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1996 Reviews, Interviews, Features, Best & Worst, Awards, Oscar picks, etc.
1996 reviews

Released in DECEMBER
***......."EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU" (NY/LA)
***......."EVITA" (1996 in NY/LA)
***......."FLIRT"
***1/2..."HAMLET" (1996 in NY/LA)
***......."JERRY MAGUIRE"
***......."MARS ATTACKS!"
**........"Michael"
**........"Mother" (1996 in NY/LA)
**........"One Fine Day"
***......."THE PEOPLE vs. LARRY FLYNT"
**........"The Portrait of a Lady" (1996 in NY/LA)
**........"Ridicule"
***......."SCREAM"
***......."SHINE"
***......"SLING BLADE" (1996 in NY/LA)

Released in NOVEMBER
****....."BREAKING THE WAVES"
***......."THE ENGLISH PATIENT"
***....... "The Mirror Has Two Faces"
***......."MOTHER NIGHT"
*1/2......"101 Dalmatians"
**........ "Ransom"
**........"ROMEO & JULIET"
***1/2... "STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT"

Released in OCTOBER
****..... "BOUND"
*1/2......"The Chamber"
***...... "Get On the Bus"
**........"The Ghost and the Darkness"
***1/2..."INFINITY"
***...... "THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT"
****....."LOOKING FOR RICHARD"
**........ "Michael Collins"
****..... "SECRETS & LIES"
****.... "SLEEPERS"
***......."SWINGERS"
**1/2...."That Thing You Do!"
***...... "VERTIGO"

Released in SEPTEMBER
***......"BARBARELLA" (re-release)(no review)
***1/2..."BIG NIGHT"
***......"BOGUS"
**........ "Extreme Measures"
*........."Feeling Minnesota"
**........ "The First Wives Club"
**........"Last Man Standing"
***......"2 days in the Valley"

Released in AUGUST
***......"Basquiat"
**1/2...."Carried Away"
***......"EMMA"
***......"ESCAPE FROM L.A."
***......"FREEWAY"
**........"Jack"
**........"Kansas City"
**1/2...."SHE'S THE ONE"
**........"The Spitfire Grill"
****...."TIN CUP"
***1/2..."THE TRIGGER EFFECT"

Released in JULY
****...."THE CELLULOID CLOSET" (no review)
***......"COURAGE UNDER FIRE"
**........"Fled"
***......"HEAVY" (no review)
**1/2...."Independence Day"
**........"Kingpin"
*1/2....."Multiplicity"
**........"Phenomenon"
***......"SUPERCOP"
***......"A TIME TO KILL"
***1/2..."TRAINSPOTTING"
****...."WALKING AND TALKING"

Released in JUNE
**1/2...."The Hunchback of Notre Dame"
***1/2..."LONE STAR"
***......"Moll Flanders"
**........"The Rock"
***......"Stealing Beauty"
no stars.."Striptease"

Released in MAY
*........."The Arrival"
***......"Cemetery Man"
***1/2..."COLD COMFORT FARM"
**1/2...."The Craft"
***......"Dead Man" (no review)
**........"Dragonheart"
**1/2...."Eddie"
**1/2...."Frank & Ollie"
**........"Heaven's Prisoners"
***......"HORSEMAN ON THE ROOF"
***......"I Shot Andy Warhol"
**........"Last Dance"
***......"Mission: Impossible"
**........"Mullholland Falls"
**........"The Pallbearer"
***......"TWISTER"
***......"Welcome to the Dollhouse"

Released in APRIL
**1/2...."James & The Giant Peach"
***......"Ghost in the Shell"
*1/2....."The Last Supper"
***......"The Monster (Il Mostro)"
**........"Mrs. Winterbourne"
***......"The Truth About Cats & Dogs"

Released in MARCH
**........"The Birdcage"
**........"Ed"
***......"Executive Decision"
***......"FARGO"
***......"FLIRTING WITH DISASTER"
***......"Girl 6"
***......"PRIMAL FEAR"
**........"Sgt. Bilko"

