December 16–23, 1999 movies Southern Comfort Making the Civil War epic Ride with the Devil with director Ang Lee. by Sam Adams Ride with the Devil is about the opposite of everything you’d expect from the people who made it.…

December 16–23, 1999 movies Seventeen Seventy Sick Robin Williams feeds audiences a mouthful of goo. by Sam Adams Bicentennial Man Directed by Chris Columbus A Touchstone release Opens Friday at area theaters Robin Williams wants you to feel gooey. It’s…

December 9–16, 1999 hit and run Writer Blocked Philadelphia native and graffiti writer Stephen Powers was arrested in his New York apartment last week after the execution of a search warrant that his attorney says was politically motivated. Conducted on…

November 25–December 2, 1999 theater Fumbled Fairy Tale The Adventures of Pinocchio People’s Light & Theatre Company, 39 Conestoga Road, Malvern, through Jan.2, 610-644-3500 Louis Lippa has retold the story of The Schnoz in a long, picaresque children’s play (there…

November 18–25, 1999 movies Hack Attack Tim Burton loses his head with Sleepy Hollow. by Sam Adams It’s not easy, giving up on an artist. Part of what keeps you going as a critic or fan is the belief that…

October 28–November 4, 1999 movies The Artist as a Young Scuzzball Despite his bad rep, director Harmony Korine has some important things to say. by Sam Adams Harmony Korine’s films have been called “scuzzball atrocities” and “loathsome.” The New York…

October 14–21, 1999 critic pick|dance Garth Fagan Dance Company Elegant, sensuous, athletic and thoughtful; dances by Garth Fagan are all thatand more. His self-honed eclectic style — a deft hybrid of ballet, modern, post-modern and Afro-Caribbean movement— demands much from…

October 7–14, 1999 movies “It was my desire to fuck with people…” An interview with Steven Soderbergh. by Sam Adams The first thing I tell Steven Soderbergh is that when I saw The Limey, a projectionist or print error caused…

September 23–30, 1999 on media Snow Job If you grew up in the Philadelphia area, chances are you have fond memories ofhuddling around a radio on snowy mornings anxious to hear your school closing number above the noise of the…