Russell Scott Smith
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SEX SPICY AFTER SPOUSE GROUSE
February 9, 2005 | 5:00amUNSCREWED ½ (two and one half stars) Sex is funny.Running time: 75 minutes. Not rated (sexual situations and language, brief nudity). Playing at the Quad Cinema, 13th Street, between Fifth...
THE MAINE EVENT
February 9, 2005 | 5:00amTHE LETTER: AN AMERICAN TOWN AND THE "SOMALI INVASION" (three stars) A documentary thrill-ride. Running time: 75 minutes. Not rated (violent situations, crude language). At the Two Boots Pioneer Theater,...
'HITCH' A SWITCH FOR BIG WILLIE - LIGHTS, CAMERA, LOVE! MAN-OF-ACTION SMITH BECOMES SWEET TALKER ON THE SILVER SCREEN
February 6, 2005 | 5:00amWhat's a Will Smith movie doing opening in the middle of February? Ever since 1996's "Independence Day," Smith has been known for action-packed blockbusters ("Men in Black") that open in...
SHOCK ROCK - SNEAK PEEK AT EDGY HOST'S OSCAR ZINGER
February 6, 2005 | 5:00amSpoiler alert! If you don't want to know what jokes Chris Rock will tell at the Feb. 27 Academy Awards, then stop reading now. Rock, who's hosting his first Oscars...
INSIDE THE TOP AUDITIONS - OSCAR NOMINEES BEGGED, PLEADED AND EVEN STRIPPED TO WIN THEIR ROLES
January 30, 2005 | 5:00amFor the Oscar nominees, all the red carpets lead to the same place - the Kodak Theatre on Feb. 27. But their journeys couldn't have started any differently. While established...
REID IT & WEEP - SHE WON'T EVEN GET BREAST ACTRESS NOD
January 28, 2005 | 5:00amFORGET creepy demons, shadowy conspiracies and ancient evils. The only real mystery about the incompetent and unscary new horror movie "Alone in the Dark" is why Tara Reid doesn't show...
PALESTINIAN OPINION
January 28, 2005 | 5:00amYOUR gut feelings about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will probably determine how you feel about "Peace, Propaganda and the Promised Land," a new documentary by two decidedly pro-Palestinian professors at the...
'FAHRENHEIT' FAILS AS CLUB SNUBS SCHLUB
January 26, 2005 | 5:00amThe bigger they come, the harder they fall. Michael Moore has been busting his rather sizable hump for two months on a campaign to get his anti-Bush polemic, "Fahrenheit 9/11,"...
BOOKIES BACK HIGH-FLYING 'AVIATOR'
January 26, 2005 | 5:00amMartin Scorsese's epic biography of Howard Hughes topped all nominees yesterday with 11 nods - and "The Aviator" is a narrow favorite to take home the Oscar for Best Picture,...
CHILE TALE A REAL COUP
January 19, 2005 | 5:00amMACHUCA ½ (three and one half stars) Oscar contender from Chile.In Spanish, with English sub titles. Running time: 120 minutes. Not rated (some violence). At Film Forum, Houston Street, west...
OSCAR GETTING GROUCHY NOW - BID TO STEAL FOE'S THUNDER IN WAR OF AWARD SHOWS
January 17, 2005 | 5:00amThe awards are at war. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which hands out the famed Academy Awards, has fired the opening shots in its battle with its...
CLINT'S 'BABY' - EASTWOOD MAY SCORE A GLOBE FOR HIS JAZZ TRACKS
January 16, 2005 | 5:00amAs Dirty Harry, he famously snarled, "Go ahead, make my day." But these days, acclaimed actor and director Clint Eastwood is also making beautiful music. In addition to directing and...
HAWKE'S NEW PREY - ETHAN ARMS UP TO TACKLE STAGE & SCREEN
January 16, 2005 | 5:00amEthan Hawke is the first to admit he hit a bad patch back in 2003. That year - which he calls "one of the worst in my life" - he...
STARS IN 'STRIPES'
January 14, 2005 | 5:00amWATCHING "Racing Stripes," some parents may find themselves wondering which is stickier - the gooey booger that passes for comic relief in one scene, or the overly sentimental dialogue that...
KID SISTER - JAMIE LYNN SPEARS TAKES ON THE BOYS ON 'ZOEY 101'; NEXT BRITNEY
January 9, 2005 | 5:00amTHE search for a new Britney Spears has seemed especially urgent recently, now that Britney herself is more paparazzi photo op than actual pop star. And our dreams are coming...
GRAPHIC LANGUAGE - COMICS, SCI-FI FUEL 2005'S HOTTEST FILMS
January 9, 2005 | 5:00amYou've heard of Cannes and the Sundance Film Festival. But if you're into the sci-fi/superhero genre and movies like "Spider-Man" or "The Matrix," there's another annual event that's even more...
ON WITH THE SHOWS - ALL-NEW SEASONS OF PARIS, KIEFER AND THE DONALD TOP THE LIST OF HOT VIEWING FOR THE WINTER MONTHS
January 2, 2005 | 5:00amJanuary. The coldest month of the year. The holidays are over. It's way too early to even think about spring. But don't despair. January is a great time for watching...
AMAZING GRACE - HOLLYWOOD'S HOTTEST YOUNG STAR GROWS UP & MOVES OUT
December 26, 2004 | 5:00amAFTER seven (extremely productive) years in L.A., Topher Grace is finally moving back to New York. The Darien, Conn., native bought an apartment in the West Village and next May,...
DESPERATE? RENT THESE!
December 25, 2004 | 5:00amSURE, it's great to pack the holidays with family outings. But some days, everybody wants to curl up at home with a movie. Here are a few recently released can't-miss...
TIME FOR SOLSTICE FULL OF SOUL
December 20, 2004 | 5:00amTOMORROW is not just another Tuesday. At 7:30 a.m., when the rest of us are hitting the snooze button on our alarm clocks, a small but hardy group of urban...