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The
E! True Hollywood Story Guilty or not, it's a pleasure!
It doesn't even matter who the story is about! In the Jane
Fonda true Hollywood story, we learn: "It was 1955 and
the seventeen-year-old developed a reputation at Vassar—and
it wasn't for her grades." Brooke Hayward, daughter of
Henry Fonda's first wife and Henry's agent Leland Hayward
(and ex-wife of Dennis Hopper), talks about her time at Vassar
with girlhood friend Jane:
"A
very, shall we say, promiscuous lifestyle began at Vassar.
The exhibitionist side of Jane, which believe me, is fairly
predominant, was beginning to emerge."
Salacious!
Delicious!—KMH
One evening
Jane appeared at the top of her dorm's stairway—stark
naked with the exception of high-heels, elbow-length gloves,
and maybe a string of pearls. Apparently, she was protesting
against the policy of no leotards allowed in the school dining
room. We though it was hilarious!—KRM Vassar class of
'58.
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The
Good Girl Justine's life is as dull as watching paint
dry, and the painter is her husband. When a callow youth,
who fancies himself as Holden Caulfield, gazes deep into her
baby blues and says: "I crave you," what's a good
girl to do? Writer Mike White and director Miguel Arteta,
collaborators on the clever Chuck and Buck, once again
deliver us from boredom with this dark and funny film.—KMH
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Igby
Goes Down Are Igby's highfalutin family and foes just
a figment of his imagination? "It's kind of like a boho
version of the 'Island of Lost Toys.'"—KMH
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Kissing Jessica Stein A romantic comedy with make-up tips!
Lips to kiss Jessica start with MAC Viva Glam 3. Add Prescriptives
Poodle on top. Finish with Philosophy Supernatural Nude. Blend.—KMH
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Lachrymose The most original entry in the student film
segment of the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival
came out of Burbank High School. Moses Venegas wrote and directed
this love after death horror short with $100 borrowed from
his mom. And that was for a cool prop. Indie casual in a black
Led Zeppelin tee shirt, Moses handled the Q and A with aplomb—making
sure the audience understood all the symbols and subtext.
Ah—if he can only keep his ideals intact once he graduates
to the business of show. Go Bulldogs!—KMH
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Road
to Perdition Over-romanticized dreck. And it's a shame.—Jeffrey
Nagel
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The
Rookie It's no Rudy.—LAG
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The Larry Sanders Show The brilliance of this tongue in
cheek TV talk show is exemplified in the following conversation
between producer Artie (Rip Torn) and star Larry (Garry Shandling):
"There should be a law that prevents network people from
using 'creative' in their job titles. They see it on their
stationary and they start believing it."
Now available on dvd/video. Buy it, rent it, or catch it on
cable.—KMH
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Spirited
Away (Sen To Chihiro No Kamikakushi) Hayao Miyazaki
casts an enchanted spell with this anime fable. Chihiro, a
young girl abandoned and filled with trepidation, serendipitously
finds herself in a bathhouse for spirits ruled by a bejeweled
evil twin Yubaba. Love and kindness prevails—but nothing
about this work of art is paint by numbers.—KMH
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