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Interview: David Zucker, legendary spoof comedy writer/director

Posted by: Matthew Ardill  •  November 10, 2025 @ 3:22pm

David Zucker has written and directed some of the biggest comedies of all time, including Airplane! and The Naked Gun.

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Review: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Posted by: Jeremy Maron  •  December 19, 2001 @ 10:01pm

By all accounts the first film installment of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy is a cinematic success.

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Review: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Posted by: J.S. Lee  •  December 19, 2001 @ 9:59pm

One would think that in preparation to write a review for one of the biggest movies opening this year, one would have prepared a little. Perhaps one would have read the book that said movie is based upon. Or, given that there wasn't enough time to read the book, one may have done a little research to make up for one's ignorance on the subject.

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Review: Amélie

Posted by: Jeremy Maron  •  November 9, 2001 @ 11:59am

If you are having "one of those days" - a day when you have 5 essays due, your significant other has told you they "want more space", you were stuck in traffic for 45 minutes because of a train, and by the time you get home you have missed your favourite show - do yourself a favour and go see Amélie.

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Review: Amélie

Posted by: J.S. Lee  •  November 9, 2001 @ 11:59am

There once lived a beautiful young woman who, despite her apparent beauty, probably did not consider herself beautiful at all. The young woman lived in a very large and old city, and despite being surrounded by people all the time, was quite shy and lonely.

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Review: Thirteen Ghosts

Posted by: Jeremy Maron  •  October 26, 2001 @ 11:59am

If even one hundredth of the effort that was given to special effects was given to character development in Thirteen Ghosts, director Steve Beck could have really had something here. This is a rare example of a movie that gets into its story too quickly. We have barely been introduced to the characters when they are thrust into a fight for their lives.

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Review: On the Line

Posted by: Jeremy Maron  •  October 25, 2001 @ 9:31pm

You know those movies where you go in expecting the worst, but it turns out to be a masterpiece, and you enjoy it even more because you thought it would be bad? That is truly a great experience.

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