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Special Guest Column: The Goodlatte Amendment |
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Landmark Theatres to Screen Shorts Before Every Film |
2004: The Year that Was |
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Inaugural Movie Recommendations |
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The Use of Sound in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey |
Online Movie Rentals |
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Fall Movie Preview |
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Has Hollywood Run Out Of Ideas? Steven: "in the case of this week’s “The Manchurian Candidate,” we see a microcosm of the greater problems plaguing Hollywood. Yes, the story of the original “Candidate” has been updated, the enemies have been changed, and the social themes adjusted, but what’s lacking is the originality of a new idea and a new concept. The story of “The Manchurian Candidate” has been told before and, when all is said and done, has likely been told much better. " |
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Bush lied to me, and I’m mad as hell Steven: "The buck is being passed around the federal government like a hot potato. Depending on who you listen to, it was the fault of the CIA, FBI, Senate Intelligence Committee or foreign intelligence. " |
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It's July, is your favorite movie on the list? Check it out and make your recommendation by emailing movies@zertinet.com |
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by Steven Snyder: " on this July 4 that I continue to marvel over the strength of our constitution and reflect on the progressive country America continues to be. We are able to exist in an environment of disagreement, and we welcome the debates " |
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Zertinet Oscars Opens the 2004 Season! Over 6 months of commentary, updates, and the very latest from all the awards from around the country. Check back often, as we will be adding more and more content every month! |
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Many Cities are Considering Banning Smoking. What's your opinion? Read ours below. |
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Summer Movie Preview |
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An Email Discussion About Michael Moore David: "Art, and film as one of the most popular arms of art, must be dedicated to the presuit of some universal truth. Otherwise it's worthless. It's just sensory masterbation." |
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Zertinet University - Part 1 |
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The
Underdogs of Summer |
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by:
Steven Snyder |
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The
University of Milwaukee Film and Video Festival |
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Roger
Eberts Overlooked Film Festival 2004 |
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The
Wisconsin Film Festival 2004 "I
heard audience members eagerly debating the film and its
ambiguous ending. I spoke with strangers about the film,
not in passing but rather in heated, passionate discussions.
While at a nearby coffee shop, I heard patrons debating not
only the film I had just seen, but other projects that had
left them exhilarated. And even more moving, I saw these
individuals reach across their table and engage strangers
in discussion." |
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Point/Counterpoint
- Raising Victor Vargas David: |
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Steven Snyder vs. The 8th Graders Excerpts of Interviews from a group of 8th Graders of Steven Snyder |
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House of Sand and Fog, Dirty Pretty Things, 21 Grams, The Cat in the Hat, The Magdalene Sisters, School of Rock, Casino, Frequency, Metropolis |
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Random Essay - The Broadband Placebo by: David Johnson "Access to the medical journals and other less formal means of medical education will allow people without health insurance to perform major medical operations at home with a knife and fork." |
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Point/CounterPoint - Bowling for Columbine Steven: |
"...goes
far deeper than the simple notion that this shooting was
a tragedy and that guns caused it." |
2003 Year in Review Steven Snyder: "Time after time I saw films of great promise falter in the home stretch." David Johnson: "the viewers (although hopefully not the ones that visit this site) are up to their knees in the blood of quality." |
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Read Steven Snyder's Opinion Column "Time for a change, Mr. Bush" |
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"THE MORE THINGS CHANGE THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME" by Steven Snyder |
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20/20 Vision in a Blind, Blind World by: Stven Snyder |
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The 61st annual Golden Globe Awards are not considered all that important in itself. Besides using an award as a marketing tool, a Golden Globe has always been considered a lesser award in Hollywood circles. Rather, it is seen as an important stepping stone towards securing an Academy Award – the most coveted statue in the industry |
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Steven: "Over
the next few weeks, two trilogies will release their final
installments and, in the process, create cinematic history. “The
Matrix” and “Lord of the Rings,” two of the most successful
and critically-acclaimed franchises ever made, will both come
to an end in 2003, “The Matrix Revolutions” opening next Wednesday
and “Lord of the Rings: Return of the King” opening only weeks
later in December." |
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Steven: "Young
Frankenstien, 28 Days Later, The Excorist, The Shinning, Charlie
Brown, Evil Dead 2, Poltergeist, Halloween, Nosferatu -- pick
your poison carefully..." |
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THE MPAA MAKES AN CONTROVERSIAL DECISION -- An Article by Steven Snyder |
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Reaction -- The California Election Steven: "Unlike
regular elections, which sometimes occur without people noticing,
recalling someone first requires outrage and then the collection
of signatures. Unlike the 2000 Presidential race, which some
cynically labeled as a choice between two evils, the California
recall reflected citizens actively promoting a stance as to what
they will and will not tolerate from their politicians." |
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Scarface - 25th Anniversary DVD Steven: |
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Red Betsy Review and Interview! Steven: |
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Steven: "Gavin
DeGraw, “Chariot”; Radiohead,“Hail
To The Thief”; John
Mayer, “Heavier Things”; Blur,“Think
Tank”; Maroon
5, "Songs About Jane” |
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Steven: "2003,
so far, is the worst movie year I can remember. Almost every
summer, there is one, fluff film I regard as the season’s
winner. Last year, it was “The Bourne Identity,” the
year before “The Fast and the Furious.”" |
