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Top of the Queue: Hayes, 'Shaft' made movie music cool

Jane Burns — 8/19/2008 8:18 am

When a character played by Keenen Ivory Wayans finally begins to fulfill his destiny as a black superhero in "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka," he gets the best advice possible from his mentor, played by Bernie Casey. read story

Top of the Queue: New DVDs help election junkies through dog days of August

Jane Burns — 8/12/2008 10:50 am

Political junkies are in a quandary these days. There's nothing much new happening until the conventions, and the commercials are already becoming exhausting. read story

Top of the Queue: Let the Games begin on your DVD player

Jane Burns — 8/05/2008 4:24 pm

Theme song alert: There is no way that the song from "Chariots of Fire" will not enter your head at some point of this story. It just comes with the territory in writing anything involved with a Triumph of the Human Spirit. read story

Top of the Queue: 'Spaced' out on DVD, and geeks rejoice

Jane Burns — 7/22/2008 10:00 am

Geeks, stand tall and puff out your chests. A brilliant salute to your world is finally getting the attention it deserves in this country. read story

Top of the Queue: Julia's still the queen of DVD chefs

Jane Burns — 7/15/2008 8:25 am

Every time I go to the doctor, somebody asks me how best I learn things. By doing? By reading? By watching? By hearing? It's an odd question to hear in the doctor's office, but it's a good one for the kitchen. read story

Top of the Queue: Holy variety, Batman! Dark Knight's library expands

Jane Burns — 7/08/2008 6:55 am

Every generation has its own Batman. For some, he's colorful and heroic. For others, he's dark and brooding. For many more, he's hokey, not in that good a shape and punches out goofy bad guys with a visible "POW!" read story

Top of the Queue: Expert says period films are royal mess

Jane Burns — 6/30/2008 3:21 pm

July 4 looms. You know, that holiday where we celebrate our independence from kings and queens across the ocean. So why are we so obsessed with the regal monarchs of days gone by? read story

Top of the Queue: 'Be Kind Rewind' harks back to lost time

Jane Burns — 6/24/2008 5:18 am

Without a doubt, "Be Kind Rewind" is a fairy tale. For starters, its tale of a pair of no-budget Steven Spielbergs is about as plausible as Jack and his magic beans or Cinderella and her glass slipper. read story

Two new films bring fans closer to Joy Division

Jane Burns — 6/18/2008 11:46 am

Whenever a young musician or artist dies, fans speculate for years about what might have been. In watching the excellent documentary "Joy Division" in my Madison living room, that sense of what might have been hit home even harder. read story

Top of the Queue: 'Onion Movie' still works, five years late

Jane Burns — 6/04/2008 9:06 am

When The Onion staff left Madison for New York in 2001, there was a sense that movies and TV were supposed to follow. read story


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