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APOCALYPSE NOW
****
153m or 203m
R
The most brilliant, difinitive, deeply metaphysical examination of the horrors of the Vietnam War. A gut-wrenchingly difficult viewing experience, but unquestionably one of the greatest war movies ever. Don't be fooled by the buzz for that 2001 "Redux." The original '79 version is better.
Marlon Brando
Robert Duvall
Martin Sheen
Frederic Forrest
Albert Hall
Sam Bottoms
Laurence Fishburne
Dennis Hopper
G.D. Spradlin
Harrison Ford
Francis Ford Coppola (D)

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Austin Powers in Goldmember
**
96m
PG-13
The cameo-driven, "M:I-2"-spoofing title sequence is the funniest 5m ever in this spy comedy franchise. Then M.Myers shows up & ruins everything. Still trapped in a skit-comedy frame of mind, his short attention span makes "Goldmember" 98 percent setup & 2 percent punch line.
Mike Myers
Beyonce Knowles
Michael Caine
Seth Green
Robert Wagner
Verne Troyer
Mindy Sterling
Fred Savage
Tom Cruise
Danny DeVito
Gwyneth Paltrow
Kevin Spacey
Britney Spears
John Travolta
Jay Roach (D)

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BOURNE IDENTITY, THE
***
121m
PG-13
M.Damon gives a sharply focused performance as a highly-trained CIA assassin w/ amnesia, who survives on his lethal instincts while on the run from his own people in Europe. This character-driven spy thriller is packed w/ action but driven by tension, suspense & intelligence.
Matt Damon
Franka Potente
Clive Owen
Chris Cooper
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Julia Stiles
Brian Cox
Doug Liman (D)

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CINEMA PARADISO - The New Version (2002)
***
173m
R
52m & a melancholy modern epilogue have been added to this version of the international smash-hit from 1989. But it retains the sentimental movie magic that made this story of a boy's youth in a Sicilian movie house so memorable in the first place. (Subtitled)
Philippe Noiret
Jacques Perrin
Salvatore Cascio
Marco Leonardi
Agnese Nano
Giuseppe Tornatore (D)

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E.T.: THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
(20th Anniversary release)
***1/2
120m
PG
CGI enhancements only help what is still unabashedly delightful fantasy about a little boy helping an adorable lost alien "phone home." Sometimes over-the-top, but stands the tests of time & cynicism thanks to young H.Thomas, whose performance, more than anything else, makes us believe E.T. is alive.
Henry Thomas
Drew Barrymore
Dee Wallace-Stone
Peter Coyote
Steven Spielberg (D)

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Jason X
*1/2
94m
R)
How someone could make a genuinely boring slasher flick about "Friday the 13th's" Jason Voorhees cutting up casting couch bimbos in outer space is beyond me. Stupid, sure. Badly acted? Natch. Not scary? Well, duh. But boring? Shouldn't it at least be funny?
Jonathan Potts
Kane Hodder
Lexa Doig
Melyssa Ade
Peter Mensah
James Isaac (D)

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LAGAAN
****
225m
PG
Cruelly over-taxed Indian peasants challenge British colonial oppressors to a winner-takes-all cricket match for a tax break in this fabulous, whimsical, epic Bollywood musical extravaganza. Ambitious, romantic, cinematic, melodious, enchanting & infectiously spirited, it may sound silly, but this is one of the best musicals of all time. (Subtitled)
Aamir Khan
Gracy Singh
Rachel Shelley
Paul Blackthorne
Ashutosh Gowariker (D)

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REAR WINDOW (1954)
****
114m
PG
Laid-up Jimmy Stewart thinks he's witnessed a murder from his apartment window & tries to prove it w/ fantastically suspenseful results. Hitchcock's best & most brilliant thriller in every way. Plus Grace Kelly at her most gorgeous.
James Stewart
Grace Kelly
Wendell Corey
Thelma Ritter
Raymond Burr
Alfred Hitchcock (D)