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Featuring: "S.W.A.T.", "The Eye", "Uptown Girls", "LOTR: The Two Towers", "He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not", "Chicago", "Bowling for Columbine", "Ghostbusters", "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" |
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Steven: "Opening tomorrow, “Freddy vs. Jason” is something unique in this summer’s otherwise bland Hollywood lineup. A horror film featuring Freddy Krueger of the “Nightmare on Elm Street” film series and Jason Voorhees of the “Friday the 13th” series, “Freddy vs. Jason” is a film conceived to deliver exactly one thing – the apocalyptic meeting of these two popular horror heavyweights." |
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DVD Reviews: LOTR The Twin Towers, Raising Victor Vargas Steven: "Both movies are gems. I listed “The Two Towers” as the second-best movie of 2002, and “Raising Victor Vargas” may easily be my pick for the top film of this year. But in terms of packaging for the video world, they could not be more different." |
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Steven: "2003,
so far, is the worst movie year I can remember. Almost every
summer, there is one, fluff film I regard as the season’s
winner. Last year, it was “The Bourne Identity,” the
year before “The Fast and the Furious.”" |
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by: Steven Snyder: "Last week, with rulings affecting affirmative action, homosexual rights and criminal justice, the United States Supreme Court created ripples in this country’s social, political and cultural fabric. Debates began, people cried, and others proclaimed that, again, this country was on the verge of crumbling apart. This Fourth of July, all I have to say is: What a wonderful nation this is to live in." |
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by: David Johnson: "Dissent is not unpatriotic. Saying dissent is unpatriotic is. The city of Washington was built on a stagnant swamp some 200 years ago, and very little has changed. It stank then, and it stinks now. -Lisa Simpson" |
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An Interview with Steven Snyder A in depth interview with our very own Steven Snyder. Insight into some of his views on his recent review of Finding Nemo and other interesting little bits... |
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A New Weekly Column from Steven Snyder |
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Official Reply to Our Review of Finding Nemo David: We will also be posting an interview with Steven Snyder next week. A look 'behind' the critic. |
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Steven: "The summer of 2003, if viewed as a whole, is surprisingly homogeneous. Often, summer films will see a wide range of titles targeting completely different audiences. Of course, there are always the few mainstream films, such as “Men In Black” or “Jurassic Park,” that aim for mass appeal, but there is typically a fair amount of diversity to be enjoyed at the local movie theater." |
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Graduating, Moving On, Just plain in need of a change? SENIOR’S
NOTEBOOK: REFLECTIONS, REGRETS, AND TEN WORDS OF WISDOM |
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Journals: Preview -- Day 1 -- Day 2 -- Day
3 – Day 4 Visit: http://www.ebertfest.com for more details. |
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Coverage of
the Wisconsin Film Festival |
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by: Steven Snyder |
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Steven: "ROGER
EBERT, IN HIS OWN WORDS. |
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Our very own Steven Snyder contemplates the Valentines day and how time has become a driving factor in our lives. |
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DAVID JOHNSON AND STEVEN SNYDER ANNOUNCE THEIR 'FINAL' TOP 20 OF 2002 With Academy rules being that a movie needs to only open in NY and LA before Dec. 24, it's always hard for us to see all the movies by the end of the year. Finally we think we've seen them all -- or at least those we haven't will have to be excluded. As always feel free to send us comments at movies@zertinet.com we always appreciate movies that you feel we've excluded. |
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ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED INITIAL COMMENTARY BY STEVEN SNYDER INITIAL COMMENTARY BY DAVID JOHNSON - POSTED THURSDAY |
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Continuing Oscar Coverage |
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The Columbia Shuttle Loss - Article by Steven Snyder CNN
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Golden
Globe Commentary Also read the following
commentary:
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Golden
Globe Results and Predictions
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On TV Sunday, Janurary 19th, 8pm EST on NBC |
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2002 Golden Globe Nominations |
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AWARDS:
AFI Top ten Visit http://www.afi.com |
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OSCARS:
Upcoming Movies to See |
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University
of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Film Festival |
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A
Critics Notebook: A Reprive from the Monotony of Hollywood |
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Thanksgiving/Winter
Recommendations |
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Feature Article: The 75th Anniversary of the Oriental Theatre in Milwaukee, WI "There
are few theatres in the entire country that can compare to this
unique movie house. Even more amazing is the area it's in. I've
talked to people who grew up in the theatre world of New York City
and want ever so badly to move to the northeast side of Milwaukee." |
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News Bit: Warner Brothers Box Office Failures Pluto Nash's failure is just another failure from a company that needs it more than anyone. Anyone else wonder why? |
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RANT:
SOUND AND SIGHT A LITTLE SHORTSIGHTED
I could come up with 30 movies in less than a minute, what good does 10 obvious choices do us? |
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FEATURE:
SIGHT AND SOUND (BRITISH) CRITICS TOP TEN ROUNDUP An interesting poll of international directors and critics as to the best movies ever. Look for a rant soon about some of the inaccuracies and shortcomings of this and other lists like it. |
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FEATURE: Dave Matthews Band - Busted Stuff Steven: |
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New
Travel Piece: TALIESIN Links to: Information
and Tours |
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Feature: Mid-Year Report Card "The worst trend plaguing 2002 is that of the sequel. A sure financial bet for studios, sequels are surely nothing new. It is rather the declining quality of these safe bets that has been apparent this year. We have already suffered through the likes of "The Scorpion King," and "Blade II," have already been inundated with ads for this weekend's "Men In Black II," and will soon be unable to escape "Stuart Little 2," "Halloween: Resurrection," and many more." |
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