The Best & Worst of 1997
The 1997 Movieolla Awards
The 1997 Oscar Pages
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 1997:
"TITANIC"
"GOOD WILL HUNTING"
"ALL OVER ME"
"MIDNIGHT in the GARDEN of GOOD & EVIL"
"THE PILLOW BOOK"
"PONETTE"
"DECONSTRUCTING HARRY"
"THE PEACEMAKER"
"ROMY & MICHELE'S...REUNION"
"KISSED"
"L.A. CONFIDENTIAL"
"WAG THE DOG"
"THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE"
"DONNIE BRASCO"
"MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING"
"BOOGIE NIGHTS"
The WORST films of 1997:
"Batman & Robin"
"b.a.p.s."
"Starship Troopers"
"Event Horizon"
"Speed 2: Cruise Control"
"Alien Resurrection"
"Turbulence"
"Dangerous Ground"
"Kicked in the Head"
"'Til There Was You"
"Jungle 2 Jungle"
"Fools Rush In"
"Metro"
"Shadow Conspiracy"
"Volcano"
The Best & Worst Films of 1997
Big studios had a better year in '97 and science fiction hit the skids. Here's as good and bad as it got this year.
The 1997 Movieolla Awards
Tired of all the lame-o awards shows? Try the MOVIEOLLA awards, with categories like Best Movies Nobody Saw, Chameleon of the Year, Genres Beaten to Death, Best Gay Sidekick & The Big Duh Award. (SPLICEDwire used to be called Movieolla)
Interview: Jodi Benson, voice of "The Little Mermaid"
Eight years of Ariel hasn't gotten old for Jodi Benson. After albums, episodic TV and an upcoming video sequel, she's still belting out "Part of Your World" all over the world, and talking about the making of the movie that revitalized feature animation.
Interview: "Mad City" director Costa-Gavras
Movieolla gets off on the wrong foot with the director of "Mad City", questioning the plausibility of parts of the film. The discussion then turns to the larger picture: Is news manipulation the future of the American press?
Interivew: "In & Out" screenwriter Paul Rudnick
Tom Selleck plants one on Kevin Kline in this is-he-or-isn't-he satire. How on Earth did they get away with that in a mainstream comedy? Rudnick extolls the creation of The Kiss and what "romantic comedy" really means. Also available: text of the full interview Q&A style, in which Rudnick discusses the cast, the movie's lack of homophobia, Hollywood satire and why he insists that "Joan Cusack is god."
Interview: Author James Ellroy on "L.A. Confidential," the film
Retro-crime novelist Ellroy says writers who option a book have an obligation to keep their mouth shut about the resulting picture. So why is he talking about "L.A. Confidential"? He loves the movie, that's why.
Interview: "L.A. Confidential" director Curtis Hanson
When you've made a retro, noir crime and corruption drama that has the notoriously hard-to-please author grinning, you must be doing something right. Hanson talks about casting "L.A. Confidential," his attention to period detail and his penchant for stories where things are not what they seem.
Interview: "Face/Off" director & Hong Kong action king John Woo
Promoting "Face/Off" in San Francisco, director John Woo ("The Killer," "Hard Boiled") explains the John Woo Stand-Off, his predilection for Beretta handguns, and the orchestral maneuvers of his gunfights.
Ratings/no reviews:
***......."THE DAYTRIPPERS"
**1/2...."The Devil's Own"
***......."EVE'S BAYOU"
***......."THE HOUSE OF YES"
***......."THE ICE STORM"
***......."KISS OR KILL"
***......."MOUSEHUNT"
***......."ONE NIGHT STAND"
***......."PRIVATE PARTS"
**1/2...."Rosewood"
**1/2...."Selena"
***......."SOUL FOOD"
***......."THE WINGS OF THE DOVE"
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