| Vol XXXIV No. 78 |
Thursday, February 1, 2001 |
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`Snatch' will attract male audiences
By JEFFREY Q. IRISH
Scene Movie Critic
 "Snatch" is young, chic and energetic. It looks like it belongs on MTV with its gangsters, quick cuts, fast zooms and killer soundtrack. The title is a bit misleading in that only four women share minimal screen time during the entire ... [more]
Make a `Pledge' not to see this movie
By LIAM DACEY
Scene Movie Critic
The crime thriller "The Pledge," directed by Sean Penn, stars Jack Nicholson as a retiring cop in Northern Nevada whose last case involves the murder of a young girl. Based on Friedrich Durenmatt's 1957 book, Nicholson makes a histrionic "pledge" to ... [more]
Elements of `Vampire' don't add up
By CHRIS BANNISTER
Scene Movie Critic
Vampire films have been a staple of the film industry since its infancy. They have ranged from comical to sexy to terrifying and everywhere in between. "Shadow of the Vampire" meditates on the making of vampire films, and films as a ... [more]
`Forrester's' tired formula still resonates
By CHRISTINE KRALY
Scene Movie Critic
When a movie character is hiding something, the screenplay usually focuses on an interesting, entertaining way to find out his dirty little secret. Usually the secluded person is just waiting for someone to break down the walls he's built around himself ... [more]
Keenan's kings of comedy
Like its predecessors, this year's "Keenan Revue" is offensively funny
By MERIDETH PIERCE
Scene Writer
It might be surrounded in controversy, but it is here, and ... It is funny. The 25th anniversary of the "SMC-Tacular Keenan Revue" will be held in the newly renovated O'Laughlin auditorium tonight, Friday and Saturday at 7:30. If you do ... [more]
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