June 2001 Newsletter

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=80 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="04000500dvldtc.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>Reel Movie Critic.com</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Reel Movie Critic.com"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id1648.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="December 2002 Newsletter"><U>December 2002  Newsletter</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id1308.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="December Newsletter Special Edition"><U>December Newsletter- Special Edition</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id1235.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Oct/Nov 2001 Screen Scribe Newsletter"><U>Oct/Nov 2001 Screen & Scribe Newsletter</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id1240.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Terrorist"><U>The Terrorist</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id1204.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Are Ethnics Films Ghettozied?"><U>Are Ethnics Films 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WIDTH="527" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="521"><div> <I><B>Currently playing ......Worth a trip to see</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="689" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="254"><div> Shrek</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 4</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="348"><div> Home run for kids and adults</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="254"><div> Moulin Rouge</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 4</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="348"><div> Nicole Kidman  & Ewan McGregor sizzle</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="254"><div> Shadow Magic</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 4</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="348"><div> Film industry in China</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="254"><div> Bread and Roses</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 3.5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="348"><div> Janitors for justice</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="254"><div> <A HREF="id1073.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chopper"><U>Chopper</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 3.5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="348"><div> Biopic that works</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="254"><div> Startup.com</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 3.5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="348"><div> Documentary</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="254"><div> Memento</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 3.5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Guy Pearce; Carrie-Anne Moss; Joe Pantoliano; Jorja Fox</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="254"><div> <A HREF="id1044.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Left Luggage"><U>Left Luggage</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 3.5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="348"><div> Laura Fraser; Maximilian Schell</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="254"><div> <A HREF="id905.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Golden Bowl"><U>Golden Bowl, The</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 3.5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="348"><div> 19th century love story</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="254"><div> <A HREF="id1075.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The King is Alive"><U>King is Alive, The</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 3.5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="348"><div> Dogma film</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="254"><div> <A HREF="id1017.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Luzhin Defence"><U>Luzhhin Defence</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 3.5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="348"><div> Emily Watson</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="254"><div> <A HREF="id811.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Eureka"><U>Eureka</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 3.5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="348"><div> Rebuilding your life after a tragedy</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Keep The River on your Right</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 3.5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Documentary : A modern cannibal tale</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 30 WIDTH="254"><div> <A HREF="id1001.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Gleaners and I"><U>Gleaners and I, The</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 3.5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="348"><div> Agmes Varda...a documentary on using what others leave behind</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="254"><div> <A HREF="id694.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Amores Perros "><U>Amores Perros</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 3.5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="348"><div> Pulp fiction, Latino style</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="254"><div> <A HREF="id1031.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Evolution"><U>Evolution</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 3</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="348"><div> Ghostbusters like comedy</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="254"><div> Lakeboat</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 3 </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="348"><div>  David Mamet</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="254"><div> Pearl Harbor</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 3</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Tribute to WW II veterans; great action</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="254"><div> A Knight's Tale</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 3</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Heath Ledger; Mark Addy; Rufus Sewell</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="254"><div> Mummy Returns, The</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 3</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="348"><div> Fun movie with lots of action</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>New on DVD or VHS----rent or buy at up to 25% savings</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="679" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="241"><div> <A HREF="id175.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="All The Pretty Horses"><U>All the Pretty Horses</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="59"><div> 3.5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="363"><div> Matt Damon</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="241"><div> Antitrust</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="59"><div> 2.5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Corrupt computer mogul fights ethical kids</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="241"><div> <A HREF="id617.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bamboozled"><U>Bamboozled</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="59"><div> 4</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="363"><div> Spike Lee</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="241"><div> <A HREF="id946.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Before Night Falls"><U>Before Night Falls</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="59"><div> 3.5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="363"><div> Best Actor nomination</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="241"><div> <A HREF="id619.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Best In Show"><U>Best in Show</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="59"><div> 3</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="363"><div> Dog show competition</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="241"><div> <A HREF="id555.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Nurse Betty"><U>Nurse Betty</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="59"><div> 3.5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Renee Zellweger; Chris Rock; Morgan Freeman</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="241"><div> <A HREF="id628.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pay It Forward"><U>Pay it Forward</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="59"><div> 1.5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="363"><div> Helen Hunt;  Haley Joel Osment</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="241"><div> <A HREF="id751.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Proof of Life"><U>Proof of Life</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="59"><div> 3.5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="363"><div> Russel Crowe; Meg Ryan</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="241"><div> <A HREF="id695.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Shadow of the Vampire"><U>Shadow of the Vampire</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="59"><div> 4</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="363"><div> Willem Dafoe; John Malkovich</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="241"><div> <A HREF="id752.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Traffic"><U>Traffic</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="59"><div> 4</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Michael Douglas with all star top performing cast</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> X-Files Season 3 Collection, The</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="59"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="59" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="363"><div> For TV fans</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="241"><div> Yards, The</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="59"><div> 3</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Mark Wahlberg; Charlize Theron;  Joaquin Phoenix</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Coming Soon in the Theater</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="700" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id134.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Future Films"><U><I><B>For complete list of Future Films</B></I></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="435"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="435" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="697" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id933.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="A.I. Artificial Intelligence"><U>A.I.: Artifical Intelligence</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="488"><div>  Haley Joel Osment; Steven Spielberg</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id1090.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Anniversary Party"><U>Anniverary Party, The</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="488"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="488" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Atlantis: The Lost Empire</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="488"><div> Animated city lost under the sea</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="198"><div> Baby Boy</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="488"><div> New by John Singleton</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="198"><div> Baise Moi</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="488"><div> Chicks in chains break out big time</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="198"><div> Big Eden</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Man finds his roots when he comes home to help his grandfather</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="198"><div> Bride of the Wind</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="488"><div> A woman ahead of her time...working the angles</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="198"><div> Circle, The</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="488"><div> Woman in Iran seek freedom</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="198"><div> <A HREF="id1018.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dr. Doolittle 2"><U>Doctor Doolittle 2</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="488"><div> Eddie Murhpy </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Stanley Kubrick-Biography</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="488"><div> Home video only...a master film maker</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="198"><div> Swordfish</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="488"><div> John Travolta; Halle Berry</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="198"><div> Tomb Raider</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="488"><div> Angelina Jolie bring comic book character to life</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="591" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="587"><div> George O. 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