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2000 Stories by Jean Oppenheimer

• Love Among the Ruins

  published September 14, 2000

  Aimée & Jaguar would be an unusual film under any circumstances, but that it was made in Germany proves somehow especially... More >>

• Hell in the Family

  published September 7, 2000

  For his directorial debut, the British actor Tim Roth (The Legend of 1900, Pulp Fiction) has chosen a most disturbing subject... More >>

• Bad Day, Sunshine

  published June 22, 2000

  I never imagined the day would come when I would cringe to see Ralph Fiennes onscreen. Not only is he shamelessly good-looking but, whether... More >>

• Hair to Die For

  published February 10, 2000

  La crème de la coiffure! A mock documentary about, of all things, a Scottish hairdresser who travels to America to compete in an... More >>

• Guru Smuru

  published February 10, 2000

  Jane Campion's 1992 film The Piano was an intoxicating work of art, a film of such beauty and power that it literally took my breath away.... More >>

• The Way They Were

  published February 3, 2000

  Sharon Stone doesn't appear onscreen until halfway through this tale of three lives unraveling, but when she does, she makes quite an impression... More >>

• The Prozac, Please

  published January 13, 2000

  Some people really are crazy, but then crazy is a relative term. Does it apply to someone who thinks he might spin off into outer space and... More >>

• Sick at Heart

  published January 13, 2000

  The War Zone opens with a black screen and the sound of waves gently crashing against the shore. The methodical ebb and flow of the water... More >>