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The University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, June 14, 2000
Web informs movie fans
Online savvy provides safety net for theater buffs and trivia junkies
By Juan H. Heath Special to the Kansan
It's the time of year when Hollywood tantalizes the senses and strains the pocketbooks of movie fans. Separate this summer's blockbusters from its disasters with these sites. Let's go to the movies—online.
Rotten Tomatoes
www.rottenttomatoes.com Undoubtedly inspired by the theater-going tradition of
throwing veggies at bad performers, this site is a compendium of reviews from around the
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country. One of its best features is the quick reference Tomatometer. If at least 60 percent of a movie's reviews are positive, it's rated "fresh." If not, it's "rotten." Created by a movie buff in
1998, this site is relatively new on the scene and its archives are limited in scope.
Film Threat
www.filmthreat.com
If you'd like a change from exploding aliens, car crashes or evil computers, then check out this self-proclaimed "indie voice" for Hollywood. Originally a print magazine devoted to covering cult films, underground shorts, alternative films and independent features, this site now handles mainstream film reviews as well. Its creator and publisher, Chris Gore, has a weekly television show on the FX channel. The coolest feature of this site is the weekly listserv, which dishes up the past week's top films, Gore's recommendations and snippets of movie reviews.
The Hollywood Stock Exchange
www.hsx.com
If you'd like to be a day trader, but aren't ready to break open the piggy bank, then practice trading and get your film fix at the same time. This site allows you to "invest" in a movie star (StarBonds), a musician (ArtistStock) or an individual movie. It's the entertainment equivalent of fantasy baseball. A good game strategy would be to buy stock in an unknown, like Hayden Christensen (HCHRI), the teen-age Darth Vader, and hope for the best. The stock ticker and its symbols are quite amusing.
The Internet Movie Database
www.imdb.com
If you and your buddies are debating movie lines or some other piece of marginally useful cinematic trivia, this is the place to go. IMDB has full cast and crew lists, photos, reviews, memorable quotes, filming goofs and almost anything else you might want to know about movies. Hours could be spent sifting through the information on this site. This is the ultimate movie trivia argument solver.
In Gone in 60 Seconds Nicholas Cage plays a legendary car thief who reunites with his old gang and his ex-girlfriend, played by Angelina Jolie, to save his brother's life. Contributed photo.
Gone in 60 Seconds steals show
By Erin Dean
Special to the Kansan
With a great cast, some amazing driving sequences and "Low Rider" on the soundtrack, Gone in 60 Seconds is a sure box-office hit.
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer, of Con-Air and Armageddon, gives movie-fans who want bit more from their action-packed summer blockbusters what they are looking for.
Nicholas Cage plays Randall "Memphis" Rains, a reformed car thief trying to save his brother Kip's life. To do so, he has to steal
50 cars in one night with the help of his retired "crew" and his exgirlfriend.
Memphis' kid brother Kip, played by Giovanni Ribisi, has followed in his brother's car-stealing footsteps. When Kip takes an order from Raymond Calitri — car thief, murderer and all-around creepy guy — Memphis has to take the job to save his brother's life. Of course, meanwhile, the veteran crew is being tracked by two detectives.
Angelina Jolie plays Memphis' ex-girlfriend Sway, and Robert Duvall plays ex-crew member
Otto.
The film's cast also includes up-and-comers Chi McBride, Scott Caan, William Lee Scott, Vinnie Jones and T.J. Cross as well as veteran actors Will Patton, Francis Fisher and Grace Zabriskie.
The 50 cars slated for theft by Memphis' crew includes a variety of models — all given women's names as code — from a 1959 Cadillac El Dorado named Madeline to a 2000 Ford truck named Anne.
See Gone in 60 Seconds on the big screen. It's worth the 6 bucks.
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