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I was a freshman in college when I first saw Oleanna, and even then it scared me. David Mamet's dialogue-intensive, two-character play about a teacher (William H. Macy) who offers a student extra help, only to have her turn the tables on him, was a frightening example of how easily exploited a do-gooder can be….
As we did with Live Free or Die Hard, Angela Gunn and I have again collaborated on a film review, this time of The Bourne Ultimatum. It's a less amusing and more acerbic article than our last one, though, due to a vehement difference of opinion: though the film was okay, the primary adjective I…
I popped The Notorious Bettie Page into my DVD player without knowing anything about its plot or cast. I didn't even know enough to recognize the title of this HBO film: Bettie Page was an iconic model of the Fifties. This film is the story of her life from ages 12 to 34. Not knowing…