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All posts by Randy Shulman

  • Bling Bang

    ''In America, it's bling bling. Out here it's bling bang,'' says diamond smuggler Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) to American journalist Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), of...

  • Destiny's Child

    An adoring, profanity-laced love note to the fans who helped push Jack Black up the stairway to fame, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny...

  • Strong Bond

    For all the public furor Bond fans made when Pierce Brosnan was shelved after 2002's Die Another Day, only to be replaced for Casino Royale...

  • Unwelcome Guest

    Sometimes you slip on a banana peel and the results produce laughter. Other times you slip and wind up in traction, taking meds for the...

  • Busload

    ''There are so few American films that use sex in a complicated way,'' says Shortbus director John Cameron Mitchell on a recent weekday afternoon at...

  • Social Study

    Rarely have I heard an audience erupt in the manner in which they did during a key scene in Borat. An explosive startled laughter quickly...

  • Magic Free

    In the world of movies, coming attractions are the ultimate sleight-of-hand, a misdirection to make you think that what you will be getting is better...

  • Holiday Makers

    Reel Affirmations 2006 Ucastnici Zajczdv Review by Randy Shulman Rating: (4 out of 5) Saturday, 10/21/2006, 6:00 PM Feature presentation, $9 at Lincoln Theatre Czech with English subt

  • ‘Boy’ Are These Shorts Good!

    Reel Affirmations 2006 Review by Randy Shulman Rating: (3 out of 5) Thursday, 10/19/2006, 5:00 PM Shorts presentation, $0 at Lincoln Theatre YOUTHFUL ENDEAVORS comprise this collectio

  • A Summer Day

    Reel Affirmations 2006 Un jour de'ete Review by Randy Shulman Rating: (1 out of 5) Thursday, 10/19/2006, 7:00 PM Feature presentation, $9 at Landmark's E Street Cinema French with...

  • Whole New Thing

    Reel Affirmations 2006 Review by Randy Shulman Rating: (4 out of 5) Tuesday, 10/17/2006, 7:00 PM Feature presentation, $9 at Lincoln Theatre IT'S NOT WHAT the characters do...

  • Local Shorts

    Reel Affirmations 2006 Review by Randy Shulman Rating: (4 out of 5) Monday, 10/16/2006, 5:00 PM Shorts presentation, $0 at Lincoln Theatre GENERALLY A MIXED bag...

  • Five Moments of Infidelity

    Reel Affirmations 2006 Review by Randy Shulman Rating: (2 out of 5) Monday, 10/16/2006, 9:00 PM Feature presentation, $9 at Landmark's E Street Cinema THE REAL STAR of...

  • Mixed Shorts: Best of the Fest

    Reel Affirmations 2006 Review by Randy Shulman Rating: (5 out of 5) Sunday, 10/15/2006, 9:00 PM Shorts presentation, $9 at Lincoln Theatre AS ALWAYS, A dependable...

  • C.R.A.Z.Y.

    Reel Affirmations 2006 Review by Randy Shulman Rating: (5 out of 5) Saturday, 10/14/2006, 7:00 PM Feature presentation, $9 at Lincoln Theatre THIS IS IT. This...