1999 Siskel & Ebert / Roger Ebert & The Movies Capsule Summaries

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December 1999

Summary for weekend of December 04
(THE GREEN MILE, THE END OF THE AFFAIR, A MAP OF THE WORLD, SWEET AND LOWDOWN, MR. DEATH: THE RISE AND FALL OF FRED A. LEUCHTER, JR.)
November 1999
Summary for weekend of November 27
(END OF DAYS, TUMBLEWEEDS, FLAWLESS, TOY STORY 2, ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER)
Summary for weekend of November 20
(SLEEPY HOLLOW, 42 UP, THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH, MANSFIELD PARK, ROSETTA)
Summary for weekend of November 13
(ANYWHERE BUT HERE, POKÉMON: THE FIRST MOVIE, DOGMA, THE MESSENGER: THE STORY OF JOAN OF ARC, FELICIA'S JOURNEY)
Summary for weekend of November 06
(THE BONE COLLECTOR, LAST NIGHT, LIBERTY HEIGHTS, THE BACHELOR, AMERICAN MOVIE, THE LEGEND OF 1900)
October 1999
Summary for weekend of October 30
(THE INSIDER, PRINCESS MONONOKE, BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, MUSIC OF THE HEART, MAN OF THE CENTURY)
Summary for weekend of October 23
(BRINGING OUT THE DEAD, BODY SHOTS, CRAZY IN ALABAMA, THREE TO TANGO, THE CITY)
Summary for weekend of October 16
(FIGHT CLUB, THE STRAIGHT STORY, THE STORY OF US, julien donkey-boy, Report on Movies On The Internet)
Summary for weekend of October 09
(RANDOM HEARTS, BOYS DON'T CRY, THE LIMEY, SUPERSTAR, ROMANCE)
Summary for weekend of October 02
(THREE KINGS, HAPPY, TEXAS, GUINEVERE, MYSTERY, ALASKA, DRIVE ME CRAZY)
September 1999
(now "Roger Ebert & The Movies")
Summary for weekend of September 25
(DOUBLE JEOPARDY, MUMFORD, JAKOB THE LIAR, Report from the 1999 Toronto International Film Festival)
Summary for weekend of September 18
(AMERICAN BEAUTY, BLUE STREAK, FOR LOVE OF THE GAME, Report from the 1999 Telluride Film Festival)
Summary for weekend of September 11
(STIR OF ECHOES, BEST LAID PLANS, THE MINUS MAN, SUGAR TOWN, ON THE ROPES)
Summary for weekend of September 04
(CHILL FACTOR, IN TOO DEEP, DUDLEY DO-RIGHT, THE ASTRONAUT'S WIFE, ALL THE LITTLE ANIMALS)
August 1999
Summary for weekend of August 28 - repeat of 99/05/29 episode
That's Not All, Folks!
Summary for weekend of August 21
(MICKEY BLUE EYES, THE ADVENTURES OF SEBASTIAN COLE, THE MUSE, TEACHING MRS. TINGLE, CABARET BALKAN)
Summary for weekend of August 14 - repeat of 99/05/15 episode
(STAR WARS: EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE)
Summary for weekend of August 07
(THE SIXTH SENSE, MYSTERY MEN, THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR, BOWFINGER, DICK)
July 1999
Summary for weekend of July 31
(RUNAWAY BRIDE, THE IRON GIANT, TWIN FALLS IDAHO, DEEP BLUE SEA, GENGHIS BLUES)
Summary for weekend of July 24
(THE HAUNTING, LAKE PLACID, DROP DEAD GORGEOUS, INSPECTOR GADGET, AUTUMN TALE)
Summary for weekend of July 17
(EYES WIDE SHUT)
Summary for weekend of July 10
(AMERICAN PIE, MY LIFE SO FAR, THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, ARLINGTON ROAD, RETURN WITH HONOR)
Summary for weekend of July 03
(WILD WILD WEST, BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB, MY SON THE FANATIC, SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT, THE KING OF MASKS)
June 1999
