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New Coen movie barely tolerable

Kyle Carritt • October 14, 2003

The plot is harmless enough, rife with opportunities for the Coens to inject their singular brand of humor. George Clooney, slyly funny in the Cary Grant role, plays Miles Massey, a highly respectable and successful divorce attorney who falls for his...

Restored classic hits mark

Paul Day • October 14, 2003

Back in Sherwood Forest, Robin assembles his army, featuring sidekicks Will Scarlet, Little John and Friar Tuck, the latter two making the most memorable first impressions. Robin and his men proceed to rob from the rich and give to the poor, with Robin...

First volume fits ‘Bill’

Paul Day • October 14, 2003

It took a few more years and a few more millions of dollars than expected to complete "Kill Bill" and even at that only the first volume has been released.
So, was it worth it?
Writer and director Quentin Tarantino answers that question in the first 10...

Three of a kind

Kevin Crowe • October 14, 2003

Agosin and her family moved to the United States shortly before a military coup spawned Augusto Pinochet's bloody dictatorship in Chile. She remained one of the most outspoken voices against Pinochet in the United States and Latin America.
Her poetry,...

Simon’s show shines

Libby Fry • October 14, 2003

The play tells the story of Willie Clark (Jim Baker), a crotchety old man who lives in a cheap hotel suite in New York City. Although he was once a star in the lights of vaudeville — and he still converses in snappy one-liners — his star has...

Environmental projects displayed at Haggerty Museum

faiza.yunus@marquette.edu • October 14, 2003

The thing that serves as her canvas is also the thing she wants people to learn more about through her art — the environment.
Beginning Oct.16, representations of Agnes Denes' work will be on display at the Haggerty Museum of Art in "Agnes Denes:...

Fulks finds inspiration in King of Pop, posers

Dave Rossetti • October 14, 2003

How can anyone say no to that?
Though he hasn't released an album since 2001's Couples In Trouble, an album that stretches the boundaries of the alt-country tag with quirky honky-tonks, energetic rockers and even a Celtic-sounding folk tune, don't bet...

‘War’ bores with unfathomable plot

Heather Leszczewicz • October 9, 2003

Unlike the stereotypical "Brady Bunch" family, the characters in "The War That Never Was" battle as if they were hpart of World Wrestling Entertainment.
War is inevitable in the 12 colonies of Luna, D.E., Waldregen's fictional country. Two pairs of...

Nazis produce hilarity

Libby Fry • October 9, 2003

Brooks fans may be familiar with the show, which is based on his 1968 film of the same name that won him an Academy Award. However, as good as the movie is, there's something to be said for watching all the crazy antics unfold live on stage.
Max...

Fake folk singers find laughter, respect at home

Libby Fry • October 9, 2003

The fourth of Guest's mockumentaries and this time co-written with Eugene Levy, "A Mighty Wind" looks at a benefit show for folk music after in honor of Irving Steinbloom, the late promoter of folk. The show brings together a trio of long-forgotten...

Costello’s brand of pop goes flat

Libby Fry • October 9, 2003

And with his latest release, North, Costello turns back to the classical pop standards he last did with Burt Bacharach on 1998's Painted from Memory. This time, though, Costello produced, arranged, composed and performed all the songs himself. And while...

Hidden Jewel Case

Libby Fry • October 9, 2003

Not even names stay static for Elvis Costello.
The former Declan McManus decided to adopt the even more bombastic Napoleon Dynamite moniker on 1986's Blood and Chocolate.
Costello runs the gamut on the disc with power pop ("I Hope You're Happy Now") and...

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