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New Releases
No bag of switches for movie
fans this year. What a wonderful
season of new releases!
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE:
Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fien-
nes. Shakespeare in Love, a
witty, fast-moving romantic com-
edy set in London in 1593, follows
the trials and tribulations of Will
Shakespeare (Fiennes), a strug-
gling young playwright suffering
from a dreadful bout of writers’
block. (He just can’t make any
headway with his latest work, Ro-
meo and Ethel, the Pirate’s
Daughter.) But then, Will meets
and falls instantly in love with the
startlingly beautiful Viola (Pal-
trow). (Viola is desperate to be-
come an actress in a time when
women are not allowed to perform
in the theater.) Inspired by love,
Will’s creative powers are un-
leashed as his great love story is
brought to life for the first
time—Romeo and Juliet. Mis-
chievously literate Elizabethans,
hilarious backstage farce and the
sultry teamwork of Joseph Fien-
nes and Gwyneth Paltrow (as pas-
sionate prototypes for Romeo and
Juliet) make this the most en-
chanting entertainment of the
year. With a sparkling screenplay,
the movie has the temerity to
speculate about Shakespeare’s
life on the basis of his work. Rarely
has such presumptuousness paid
off so shamelessly well. Amid a
splendid supporting cast (Geof-
frey Rush, Colin Firth, Ben Af-
fleck, Judi Dench), the stars shine
even more brightly than the spec-
tacular costumes. R
Four Boxes
DANCING AT LUGHNASA:
Meryl Streep. Among the five un-
married sisters from a small Irish
village, who are the subject of
Brian Freil’s play, it is Kate
Mundy (Streep) who radiates the
most wistful, turbulent emotions,
and it is Kate who shows the dis-
covery, and the chill, of her own
loneliness. Streep conveys all of
these emotions with supreme,
heartbreaking economy and with-
out a trace of showiness. Like
much about the film and its char-
acters, she presents a small, ef-
fortless epiphany simply by
standing still immersed in the
spirit of a lost time and place. Set
in Donegal in 1936 and made
poignant by the hindsight of nar-
ration, Dancing at Lughnaaa
preserves the author’s memories
in a world about to change irrevo-
cably. The story of the Mundy sis-
ters makes for a soaringly scenic
film. Yet it remains a collection of
splendidly realized small mo-
ments with keenly observed, won-
derfully delicate performances
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rather than a story of overarching
action. Catherine McCormack ra-
diates the most sweetness as she
dances with her lover (Rhys
Ifans). Brid Brennan beautifully
repeats her Tony-winning stage
performance as Agnes, the reti-
cent, hard-working sister. Sophie
Thompson makes herself touch-
ingly headstrong and vulnerable
as Rose, the innocently unpre-
dictable sister. And, there’s a fine,
hearty turn from Kathy Burke as
Maggie, the house wit and realist.
Dancing at Lughnasa is a quin-
tessential Irish experience, revel-
ing in the romance and beauty of
its setting. R
Four Boxes
LITTLE VOICE: Jane Hor-
rocks, Michael Caine. Jane Hor-
rocks, one of Britain’s biggest
stars, gives an Oscar-caliber per-
formance in this English import as
Little Voice, the nickname for a
young woman who communicates
through song. She’s amazingly
adept in imitating the voices of
Shirley Bassey, Billie Holiday,
Judy Garland and Marilyn Mon-
roe. Little Voice is so good that her
scheming mother (a dazzling
Brenda Blethyn) and a sleazy
agent (an hilarious Michael Caine)
want to take her act on the road.
The results are unbelievable. Jane
Horrocks performs her own
songs, and her ability to mimic the
greats is astounding. The sound-
track is glorious. R
Four Boxes
PATCH ADAMS: Robin Wil-
liams. A button-pushing, com-
edy/drama based on the life of a
real doctor, about one medical stu-
dent’s fight, against pomposity in
the medical profession. Robin Wil-
liams as Patch Adams gives a
knock-out, stand-up performance
as he battles bureaucracy and
stuffed shirts to prove that laugh-
ter is a healing potion. Patch
Adamg is entertaining and Wil-
liams' manic comedic perform-
ance hits many of the right notes.
Be warned, however, if you are not
a real Williams’ fan, this film may
be just a bit too much. PG-13
Three Boxes
DOWN IN THE DELTA: Al-
fre Woodard, Wesley Snipes. See
this fine movie to watch one of
film’s preeminent actresses (Alfre
Woodard) at work. Woodard’s
deft touch and the manner in
which she inhabits a character is
brilliant. Poet Maya Angelou
makes her feature-length directo-
rial debut in this tale of a down-
and-out Chicago woman (Woo-
dard) who heads back home to the
Mississippi Delta to spend the
summer with relatives. If you
know Angelou's poetry, then you
will be prepared for the languor-
ous pacing of the film. Woodard’s
performance is excellent. Wesley
Snipes portrays her profession-
ally successful cousin with sur-
prising understatement. PG-13
Three Boxes
STEPMOM: Julia Roberts,
Susan Sarandon. Roberts and
Sarandon shine in this pulp fiction
story of a stepmom and a dying
mom. There are truly no more
pleasing screen presences than
theirs. Stepmom is a well-acted,
heavy-handed story about trau-
matic problems and bittersweet
ending. PG-13
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Ezzell, Nancy & Brown, Laurie Ezzell. The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 53, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 7, 1999, newspaper, January 7, 1999; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth747259/m1/9/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hemphill County Library.