Monthly Archives: July 1996

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Got Wood? This version of Collodi’s story from director Steve Barron has a peculiarly European flavor. It sticks closer to the book than Disney, while throwing in odd ideas. None of the characters are surprised that the puppet’s come to … Continue reading

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Joe’s Apartment

Jammin’ at Joe’s MTV breaks into features with this bigscreen expansion of John Payson’s short. Jerry O’Connell plays sweet-faced hick Joe, seeking his fortune in the Big City, only to get beat up by hard knocks exaggerated to a ridiculous … Continue reading

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The Frighteners

Ghost Ghostbusters Those that feared that kiwi auteur Peter Jackson would turn “respectable” after Heavenly Creatures can rest easy – his latest offering is as solidly psychotronic as anything he’s ever done.

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Independence Day

Fireworks from Space Nearly every country in the world seems to have some kind of independence day holiday, and they all celebrate the same way – by blowing up stuff real good! It’s some kind of shared tension/release effect that … Continue reading

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