| Vol XXXIII No. 95 |
Thursday, March 2, 2000 |
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Ending of 'Games' ruins all the fun
By JASON HAMMONTREE
Scene Movie Critic
 Director John Frankenheimer set the benchmark for political thrillers almost 40 years ago with the classic 1962 film "The Manchurian Candidate." In the years that followed, he dropped from the Hollywood radar until he returned to the big screen with 1998's ... [more]
Strange people do strange things in 'Wild at Heart'
By V. VAN BUREN GILES
Scene Movie Critic
"Wild at Heart" is arguably David Lynch's ("Dune" "Lost Highway," "Blue Velvet") best and most highly acclaimed film. This is a story that centers on two young lovers who are adventurous, dangerous and generally "wild at heart." The main characters are ... [more]
Quirky 'Wonder Boys' survives on its acting
By JILLIAN DEPAUL
Scene Movie Critic
"Wonder Boys," starring Michael Douglas and it-boy Tobey Maguire, is the long-awaited follow-up to Curtis Hanson's 1997 masterpiece "L.A. Confidential," a widely praised neo-noir film about organized crime in 1950s Los Angeles. Coincidentally, or not so coincidentally, as the case may ... [more]
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