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Vol XXXIV No. 23

Thursday, September 21, 2000

  Candidates wrong in attacking Hollywood
Matt Caccamo
Scene Movie Critic

In this election year, in which no one issue has galvanized the nation and its politicians, Hollywood has suddenly emerged as the surrogate political whipping boy for both presidential campaigns. Over the past two weeks, both Republicans and Democrats have railed ... [more]


A `History' lesson not to be missed
Forceful `American History X' comments on racial hatred
Jude Seymour
Scene Movie Critic

It is an unexplained phenomenon that some of the worst movies become audience hits, and some of the most influential movies go unrecognized for years and sometimes forever. "American History X," a 1998 drama directed by Tony Kaye, contains messages that ... [more]