"...Bracing performances from a cast of newcomers....JUICE is an exciting, disturbing movie that pulses with feeling..."Rolling Stone "...An urgent, pulsating tone..." USA Today "...The film is an inflammatory morality play shot through with rage and despair....[Dickerson] is a born filmmaker. He captures the jittery, combative rhythm of a way of life..."Entertainment Weekly "...[Dickerson] has a terrific eye and some juice of his own....[He] elicits warm, uncomplicated performances from his actors..."New York Times "...Much of the strength of the film comes from the actors....Dickerson finds a rhythm that uses the visuals instead of just flaunting them..."Chicago Sun-Times "...A vivid, promising piece of work..."Los Angeles Times30.12152
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"...[The film] has an enchanting, lived-in homeyness....a promising first movie from a filmmaker with a lot to offer..."New York Times "...Effortlessly erotic in a way that few films are..." Variety "...Breaks away from other sports-themed dramas, thanks to the clarity and dash of Prince-Bythewood's agile directorial style and the exciting originality of the subject..." -- Rating: A- Entertainment Weekly "...LOVE & BASKETBALL is a touching romance, rich in humour and finely acted..." -- 4 out of 5 stars Total Film "...Charming....This is an extremely well-acted movie. Lathan in particular is a marvel..." Los Angeles Times "This is a neat, sweet and untypical sports-themed romance..." Uncut26.40058
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"Dr. House hit his stride this season....We got more than we could have hoped for from this cold but sturdy HOUSE." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he cases remain fascinating...and the technical jargon never gets in the way of the story. Clever, funny and eminently watchable..."Ultimate DVD "What makes it riveting is Hugh Laurie's mastery of the sarcastic put-down and some really ingenious conceits."Sight and Sound "[W]hat elevates this show above the average procedural is the complicated web of relationships between the acerbic House and his fellow doctors."Movieline's Hollywood Life26.35633
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"[T]he antisocial antihero comes off sympathetically, injecting the compelling hospital procedural with an extra cc of adrenaline and realism." Entertainment Weekly26.35633
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"...An unapologetically confrontational film..." Rolling Stone "...[An] appealing cast..." USA Today "...[The] cast is solid....Ice Cube scores effectively....Fishburne is all commanding charisma..." Variety "...Singleton remains a fluid filmmaker who works well with actors..." Los Angeles Times "...[Singleton] sees with a clear eye and a strong will, and is not persuaded by fashionable ideologies. His movies are thought-provoking because he uses familiar kinds of characters and then asks hard questions about them..."Chicago Sun-Times26.31207
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"...[Kitano] returns to more familiar form with a vengeance..." Premiere "...BROTHER boldly juxtaposes images of geographical displacement and transience with underlying themes of cultural permanence and immutability..." Sight and Sound "...Tense, edgy and compulsively unpredictable....This is Kitano's GODFATHER..." Total Film "...The supporting, mostly Japanese cast is effective, particularly Kato..." Hollywood Reporter "...Mr. Kitano's scenes with Mr. Epps have an intriguing give-and-take..."New York Times "...What's fascinating about Kitano is the way he pounces. He specializes in moments of action almost too fast to see..." Chicago Sun-Times26.31207
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4 stars out of 5 -- "Thanks to the new characters and the resulting shake-up in the show's dynamics...this medical drama is as hale and hearty as ever."Ultimate DVD 4 stars out of 5 -- "Now a massive hit in 22 countries and a consistent ratings winner, HOUSE has continued to power through other medical procedurals..."Empire26.31207
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4 stars out of 5 -- "Thanks to the new characters and the resulting shake-up in the show's dynamics...this medical drama is as hale and hearty as ever."Ultimate DVD 4 stars out of 5 -- "Now a massive hit in 22 countries and a consistent ratings winner, HOUSE has continued to power through other medical procedurals..."Empire26.31207
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"...[LL Cool J] supplies DEEP's flavor....[We owe] thanks to a refreshingly measured script by [Brown and Aaron]..." Entertainment Weekly "...Effectively gritty..."Variety "...LL Cool J brings real fizzle and flair to his [role]..."Total Film "...The film treats its characters seriously and doesn't resort to the obvious....Mr. Epps plays his role with earnest conviction..."New York Times "...Aaron and Brown's script resounds throughout with astringent dialogue and stark authenticity. And Epps makes an impressive, more-than-stolid showing..."Los Angeles Times "IN TOO DEEP is the most thought-provoking and unsettling genre piece since BOYZ IN THE HEAD..."Uncut26.04653
