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Michael Caine

"The Weather Man": Nicolas Cage's sad-sack family man is both pitiable and exasperating, but eventually his incessant martyrdom is just boring.; By Stephanie Zacharek Oct 28, 2005
"Bewitched": With her gimmicky remake, Nora Ephron proves that no mere mortal can stifle Nicole Kidman's magic.; By Stephanie Zacharek Jun 24, 2005
"Batman Begins": You know you're in trouble when a movie can't even get the Batmobile right.; By Stephanie Zacharek Jun 15, 2005
Cockney rebel: Michael Caine talks about playing an aging Nazi in "The Statement," why he hates nude scenes, what he learned from Laurence Olivier, and whether he'll ever win that best-actor Oscar he wants.; By Amy Reiter Dec 15, 2003
"The Statement": Michael Caine is brilliant as a French Nazi collaborator hidden by the Catholic Church. Too bad Norman Jewison's film is a stiff, limping bore.; By Charles Taylor Dec 12, 2003
The Fix: Madonna is everywhere, Pamela Anderson avoids a fashion faux pas, and Kato Kaelin won't go away! Plus: Can everyone just leave Aaron Brown alone?; By Karen Croft Apr 9, 2003
When supermodels attack!: Christie Brinkley takes a few photos of her own. Plus: Angelina Jolie drinks her way back into the news.; By Amy Reiter Jan 29, 2003
"Austin Powers in Goldmember": It's a mess, and a ridiculous golden shower of toilet humor. But Mike Myers' superspy spoof still provides the summer's purest movie delight.; By Charles Taylor Jul 26, 2002
"Last Orders": Michael Caine heads a dream cast of veteran English actors in Fred Schepisi's unassuming masterpiece about life, love and the cruel joke of old age.; By Charles Taylor Feb 15, 2002
Gwyneth: Sex, butts and scumbags: Her Paltrowness discusses men, her caboose and Affleck; Richard Gere on the terrorists' karma. Plus: Oh, Beyonci, behave!; By Amy Reiter Oct 15, 2001
Michael Douglas closes testicle chapter: Zeta-Jones' hubbie settles near-neutering case; Sandra Bullock straddles Benjamin Bratt's noggin. Plus: Elliott Gould and Cher must talk!; By Amy Reiter Dec 22, 2000
Philip Kaufman: The director of "Quills," the new film about the Marquis de Sade, discusses sex, writers, repression and his movie's parallels to the Starr-Clinton fiasco.; By Stephen Lemons Nov 27, 2000
"The Cider House Rules": In adapting his novel for the screen, John Irving wanted the story to be trimmer than in his book -- as long as he was the one wielding the knife.; By Charles Taylor Oct 27, 2000
Michael Caine: Over four decades -- from "Alfie" to "The Cider House Rules" -- he has played warm, cold and everything in between, and never feared losing the audience's sympathy.; By Charles Taylor Oct 3, 2000
"The Man Who Would Be King": He had to bide his time, but humane cynic John Huston finally got the chance to make one of the most sophisticated American entertainments ever.; By Charles Taylor Sep 21, 2000
Stripper mauled: Paula Jones "that kind of girl" after all; but Mike Tyson, "upset" by stripper's advances, not that kind of boy.; By Amy Reiter May 11, 2000
Look out! Here comes a sound bite!: Being at the Academy Awards has a strange effect on the attendees. Some are moved to eloquence, some to idiocy, while others become just plain insufferable.; By Amy Reiter Mar 27, 2000
Oscars 2000: Untethered hooters! Suave cocksmiths! But even Billy Crystal and Hilary Swank couldn't save a crushingly boring show.; By Cintra Wilson Mar 27, 2000
Blue Glow: Salon's TV picks for Weekend, March 24-26, 2000; By Joyce Millman Mar 24, 2000
"Beauty" pageant: Oscar nominations for suburban satire and Denzel Washington; "Mr. Ripley" and Jim Carrey snubbed.; By Andrew O'Hehir Feb 16, 2000
"The Cider House Rules": Driven by Tobey Maguire's marvelously layered performance, Lasse Hallstrvm's old-fashioned cinematic yarn-spinning yields genuine emotion without sentimentality.; By Stephanie Zacharek Jan 25, 2000
Psychic hot tip: Mariah and Bill in Y2K: The spirits speak: More young stuff for the prez in 2000; eyes off my tush, says Michael Caine; Posh Spice's hubby likes to get into her knickers. Plus: Actress Patsy Kensit took who to bed?; By Amy Reiter Jan 6, 2000
I feel a song coming on: Jane Horrocks saves the annoyingly noisy 'Little Voice' with uncanny impressions of Garland, Dietrich and Monroe; By Charles Taylor Dec 4, 1998

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