Cool Hand Dex
Donal Logue is big in director Jennipher Goodman's "The Tao of Steve." [08-14-00]
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Summer Squash
Nobody's anticipating any blockbusters like last year's "Star Wars," but there are still a few surprises in the batch of upcoming summer movies. [05-15-00]
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Heads Up!
"Sleepy Hollow" is stylistically spellbinding but falls short of the original tale because director Tim Burton dilutes the terror with sentimentality and schlock. [11-22-99]
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Rebel Forces
Only two or three newcomers emerge a year, and 22-year-old Adrian Grenier, star of director Tod Williams's "The Adventures of Sebastian Cole," is one of them. [09-07-99]
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Home Free
When the Future Homemakers of America descended on Boston for their annual convention, they knew exactly what they wanted: better resumes, a new name for their group, and a lock of Conrad Lucas's hair. [08-16-99]
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Fresh Claire
"Brokedown Palace" lets melancholy Claire Danes escape from her type-cast prison. [08-16-99]
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Oh, Behave!
Didn't think the Phantom Menace's quasi-sexual motifs -- the throbbing light sabers, the aliens' vaginal mouths, all those tunnels -- were enticing? Not to worry, Hollywood has one seductive summer planned. [06-01-99]
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Vocal Color
Director Mark Herman's "Little Voice" showcases Jane Horrocks, from whose mouth comes the smoky soul of Bassey, the round tones of Garland, the breathy coo of Monroe. [12-27-98]
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Gritty in Pink
Hollywood has redefined young girls in film to suit the market. This summer, even Madeline kicked ass. [08-31-98]
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Breast Strokes
In Tamara Jenkins's "Slums of Beverly Hills," Natasha Lyonne offers an utterly hilarious portrayal of the neurotic rigors of female adolescence. [08-31-98]
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Twin Bill
In her "Parent Trap" remake, first-time director Nancy Meyers preserves the original's split-screen hokum but adds a glossy, modern edge to dated Disney fluff. [08-03-98]
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As You Lay Dying
One Boston hospital is leading the way toward "palliative care" for terminal patients. [07-13-98]
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Okay Nation
Boston University sociologist Alan Wolfe spent two years in suburbia and couldn't find a culture war anywhere. [03-30-98]
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Truly, Slowly, Deeply
Tantric sex is a lot more subtle than you routine roll in the hay, but people seem to like it. [01-20-98]
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Mirror Image
Body image used to be considered a female vanity -- now it's the guys who are worried about how they'll look in their swimsuit. [12-08-97]
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Pain Man
"Sick" penetrates the agony and ecstasy of terminally ill artist Bob Flanagan's pact with pain. [11-17-97]
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