Lon Chaney Jr. stars as Larry Talbot, a furry, fang-sprouting creature of the night in this 1941 Universal thriller. Attempting to save a young woman from a vicious wolf attack, Talbot is bitten by what he soon discovers is a werewolf. He is quickly taken to a gypsy camp, where he is told that “even […]
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Sous le Sable (Under the Sand)
Writer-director Francois Ozun (age 34) has made a film about age and bereavement, following the transformation of Marie Drillon (Charlotte Rampling, still magnifique), a woman whose husband of 25 years, Jean, disappears without a trace during a vacation swim in the ocean. As Marie deals with being alone and her sexual urges, she still lets […]
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Living in Exile
During the Vietnam War, the indigenous Montagnard Dega people were some of the most loyal allies of the United States, and 85 percent of their villages were destroyed. Today, the Montagnards are fighting for survival and human rights in their homeland. North Carolina happens to contain the largest population of the tribal people outside of […]
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Made
It’s Abbott and Costello meets The Sopranos: In Made, his directorial debut, Jon Favreau brings both his penchant for witty banter, and his buddy and Swingers co-star, Vince Vaughn, along for the ride. Bobby (Favreau) and Ricky (Vaughn) are hot-tempered construction workers who dream of being boxers and mobsters. When L.A. boss Max (played by […]
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Scout’s Honor
The documentary film, Scout’s Honor, traces the conflict between the anti-gay policies of the Boy Scouts of America and a coalition of many of its members to overturn those policies. Told primarily through the experiences of 13-year-old Scout Steven Cozza (who’s now 15), and 69-year-old Dave Rice (now 71), who are both heterosexual, Scout’s Honor […]
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In cycling
Hillsborough residents will see things spinning, spinning this Saturday, Aug. 11, when their town is overrun by bicyclists for Bikefest 2001, The Sixth Annual Heritage Tour. Sponsored by Carolina Tarwheels, the event is a series of five organized cycling tours through Hillsborough, including rides of 20, 31, 62 and 100 miles. Novice riders can choose […]
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Original Sin
Being touted as the film where you’ll see Angelina Jolie bare all (leading one critic to wonder how she’ll manage to cover all those “Billy Bob” tattoos), this erotic thriller aspires to Hitchcockian heights, but settles for soft-core erotica. The film is based on the novel Waltz into Darkness by Cornell Woolrich, the respected author […]
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Volunteer Spotlight
Duke Heart Center: Volunteers are needed to orient patients and families to Duke Medical Center services, assist family members with lodging and community resources and reassure and comfort patients and their families who have upcoming procedures. Training is provided. Call 681-9275 for details.
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The Closet (Le Placard)
This French farce concerns a competent yet drab accountant, Francois Pignon (Daniel Autueil) who works in a condom factory–a man so dull that his former wife and child screen their calls to avoid talking to him. Although doggedly efficient at work, his soporific personality has caused his boss to want to fire him. As he’s […]
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Kudos
Hearty congratulations are in order for our film critic, Godfrey Cheshire, for his first-place win at the annual Association of Alternative Newsweekly Awards. At a ceremony earlier this month in New Orleans, Cheshire won first place for Arts Criticism for newspapers with circulations below 54,000. “Great name, and the chops to go with it!” the […]
