Selected Essays, Interviews and Criticism by
ALEXANDRA
DuPONT
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for WILLAMETTE WEEK:
Interview w/ 'Bruno' cartoonist C. Baldwin
Criticism of criticism: Book review of Gary Indiana's
review of 'Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom' [second item]
Book review of Jon Lewis'
'Hollywood v. Hard Core' [second item]
Book Review: 'The Devil's Details: A History of Footnotes'
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CRITICISM for THE DVD JOURNAL
[alphabetical
by film title]
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the Eighth Dimension
Big Trouble in Little China: Special Edition
Cleopatra: Five Star Collection
Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Collector's Edition
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Die Hard: Five Star Collection
Do the Right Thing: The Criterion Collection
Frank Herbert's Dune: The Director's Cut (2000)
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: Collector's Edition
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Special Widescreen Edition
Jurassic Park and The Lost World: Collector's Editions
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring -- pithy quotes contributed to a review by Dawn Taylor.
Meet the Parents: Collector's Edition
The Mummy (1999): Ultimate Edition
The Office: The Complete First Series
Planet of the Apes: The Evolution -- overview of the complete 1968-73 film series.
Planet of the Apes: The Complete TV Series
Jackie Chan's Project A 2
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Spartacus: The Criterion Collection
Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace -- advance review of the original theatrical release; among the first on the Internet, and certainly among the meanest.
Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace -- DVD review.
Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones
The Terminator: Special Edition
Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser
The Usual Suspects: Special Edition
X-Men 1.5 -- brief critical interjection in a longer essay by Damon Houx.
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for AIN'T IT COOL NEWS:
Interviews:
'Cyberpunk' author William Gibson
'Bone' writer/artist Jeff Smith:
Comics Reviews:
Bone #52 and Giant THB
1.v.2 [last item in group column]
Bone #53 and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol. 2 hardcover [scroll way, way down the column]
Movie Reviews [alphabetical by film title] :
'Chicken Run' and 'Love's Labour's Lost'
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
'E.T.' 20th Anniversary Special Edition
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
'Kill Bill' and 'Bubba Ho-Tep'
Pearl Harbor -- which the author dared to enjoy on its stupid-war-movie merits.
'Snatch' and 'A Hard Day's Night'
Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Repackaged DVD Journal movie reviews at AICN Coaxial
[alphabetical
by film title] :
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (DVD review)
Big Trouble in Little China (DVD review)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (DVD review)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (DVD review)
Do the Right Thing: The Criterion Collection (DVD review)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (DVD review)
'Dune' Sci-Fi Channel miniseries (DVD review)
Jurassic Park and The Lost World (DVD reviews)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (DVD review)
Planet of the Apes: The Evolution -- overview of the complete 1968-73 film series on DVD.
Planet of the Apes TV series (DVD review)
Spartacus: Criterion Collection (DVD review)
Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace (DVD review)