Summary for weekend of June 26
(BIG DADDY, SHILOH 2: SHILOH SEASON, SUMMER OF SAM, Violence In The Movies)
Summary for weekend of June 19
(TARZAN, DESERT BLUE, THE GENERAL'S DAUGHTER, RUN LOLA RUN, Report On Emerging Film Projection Technologies)
Summary for weekend of June 12
(AUSTIN POWERS: THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME, THE RED VIOLIN, JUST A LITTLE HARMLESS SEX, AN IDEAL HUSBAND, XIU XIU: THE SENT-DOWN GIRL)
Summary for weekend of June 05
(INSTINCT, THE LOSS OF SEXUAL INNOCENCE, LIMBO, Report From The 1999 Cannes Film Festival)
May 1999
Summary for weekend of May 29
That's Not All, Folks!
Summary for weekend of May 22
(NOTTING HILL, BESIEGED, TREKKIES, TEA WITH MUSSOLINI, AFTER LIFE)
Summary for weekend of May 15
(STAR WARS: EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE)
Summary for weekend of May 08
(THE MUMMY, THE CASTLE, THIS IS MY FATHER, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, LOVERS OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE)
Summary for weekend of May 01
(ENTRAPMENT, THREE SEASONS, THE WINSLOW BOY, IDLE HANDS, GET REAL)
April 1999
Summary for weekend of April 24
(PUSHING TIN, MIGHTY PEKING MAN, ELECTION, LOST & FOUND, SLC PUNK)
Summary for weekend of April 17
(LIFE, HIDEOUS KINKY, EXISTENZ, GOODBYE LOVER, FRIENDS & LOVERS, THE PERSONALS: IMPROVISATIONS IN THE GOLDEN YEARS)
Summary for weekend of April 10
(NEVER BEEN KISSED, BLOOD, GUTS, BULLETS & OCTANE, METROLAND, GO, THE LAST DAYS)
Summary for weekend of April 03
(THE MATRIX, 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU, COOKIE'S FORTUNE, THE OUT-OF-TOWNERS, THE DREAMLIFE OF ANGELS)
March 1999
Summary for weekend of March 27
(THE MOD SQUAD, DOUG'S 1ST MOVIE, A WALK ON THE MOON, EDtv, AMONG GIANTS)
Summary for weekend of March 20
(TRUE CRIME, RAVENOUS, THE KING AND I, FORCES OF NATURE, THE HARMONISTS)
Summary for weekend of March 13
(THE DEEP END OF THE OCEAN, LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS, CRUEL INTENTIONS, ANALYZE THIS, WING COMMANDER)
Summary for weekend of March 06
(8MM, THE OTHER SISTER, JUST THE TICKET, 200 CIGARETTES, EIGHT DAYS A WEEK)
February 1999
Summary for weekend of February 28
(Tribute to Gene Siskel)
Summary for weekend of February 20
(OFFICE SPACE, OCTOBER SKY, THE 24 HOUR WOMAN, JAWBREAKER, TANGO)
Summary for weekend of February 13
(MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE, MY FAVORITE MARTIAN, CHILDREN OF HEAVEN, BLAST FROM THE PAST, GOD SAID, "HA!", reactions to the Academy Award nominations)
Summary for weekend of February 06
(PAYBACK, SHE'S ALL THAT, RUSHMORE, SIMPLY IRRESISTABLE, MY NAME IS JOE, Report From The 1999 Sundance Film Festival)
January 1999
Summary for weekend of January 30 - Sundance; repeat of 98/09/05 episode
(Breakout Stars)
Summary for weekend of January 23
(AT FIRST SIGHT, ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE, THE HI-LO COUNTRY, PLAYING BY HEART, THE THEORY OF FLIGHT)
Summary for weekend of January 16
(The Worst Of 1998)
Summary for weekend of January 09
(Memo To The Academy)
Summary for weekend of January 02
(The Best Of 1998)

Gone, but not forgotten.

Alex Fung (aw220@freenet.carleton.ca)

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