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Bamboozled
A review of the movie "Bamboozled", directed by Spike Lee.
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Before Dawn: Film Review
Balint Kenyeres’ Cannes and Sundance short film selection Before Dawn.
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Caveman's Valentine-- Jackson's Best Performance to Date
A review of Universal Focus' "The Caveman's Valentine." The film, starring Samuel L. Jackson, opened March 2.
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Fermat's Room: Film Review
If Agatha Christie had written the movie "Cube," it might have turned out like the enigmatic, math-filled murder mystery, Spanish film "La Habitación de Fermat."
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Film Review, The Proposition
Nick Cave's film "The Proposition" shows great courage in its portrayal of the covered-up frontier Aboriginal war. But does that courage extend to the marketing?
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Film Review: A Knight's Tale
A Knight's Tale is a boisterous film, but anachronistic perhaps more than intended.
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Film Review: Bram Stoker's Dracula
In this version of Dracula, Francis Ford Coppola, Gary Oldman and Winona Ryder put a medieval spin on a 19th century ghost story.
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Film Review: Braveheart
Braveheart is a rousing tale of a Scottish medieval outlaw in the first and final thirds of the film. Historically, it's a mess.
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Film Review: Commercials pt. 2
Medievalesque commercials tend to repeat the same narrow set of themes and images of the Middle Ages.
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Film Review: Crimson Rivers II
Welcome to the first installment of Medieval History's Sunday Afternoon at the Movies. Today, it's French action flick Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse.
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Film Review: El Cid
Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren attempt to humanize 10th century Spanish mercenary Rodrigo Diaz in the 1961 epic "El Cid".
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Film Review: Henry V
This week, we look at Kenneth Branagh's antiwar masterpiece, Henry V, made from one of Shakespeare's most jingoistic and humorless plays.
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Film Review: Ivanhoe
Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe, filmed many times, has given Hollywood a popular view of Saxons vs. Normans and evil Templars in medieval England.
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Film Review: Malcolm X
Denzel Washington played the role of Malcolm X in Spike Lee's 1992 award winning film.
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Film Review: Martin Guerre
In The Return of Martin Guerre, Gerard Depardieu and Nathalie Baye explore the life of a peasant impostor in 16th-century France.
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Film Review: Misery
Based on the novel by Stephen King, Misery is the story of a writer who is being held captive by his "number one fan" who also happens to be psychotic.
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Film Review: Monty Python
One of the silliest (but also rather strangely accurate) films about the Middle Ages comes from the woefully irreverent British comedy troupe, Monty Python.
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Film Review: Saladin
The Egyptian film "Saladin" is about one of Medieval History's greatest military leaders and the Crusaders' greatest Muslim enemy.
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Film Review: Saving Private Ryan
Shortly after the D-Day invasion in northern France a group of U.S. Rangers are assigned to locate a missing paratrooper who is the last of four brothers.
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Film Review: The 13th Warrior
Antonio Banderas battles cavemen in medieval Russia. And other Hollywood silliness.
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Film Review: The Black Knight
This week's film review roasts a British medievalesque Arthurian fantasy from the fifties.
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Film Review: The Lion in Winter
The Lion in Winter is a 1960s classic beloved of medieval history buffs and Katherine hepburn fans alike.
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Film Review: The Vikings
Harken back to the bad old days of Technicolor film The Vikings when men were real men, women were real women and a cast of thousands was a real cast of thousands.
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Hollow Man
A review of the movie "Hollow Man" starring Kevin Bacon.
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Iron Man Film Review
Robert Downey Jr. recreates himself as a superhero and blows away the competition with this summer's first blockbuster movie event, Iron Man
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Lantana Film Review
When a detective begins to investigate the disappearance of a woman, it brings together four couples, who's lives suddenly intertwine.
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Lovable Characters and Action Scenes Keep 'Atlantis' Afloat
A review of this year's Disney animated masterpiece, 'Atlantis.' The action cartoon features the voices of Michael J. Fox, James Garner, Phil Morris and John Mahoney.
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Movie Review: Trade
From the writer of The Motorcycle Diaries, this uneven movie delves into the sordid world of human trafficking.
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Movies of the 90's - An Introduction
An introduction to the column, where I give an overview of what's to come.
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Pan's Labyrinth Film Review
A look at the Spanish language epic which redefined the fantasy genre, the effect of the advertising campaign that launched it, and the merit of the resulting film.
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Review of Sundance Film Fest Winner:Frozen River
Despite an impressive oscar-calibre performance from lead actress, Melissa Leo, Frozen River suffers from a condescending script and juvenile metaphor.
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Swordfish
A film review of John Travolta's latest picture, which involves the world of computer crime.
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U-571
A review of the movie "U-571".
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What's In A Name?
Why does film industry insists on changing names.
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Contact (Movie Review)
It only took 17 years for this film to go from conception to the big screen, and along the way it was turned into a novel. How does the 1997 movie compare to the 1985 book? Here we offer you our thoughts on this great film as a supplement to our discussion in the article "Life As We Don’t Know It."
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Director Jon Favreau's Iron Man: Film Review
Adapted from its long-running comic-book counterpart, Iron Man was released as Marvel's first independently financed and marketed movie. A $140 million hit or miss?
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Get Rich or Die Tryin' Film Review
Directed by Jim Sheridan and written by Terence Winter, it also stars Joy Bryant, Tory Kittles, Terrence Howard and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
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"Sugar and Spice"-- 2001's Guilty Pleasure
A review of New Line Cinema's cheerleading comedy, "Sugar and Spice." The film, which stars Mena Suvari, Marla Sokoloff, and Rachel Blanchard, opens everywhere January 26, 2001.
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'Left Behind' Keeps the Faith
A review of the film fans of the 'Left Behind' series have been anxiously awaiting-- the screen-adaptation of the best-selling novel. Opens in selected theaters February 2nd.
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