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Redford's Sundance success clouded by failed ventures
Times Staff WriterFor much of January, snow, ice and freezing wind shut down Portland, Ore. Annual rainfall the rest of the year averages 3 feet. It's the kind of city, in short, where it would be folly to design a movie theater with a retractable roof. And yet that was...Tags: Robert Rodriguez, The Seagram Company Limited, Contracts, Companies and Corporations, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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'Silver City'
![Writer-director John Sayles is one of the godfathers of the American independent movement. He's made remarkable pictures like "Matewan," "Eight Men Out" and "Lone Star" that have seamlessly melded dramatic interest and socio-political concerns. "Silver City" is not one of them, though it's not for lack of trying.](http://www.calendarlive.com/media/thumbnails/story/2004-09/14279578.jpg "Writer-director John Sayles is one of the godfathers of the American independent movement. He's made remarkable pictures like "Matewan,\" \"Eight Men Out\" and \"Lone Star\" that have seamlessly melded dramatic interest and socio-political concerns. \"Silver City\" is not one of them, though it's not for lack of trying.")
Times Staff WriterWriter-director John Sayles is one of the godfathers of the American independent movement. He's made remarkable pictures like "Matewan," "Eight Men Out" and "Lone Star" that have seamlessly melded dramatic interest and socio-political concerns. "Silver...Tags: Public Employees, Entertainment, Crimes, Death, Kris Kristofferson
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'Birth'
!["Birth" might be more accurately called "Rebirth." Lit up by an incandescent Nicole Kidman performance, this adventurous film, daring and frustrating by turns, uses cinematic skill to raise provocative questions about love, belief, memory and reincarnation. As a demonstration of the power as well as the limitations of exceptional filmmaking, it's as unsettling and unusual as anything you're likely to see.](http://www.calendarlive.com/media/thumbnails/story/2004-10/14850781.jpg ""Birth\" might be more accurately called \"Rebirth.\" Lit up by an incandescent Nicole Kidman performance, this adventurous film, daring and frustrating by turns, uses cinematic skill to raise provocative questions about love, belief, memory and reincarnation. As a demonstration of the power as well as the limitations of exceptional filmmaking, it's as unsettling and unusual as anything you're likely to see.")
Times Staff Writer"Birth" might be more accurately called "Rebirth." Lit up by an incandescent Nicole Kidman performance, this adventurous film, daring and frustrating by turns, uses cinematic skill to raise provocative questions about love, belief, memory and...Tags: Gus van Sant, Kevin Thompson, Manhattan (New York City), Richard Wagner, Entertainment
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'Greendale'
![Neil Young has turned his self-described musical novel "Greendale" into an unapologetically personal and passionately political film that brings the album to life in a way that transcends the traditional long-form music video and defies easy categorization.](http://www.calendarlive.com/media/thumbnails/story/2004-02/11581328.jpg "Neil Young has turned his self-described musical novel "Greendale\" into an unapologetically personal and passionately political film that brings the album to life in a way that transcends the traditional long-form music video and defies easy categorization.")
Times Staff WriterNeil Young has turned his self-described musical novel "Greendale" into an unapologetically personal and passionately political film that brings the album to life in a way that transcends the traditional long-form music video and defies easy...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Entertainment, Family, Cinema Industry, Crazy Horse (music group)
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Drama in 2003
Against the Ropes Boxing manager Jackie Kallen is the real-life inspiration for this fictional story of a fighter (Omar Epps) and his handler (Meg Ryan). With Tony Shalhoub, Tim Daly, Kerry Washington. Directed by Charles S. Dutton. Paramount, March...Tags: Minority Groups, Teen-agers, Entertainment, Meg Ryan, Diego Luna
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'Casa de los Babys'
Times Staff Writer"My little army of souls," a sympathetic nun coos to a room full of infants. "Ready to fly to distant lands." Only it's not quite that simple, at least for the Americans who want to help with the flight. Six of these ready-to-adopt women, hunkered down...Tags: Minority Groups, Entertainment, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Texas, Gays and Lesbians
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Reely good — and bad
Tribune staff reporterBaseball may be the national pastime, but Hollywood usually strikes out when it tries to make classic movies about the sport. Few actors have the athletic skills to pull off a lead role as a ballplayer. Even fewer screenwriters have spent enough time...Tags: Mark McGwire, Sean Penn, Celebrities, Chicago White Sox, Corbin Bernsen
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'Blue Car'
![It can happen late in a career, or early, or several times, but what all performers hope for is that defining role, a part that makes full use of all they have to give at a particular moment in time. For Agnes Bruckner, not yet 18, "Blue Car" is that kind of film.](http://www.calendarlive.com/media/thumbnails/story/2003-05/7627202.jpg "It can happen late in a career, or early, or several times, but what all performers hope for is that defining role, a part that makes full use of all they have to give at a particular moment in time. For Agnes Bruckner, not yet 18, "Blue Car\" is that kind of film.")
Times Staff WriterIt can happen late in a career, or early, or several times, but what all performers hope for is that defining role, a part that makes full use of all they have to give at a particular moment in time. For Agnes Bruckner, not yet 18, "Blue Car" is that kind...Tags: Teen-agers, Entertainment, Celebrities, Miramax Films, Crimes
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The Secret of Roan Inish
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday February 3, 1995 The problem with most children's films is that they make older folk glad they're all grown up. Yes, we say, this sort of thing is fine for the kids, sweet and decent and good, but fortunately we can count on something a bit...Tags: Animals, Entertainment, Death, Metal and Mineral, Mining
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Lone Star
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday June 21, 1996 In the hot, barren desert outside the border town of Frontera, Texas, foolproof indicators of foul play come to light: a weathered sheriff's badge, a Masonic ring, a human skull. "Lone Star" chooses to open like a traditional...Tags: Minority Groups, Entertainment, Texas, Joe Morton, Crimes
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Apr 6, 1996
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