Arts
'Road Trip' is a familiar but still enjoyable ride
By Tom Wellington | May 31, 2000The teen flick pays homage to such classics of film history as 'Animal House,' 'Porky's' and 'American Pie'
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When TV networks set ad prices, the viewers pay
By Tom Wellington | May 8, 2000The May sweeps are the latest incarnation of a clumsy mechanism that hurts network TV all year round
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CBS strands 16 off coast of Borneo for 'Survivor'
By Tom Wellington | April 27, 2000The contestants will eliminate each other one by one using secret ballots -- the last one left wins $1 million
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Don't put Soderbergh's 'Out of Sight' out of mind
By Tom Wellington | April 19, 2000George Clooney and a pre-Puffy Jennifer Lopez turn in great performances as lovers on either side of the law
Arts
'Part II' is a sequel that may have topped the original
By Tom Wellington | March 30, 2000"The Godfather Part II" is the exception to so many rules it should be a genre in and of itself. When Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" came out, it fundamentally changed the film industry.
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Hollywood rookies compete for Best Director trophy
By Tom Wellington | February 28, 2000Sam Mendes should win for 'American Beauty' in a field composed mostly of first-time Academy Award nominees
Arts
Academy announces Oscar nominations for 2000
By Tom Wellington | February 16, 2000'Beauty' is most-nominated film, Sean Penn receives a surprise nod, and Jim Carrey is snubbed -- again
Arts
Studio politics continue to taint Academy Awards
By Tom Wellington | February 3, 2000Is the 'Best Picture' really the best anymore, or are the Oscars just promotion tools for Hollywood marketers?
Arts
'Blair Witch' tops list of Hollywood's worst in 1999
By Tom Wellington | January 26, 2000In the millennial end-of-year frenzy of about a month ago, list-making ran rampant over every publication and media outlet of the free world.
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Payne's 'Election' is brilliant satire
By Tom Wellington | May 14, 1999It may be a little early in the season yet, but there is a little doubt that this year's film offerings have been stale.