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"...[LL Cool J] supplies DEEP's flavor....[We owe] thanks to a refreshingly measured script by [Brown and Aaron]..." Entertainment Weekly "...Effectively gritty..."Variety "...LL Cool J brings real fizzle and flair to his [role]..."Total Film "...The film treats its characters seriously and doesn't resort to the obvious....Mr. Epps plays his role with earnest conviction..."New York Times "...Aaron and Brown's script resounds throughout with astringent dialogue and stark authenticity. And Epps makes an impressive, more-than-stolid showing..."Los Angeles Times "IN TOO DEEP is the most thought-provoking and unsettling genre piece since BOYZ IN THE HEAD..."Uncut26.04653
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"...Feel-good sentiments..."Variety "...A savvy, good-natured comedy....[The] dialogue is easygoing and witty, and the warmhearted comic performances mesh beautifully..."New York Times "...An uncommonly uplifting experience....A moving, memorable film..."Box Office "...Both generations of actors excel at catching the affectionate spirit of the piece..."Rolling Stone "...Humorous and engaging....Solid performances from Diggs and Epps..." -- Rating:BEntertainment Weekly "...[The film] unabashedly wears its heart on its tuxedo sleeve and goes beyond the merely macho..."USA Today "...Fresh and funny....THE WOOD is an across-the-board delight featuring a spot-on ensemble casts that treats the most awkward and embarrassing moments in the rites of passage with affectionate hilarity..."Los Angeles Times "...THE WOOD is a sweet lighthearted comedy..."Chicago Sun-Times22.67965
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"...[The film] provides a couple of intriguing additions to the Dracula mythos....Waddell has an appealing screen presence..."Variety "...[Pau] does an outstanding job of turning Mardi Gras into a carnival of bloodlust..."Hollywood Reporter "...DRACULA 2000 is at heart a solidly old-fashioned cloak-and-fangs vampire flick....This is a surprisingly impressive piece of work..."Los Angeles Times0.2655388
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"...[The film] provides a couple of intriguing additions to the Dracula mythos....Waddell has an appealing screen presence..."Variety "...[Pau] does an outstanding job of turning Mardi Gras into a carnival of bloodlust..."Hollywood Reporter "...DRACULA 2000 is at heart a solidly old-fashioned cloak-and-fangs vampire flick....This is a surprisingly impressive piece of work..."Los Angeles Times0.2655388
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"The comedy in ALFIE is plentiful but bittersweet....What gives it its kick is how Alfie takes the film audience into his confidence..."New York Times "ALFIE, which stars an adorably tousled, twinkly eyed Jude Law as a British limo driver in Manhattan, is a bright gumball skittering across a marble floor."Los Angeles Times "Law's charm is as bountiful as Caine's, so there's no question that director/co-adapter Charles Shyer has chosen the right Alfie for a remake."USA Today "[Law] pulls it off superbly." Sight and Sound "[I]t's often brisk and witty." Uncut0.2212824
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"[Law] pulls it off superbly."Sight and Sound "Law's charm is as bountiful as Caine's, so there's no question that director/co-adapter Charles Shyer has chosen the right Alfie for a remake."USA Today "[I]t's often brisk and witty."Uncut "The comedy in ALFIE is plentiful but bittersweet....What gives it its kick is how Alfie takes the film audience into his confidence..."New York Times "ALFIE, which stars an adorably tousled, twinkly eyed Jude Law as a British limo driver in Manhattan, is a bright gumball skittering across a marble floor."Los Angeles Times0.2212824
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Living Blues (Jan/Feb 93, p.61) - "...comprised of sessions cut nearly two decades apart, THE RAVEN offers a complex portrait of Bay Area pianist Omar Shariff...both sessions mark Shariff as a bluesman with an identity of his own--a rare commodity these days..."14.24851
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Down Beat (May 2002, pp.59-60) - 4 out of 5 stars - "...In [Sosa's] music, concepts, instruments, grooves and textures from disparate traditions overlap, blend and collide with deceptive ease. The results are both fresh and illuminating..."JazzTimes (6/02, p.102) - "...Shows he is an improvisational adventurer creating musical unity..."14.0514
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BOOK REVIEWS COMING SOON!!!!13.93384
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Dirty Linen (p.84) - Persian instruments are mixed in with some from the Mediterranean, and the result is melancholic fusion music with a new age flair that succeeds more often than not."New Age Retailer - "RUBAIYYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM is seductive and compelling."11.40712
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