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A credulity-be-damned plot
The trouble with Shia? He’s no Henry Fonda, Jimmy Stewart, or Cary Grant.
By BRETT MICHEL | October 02, 2008

Sipping Prosecco on the Pawcatuck
It’s always a shame when a restaurant with a great location fails to equally impress with the actual food. Not to worry, however, about the Up River Café.
By BILL RODRIGUEZ | June 18, 2008

The awful truth

Leo McCarey was better in the ’30s
Among the signal directors of 1930s comedies — one thinks of Frank Capra, Howard Hawks, Ernst Lubitsch, and George Cukor — Leo McCarey’s name has been largely forgotten.
By STEVE VINEBERG | June 02, 2008

Twenty years pass, RI stays the same

Acclaim for dubious deeds is an Ocean State mainstay
Phillipe + Jorge were graciously asked to recall Rhode Island’s Monthly’s first dubious achievement-style Rhode Island Red Awards, as chosen in 1988 by your superior correspondents, during the mag’s 20th anniversary gala last week.
By PHILLIPE AND JORGE | May 07, 2008

All but the wank

Is Deep Throat sexier than the 1934 Tarzan and His Mate?
The image of Marlon Brando demanding that Maria Schneider stick two fingers up his ass, now seems the reductio ad absurdum of improvised acting.
By JAMES PARKER | July 24, 2007

Hong Kong rhapsody

Ann Hui at the HFA
Ann Hui came to the Hong Kong film industry after working in television, where she made both episodic dramas and documentaries.
By A.S. HAMRAH | March 14, 2007

Tinkling symbols

Ron Howard illustrates The Da Vinci Code
That Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code has become a worldwide phenomenon attests to the worldwide yearning for a better truth than the one we have.
By JEFFREY GANTZ | May 19, 2006

Mix and match

Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly at the Brattle
They were a study in contrasts — in personal styles, in modes of masculinity, in American musical-comedy legacies.
By STEVE VINEBERG | May 18, 2006

EXTRAS! EXTRAS!

The 25 Greatest DVD Special Features of All Time
As much as I lament the continuing decline of attendance at the cineplex, it’s also easy to understand.
By BRETT MICHEL | April 25, 2006

Flashbacks: April 7, 2006

The Boston Phoenix has been covering the trends and events that shape our times since 1966.
These selections, culled from our back files, were compiled by Chris Brook and Jessica McConnell.
By EDITORIAL | April 05, 2006

Grow jobs

Why penis enlargement is poised to become the next big thing
Until a few years ago, Tom Hubbard didn't put much stock in penis enlargement.
By CHRIS WRIGHT | October 27, 2008

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