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Vol XXXIV No. 56

Thursday, November 16, 2000

  Sci-fi flick `Red Planet' isn't very deep in space
By MATT NANIA
Scene Movie Editor

"Red Planet" takes itself pretty seriously for a movie that asks the viewer to stow all notions of science and logic. In the year 2057, mankind has overpopulated and pretty much trashed the Earth, so the government wants to move everybody ... [more]


`Falcon' showcases a classic Bogart performance
By MARIO BIRD
Scene Movie Critic

There is a superlative group of film characters that are emblazoned upon the public's perception of an actor's image. Such is the case with Humphrey Bogart's Sam Spade, the sly, quick-witted protagonist of "The Maltese Falcon" (1941). "Falcon," directed by acclaimed ... [more]


Newcomer shines in `Elliot'
By MEG RYAN
Scene Movie Critic

Thirteen-year-old Jamie Bell makes his movie debut as Billy Elliot, the youngest son of a widower in a small mining town in northeast England. One day while at weekly boxing practice, he sees the girls' ballet class and is drawn towards ... [more]