustine, his sister-in-law; Mamy,...

Eric