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1999 Stories by Hal Hinson

• I STAND ALONE

  published November 3, 1999

  I Stand Alone, a punishing, brutally misanthropic new film by the young French filmmaker Gaspar Noé, comes at you like a pile... More >>

• THE MUSE

  published August 25, 1999

  What is it they say — that even a flea can reach Mount Olympus riding in Pegasus' mane? Well, in the case of the new Albert Brooks comedy Th... More >>

• BOWFINGER

  published August 11, 1999

  Filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger (Steve Martin), the lead character in the intermittently funny Hollywood satire Bowfinger, has a dream. Nothing... More >>

• MYSTERY MEN

  published August 4, 1999

  In the highly competitive, dog-eat-dog world of the modern-day superhero, the members of the group that eventually becomes known as the Mystery... More >>

• THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR

  published August 4, 1999

  One of our leading men's fashion magazines runs a column every month titled "What Were We Thinking?" to present a ludicrous photograph of a famous... More >>

• RUNAWAY BRIDE

  published July 28, 1999

  Runaway Bride, the long-anticipated reunion of Pretty Woman stars Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, isn't a sequel, but it... More >>

• Eyes Wide Shut

  published July 14, 1999

  Eyes Wide Shut, the final motion picture from the late, great Stanley Kubrick, is easily the most anticipated adult film of the year.... More >>

• ARLINGTON ROAD

  published July 7, 1999

  Do you feel snug and secure in your cozy suburban life? Are you happy in your picture-perfect home, with your carefully manicured lawn, your kids... More >>

• Club Rules

  published June 30, 1999

  BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB Directed by Wim Wenders Joy isn't a word that often comes to mind when thinking about the films of director... More >>

• BIG DADDY

  published June 23, 1999

  The new Adam Sandler comedy, Big Daddy, isn't just the funniest movie of the summer; it's also the most improbable feel-good movie of the... More >>

• Deja Vu

  published June 16, 1999

  Twice Upon a Yesterday Directed by Maria Ripoll Twice Upon a Yesterday seems almost too geared for the Sliding Doors crowd. By relying... More >>

• Film

  published June 9, 1999

  Besieged Co-written and directed by Bernardo Bertolucci Bernardo Bertolucci's Besieged is a movie of enthralling visual poetry. Set... More >>

• Boy Wonder

  published June 2, 1999

  The Winslow Boy Written and directed by David Mamet David Mamet, famous for his in-your-face characters, brutal and frequently raunchy... More >>

• Sex Education

  published April 28, 1999

  THE SCHOOL OF FLESH Directed by Benoit Jacquot The love affair at the heart of Benoit Jacquot's The School of Flesh has to be... More >>

• It's All in the Game

  published April 21, 1999

  EXISTENZ Written and directed by David Cronenberg Just as David Cronenberg's The Fly (1986) came off as an organic reaction to a... More >>

• A Side of Bacon

  published April 14, 1999

  Love is the Devil Written and directed by John Maybury In 1964, as art legend and John Maybury's Love Is the Devil would have it, East... More >>

• Sharp Cookie

  published April 7, 1999

  Cookie's Fortune Directed by Robert Altman Has any major American director had quite so many career swings as Robert Altman? Maybe not,... More >>

• Grand Illusion

  published March 31, 1999

  THE MATRIX Written and directed by Andy and Larry Wachowski Stuffed full of fantasy comics, addicted to action and steeped in... More >>

• Tube-Tied

  published March 24, 1999

  TRUE CRIME Directed by Ron Howard "I hope it's better than The Truman Show," said the woman in line behind me at the publicized... More >>