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[See “Our Childless Dystopia” in The New Atlantis of Winter, 2007, under “Articles”]
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[See “Our Childless Dystopia” in The New Atlantis of Winter, 2007, under “Articles”]
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Orgazmo, written and directed by and starring Trey Parker, exploits the essential comedy in sex by bringing together the adult film industry and Mormonism — an unpromising combination, you might think, though the premiss is good for a few laughs before it sputters out about half way through. Parker plays Joe Young, a Mormon missionary…
A trip down memory lane to those dim and distant days before September 11th when everyone in Hollywood knew that America’s armed services were manned by criminals and psychopaths
An often funny revenge fantasy for wronged women which either doesn’t know about or can’t allow itself to show its more serious side
The General, written and directed by John Boorman, stars Brendan Gleeson as Martin Cahill, a real-life if legendary Irish outlaw who was assassinated by the IRA in 1994. The film, shot in black and white, begins with the assassination, ordered because Cahill had sold some stolen paintings to the Protestant paramilitaries of the UVF. “They…
Two Girls and A Guy, directed by James Toback, stars Heather Graham and Natasha Gregson Wagner as Carla and Lou, two young women who meet at the entrance to an apartment building where both are waiting for someone. They do not know each other. Lou, a bubbly sort, strikes up a conversation and enthuses about…