Milwaukee Buzz - Dec. 16, 2004
Rosebud Cinema set to spruce up Bay View in 2005
The Rosebud Cinema Drafthouse will add to the Bay View business boom in 2005. The theater -- scheduled to open in summer -- has signed a letter of intent to sublease space from Outpost Natural Foods, also opening next year.
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Movies & TV - July 27, 2002
Jefferson's drive in theater a trip well worth it
Here's some free advice: if you remember going to the drive-in as a kid and want to relive a piece of your youth, don't put it off much longer. When the 41 Twin, the last drive in theater in Milwaukee, came down to make room for future developments, it got a little harder to catch a movie under the stars.
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Movies & TV - June 30, 2001
"Sexy Beast" will send chills down your spine
Move over Freddy, Jason and Michael Myers. You are all old news. And you've got nothing on Don Logan, played by Academy Award winning actor Ben Kingsley ("Gandhi"), is featured in the new film "Sexy Beast." It's hilarious, shocking, violent and daringly original, often all at the same time.
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Movies & TV - June 27, 2001
Singleton's "Baby Boy" too long, but powerful
There is a hint of familiarity in "Baby Boy," but overall it's a powerful and intelligent film. It stands out in a summer where everything has been loud and obnoxious. This is a movie that actually earns your money.
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Movies & TV - June 24, 2001
"The Anniversary Party" a summer cinema highlight
Actors Alan Cumming ("Spy Kids") and Jennifer Jason Leigh ("Backdraft") not only co-directed the new film "The Anniversary Party," they co-wrote it as well. The results are impressive, and there's finally a good movie to see this summer.
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Movies & TV - June 22, 2001
Another summer flick falls short
"The Fast and the Furious" is set in the illegal street-racing underworld of Los Angeles and things get off to a fast start. But the film falls a few laps short due to its preposterous plot, weak script, recycled story and horrible acting.
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Movies & TV - June 16, 2001
"Tomb Raider" among year's worst, so far
"Tomb Raider" typifies all that is wrong with Hollywood and "summer event" movies: lazy writing, too many poor special effects, shameless overacting, uninspired directing and not even a hint of an original idea to be found anywhere.
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Movies & TV - June 15, 2001
"Harry" is good, but could have been better
Just in time to coincide with the release of the American Film Institute's list of the 100 most thrilling movies of all time comes the nasty French film "With a Friend Like Harry." Foolishly compared to the work of Hitchcock, it does build decent suspense and is devilishly funny at times.
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Movies & TV - June 9, 2001
Unfocused "Startup.com" fails to compel
D.A. Pennebaker's documentary attempts to chronicle both a company and the friendship between its founders. It doesn't do either very well. You never get a sense that these guys care that much about each other and a lot of details about the company remain unknown or vague, at best.
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Movies & TV - June 8, 2001
It's predictable, but "Bread & Roses" has important message
You can't dislike a movie like "Bread and Roses." It is noble, earnest and sincere, all the while addressing a serious issue most people don't think twice about. Its heart is definitely in the right place.
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Movies & TV - May 31, 2001
New Wang film provocative, arresting; but not for everyone
Shot on digital video, the grainy film -- a tale of two people struggling to maintain their indifference to the world around them -- has an intimate, documentary-like feel and is sexually graphic but never gratuitous.
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Movies & TV - May 25, 2001
New film portrays Aussie tough guy
Mark "Chopper" Read is a legend down under. This larger than life figure is one of the country's best-selling authors. Newcomer Eric Bana stars as Chopper in the movie of the same name, based on books that the man himself wrote while he was in prison.
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Movies & TV - May 23, 2001
"The Golden Bowl" has ups and downs
When you walk into a Merchant Ivory film, you have a general idea of what you're going to get. From "A Room With A View" to "Howards End" and "The Remains of the Day," the films are all well-acted and lavishly produced affairs that transport the viewer to another world. The latest from the British film duo is more of the same.
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Movies & TV - May 19, 2001
"Bloody Angels" offers dark glimpse of small-town life
If you like your movies dark and depressing, look no further than Norway's "Bloody Angels." Directed by first-timer Karin Julsrud, it's a haunting and disturbing look at a small town and the deaths of two young people.
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Movies & TV - May 12, 2001
"A Knight's Tale" won't rock you at all
Writer/producer/director Brian Helgeland ("Payback") bit off way more than he can chew. His script is pathetically awful. This is some of the corniest dialogue you'll ever hear as long as you live. And he lets it go on for two hours and 15 minutes, at least 45 minutes longer than this horrendous mess should last.
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