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'Never Met Picasso'
Times Staff WriterMargot Kidder is back, looking far too young and beautiful to be the mother of a 30-year-old son, and giving a beguiling performance as an easygoing parent in Stephen Kijak's skittish "Never Met Picasso." It's a wry comedy, decidedly on the callow side,...Tags: Bob Balaban, Minnie Driver, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Morgan Freeman, Robert Downey Jr.
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'The Believer'
Times Staff WriterHenry Bean's "The Believer," an explosive portrait of a young Jew who becomes a neo-Nazi, is as ultimately unsatisfying as it is provocative. In the title role, Ryan Gosling is electrifying and terrifyingly convincing, but key people around him are so...Tags: Children, Social Issues, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Santa Monica, Theresa Russell
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'Vlad'
Times Staff WriterIn "Vlad" writer-director Michael Sellers envisions Vlad the Impaler, the historical figure who inspired the legend of Dracula, as a tragic figure. Vlad's legendary brutality, the film suggests, was triggered by myriad personal betrayals and tragedies,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Folklore and Mythology, Death, Entertainment, Arts and Culture
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'Overnight'
Times Staff Writer"Overnight" is unapologetically a cautionary tale, but exactly what it's cautioning us against is not always apparent. A fly-on-the-wall documentary that chronicles an abortive directing career, "Overnight" is compelling in a train-wreck kind of way....Tags: Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, Emilio Estevez, Ethan Hawke, Harvey Weinstein
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Tales From the Crypt Presents Demon Knight
SPECIAL TO THE TIMESFriday January 13, 1995 If ever there was a show-biz survivor, it's the Crypt Keeper. After being blacklisted in the '50s when "Tales From the Crypt," his horror comic book, was accused of polluting the minds of young readers, the Crypt Keeper re-...Tags: HBO (tv network), Death, Walter Hill, Entertainment, Hotels and Accommodations
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The Phantom
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday June 7, 1996 The Ghost Who Walks. The Oath of the Skull. The Skull Cave. Devil the loyal wolf and Hero the spirited white stallion. Everything about "The Phantom" is pleasantly old-fashioned, the opposite of avant-garde and cutting edge....Tags: PG Rated Movies, Kristy Swanson, Patrick McGoohan, Joe Dante, Television
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Reflections in the Dark
TIMES STAFF WRITERFriday June 30, 1995 With Jon Purdy's thoughtful, well-crafted "Reflections in the Dark," Mimi Rogers follows "The Rapture" and "Bulletproof Heart" with yet another striking, distinctive screen portrayal. After a brief but crucial prologue, we...Tags: Crimes, Medina (Saudi Arabia), Mimi Rogers, Death, Drama (genre)
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