Released in FEBRUARY
***1/2..."ANGELS & INSECTS"
**........"Down Periscope"
***1/2..."BROKEN ARROW"
***......"Muppet Treasure Island"
***......"RUMBLE IN THE BRONX"

Released in JANUARY
no stars.."Black Sheep"
*........."Eye for an Eye"
**........"From Dusk Till Dawn"
**........"Restoration"
***......"Richard III"
*........."Screamers"

1996 year end wrap-ups:

The Best & Worst Films of 1996
The 1996 Oscar Pages
The 1996 Movieolla Awards

(SPLICEDwire used to be called Movieolla)
CRITIC-TO-HUMAN RATING TRANSLATION:
*........Don't say I didn't warn you
**......Coulda been but isn't
***.....A good way to spend 2 hours
****...Drop what you're doing and go see it NOW
Recommended films are IN CAPITALS


The BEST films of 1996
"BREAKING THE WAVES"
"SECRETS & LIES"
"SLEEPERS"
"WALKING AND TALKING"
"BOUND"
"LOOKING FOR RICHARD"
"TIN CUP"
"LONE STAR"
"TRAINSPOTTING"
"BIG NIGHT"
"ANGELS & INSECTS"
"HAMLET"
"THE ENGLISH PATIENT"
"THE TRIGGER EFFECT"
"A TIME TO KILL"
"COLD COMFORT FARM"
"BROKEN ARROW"
"INFINITY"
"STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT"
"PRIMAL FEAR"
"FARGO"


The WORST films of 1996
"Striptease"
"Black Sheep"
"Eye for an Eye"
"Screamers"
"Feeling Minnesota"
"The Arrival"
"Ed"
"From Dusk Till Dawn"
"The Last Supper"
"The Chamber"
"Mrs. Winterbourne"
"Multiplicity"
"101 Dalmatians"



1996 Features

The 1996 Movieolla Awards
Oscar too serious a guy for you? Try these awards: Most In Need of a New Agent, Guy Movie, Girl Movie, Biggest Ego Vehicles & tons more. (SPLICEDwire used to be called Movieolla)

The 1996 Oscar Pages
SPLICED's choices, nominations, predictions & reality of the Academy Awards handed out March 24, 1997.

The Best & Worst Films of 1996
SPLICED's list of the best films of 1996 (with justification), and the worst (with nice digs and smart remarks).

"The English Patient" interviews
Director/screenwriter Anthony Minghella discusses his film and screenplay, plus Q&A with stars Kristin Scott Thomas & Juliette Binoche.

Interview with Sundance boy wonder Ed Burns
28-year-old writer/director of "She's The One" and "The Brothers McMullen" isn't nearly the jerk he plays in his movies. Burns talks about casting Jennifer Aniston and Cameron Diaz, and how his life has changed since "McMullen" made him a hot property.

Robin Williams kids around at the premiere of "Jack"
Williams, tired from a day of filming, talks about not being 10-years-old anymore, but he puts on a show for the press at the world premiere of "Jack." In attendence: director Francis Ford Coppola, beautiful co-star Jennifer Lopez, Billy Crystal and show-stopper Punky Williams, Robin's mom.

Blondes on every arm at "Rock" premiere
Dateline: Alcatraz Island, June 3. Connery, Cage, Harris and more arrive on the prison island for a private premiere party with trophy wives in tow.

Does Jackie Chan dream of eclectic stunts?
The Hong Kong action movie genius speaks out on stunts, American movies, special effects and his inspirations -- Donald Duck and Gene Kelly.

"Evita" sneak peek shows some promise
The scoop on 10-minutes of finished film shown at Cannes in May.

Winter Indies: Heavy fall schedule for art house pix
Preview of what independent filmmakers had in store for the rest of 1996, including "Swingers," four Shakespeare films, hits from Cannes and Sundance, & directing turns from Matthew Broderick, Kevin Spacey, and Al Pacino.

Independent's Day: Hollywood is hot for indie films
Previews of 1996 summer films from smaller studios and distributors, including "Trainspotting," "Emma," & Sundance hits.




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