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Barbie As The Princess and the Pauper

Posted in: Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on October 7th, 2004

"Long ago and far away..."

So begins the latest direct-to-video CGI-animated Barbie movie, Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper. Based on Mark Twain's classic tale, this video/DVD is a modern-retelling of the story. It's Barbie's first musical, and it does a fantastic job of both entertaining kids and giving them something to think about.

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In Praise of Older Women

Posted in: Disc Reviews by David Annandale on October 6th, 2004

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Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer

Posted in: Disc Reviews by David Annandale on October 6th, 2004

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Nick Broomfield’s first documentary about Aileen Wuornos is a mixture of media clips andinterviews Broomfield conducted with Wuornos and the major figures in her trial, notably heradoptive mother and her unbelievably sleazy and incompetent lawyer (his “Dr. Legal” ad markshim as the legal equivalent of Dr. Nick Riviera). Then there’s the issue of police corruption. Allin all, essential viewing, especially in conjunction with the later film (which shows that, at thevery least said la...yer suffered some consequences thanks to this documentary) andMonster.

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Ghosts of Edendale, The

Posted in: Disc Reviews by David Annandale on October 6th, 2004

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One Eyed King

Posted in: Disc Reviews by David Annandale on October 6th, 2004

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William Baldwin is the leader of a group of friends in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen area. Theyare all on the periphery of the crime world, and the local kingpin is Armand Assante (with a mostsinister scar on his cheek). Two of the five become involved in a scheme that has them passingincompetently counterfeited hundred-dollar bills, and Assante demands their lives. Baldwininvestigates the death of one of them, and gradually realizes the depth of the betrayal.