JULES is a wise and gentle comedy-drama about the vicissitudes of aging and the balm of a really good listener. There’s also a UFO and its extra-terrestrial pilot thrown in for good measure. Gifted with three well-tempered performances by Ben Kingsley, Jane Curtin, and Harriet Sansom Harris, it takes a clear-eyed approach to the… Read More »
Dean DeBlois & Clark Spencer & LILO AND STITCH
Dean DeBlois and Clark Spencer, co-director and producer respectively of LILO AND STITCH are, like so many Disney folk, big kids masquerading as grown-ups. Stitch, the alien of the title, is like nothing so much as Buster Keaton’s evil alter ego, and Lilo, the little girl who adopts him, is more like the typical Disney nemesis, not heroine.… Read More »
William Gazecki Draws Conclusions in CROP CIRCLES: QUEST FOR TRUTH
William Gazecki proved he’s not afraid of controversy with his Oscar(tm)-nominated documentary, WACO: THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT. Whatever your opinion about what causes crop circles, Gazecki’s film will certainly give you food for thought. I spoke with him by phone on August 29, 2002, and the first thing I wanted to know was how he got from Waco to crop circles.… Read More »