A wise person once said to always pack light in case of an unexpected emergency. That same wise person should have contacted writer Max D. Adams and director Marco Brambilla: They should have thrown their "Excess Baggage" out the window before it became anything more than an insultingly bad idea.
Clueless Silverstone can't carry 'Baggage'
Rage Against the Machine in an arena? The band that speaks out against conformity and the system playing to tens of thousands of people? Yep, it happened, and surprisingly, Rage's message still reigns despite its newly found rock-star popularity and legions of young, radio-friendly fans.
Rage puts on intense concert
It's a rare filmmaker that can create the most damaged of characters, place them in a grimy world to act beautifully brutal and speak in slightly skewed sentences, and somehow manage to make them into sympathetic anti-heroes. John Cassavetes was one such director, and it now looks as though his son Nick, with a little help from the deceased legend, may be following in his father's mucky footsteps.Penn, Wright mesmerize in moving, disturbing 'She's So Lovely'
No summer is complete without at least one horror flick involving mutilations, free-flowing flesh wounds and demonic creatures to wash out the shiny, happy plastic taste left by all those cheesy romantic comedies. As this year's gore-fest offering, "Mimic" stars mutated bugs that exercise a great deal of graphic vengeance on unsuspecting humans.Bugging Out
During the 1920s and 1930s in America, the Depression brought the country and it's citizens to its knees. But while the nation struggled, Harlem was at its peak. Len Riley's riveting novel, "Harlem" is the compelling story of a close-knit family in the heart of the Harlem Renaissance.
Jazzy, historical 'Harlem' proves career renaissance for former television scribe
Catherine Wheel is like the little known ballplayer on the team, who shines everyday yet receives no recognition. The British music superstars, like Oasis, Blur and Bush, undeservedly get the big salaries and draw the big crowds, while artistically superior bands like Radiohead and Catherine Wheel sit in the background.Unsurpassed Catherine Wheel rolls through Windy City to showcase new 'Adam & Eve'
Name: Jewel.
Occupation: Pop superstar.
Under suspicion of pleasing the masses with her lovely voice and catchy songs.
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Bottom line: This could turn out to be a pretty good season.
Fall TV lineup promises variety, old favorites
Some solid new dramas. A handful of promising comedies. Plus ABC's resurrection of ''The Wonderful World of Disney'' and the arrival of Bryant Gumbel on CBS with his new magazine.
Sometimes, things are better left alone.
With this new movement to take vintage television shows and not only derive feature films out of them but also set them in the '90s, it seems that nothing is sacred anymore. Not even the Beaver.Leave it alone: 'Beaver' can't match original: New kiddie film doesn't do justice to America's most innocent family
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