Ebert & Roeper: 3-2-02

Note: Missing about a minute at the beginning of the episode. If another recording is found, I'll stitch it together.

Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper reviews "We Were Soldiers" (A Well-Made and Brilliant Vietnam War Action/Drama from Writer/Director, Randall Wallace. Starring: Mel Gibson, Madeline Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Barry Pepper and Sam Elliott.); "Mean Machine"; "Queen of the Damned" (This Anne Rice film adaptation is beyond a doubt, a bloody travesty filled with horrible MTV-style and slo-mo editing. Directed by Michael Rymer. With Stuart Townsend as "Lestat" who's a vampire for several centuries awaken to becomes a male rock star and casually posing like a GQ fashion model. And R&B Singer/Actress, Aaliyah in her final performance as "Akasha", the first Queen vampire who trying to kill him. Also stars, Marguerite Moreau, Vincent Pérez and Lena Olin. "40 Days and 40 Nights" (Outstanding Romantic Comedy about a young man trying to go straight from having sex during Lent and meets a beautiful neighbor getting to know each other. Directed By: Michael Lehmann. Starring: Josh Hartnett and Sarah Sossamon.) and "Monsoon's Wedding".

Video Spotlight: Ebert's pick is Steven Spielberg's "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence" (2001). (Story originally written from Stanley Kubrick with Spielberg co-written and directed. A Mesmerizing Sci-Fi Fantasy-Adventure with Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Connor and William Hurt.)

And a Parting Shot with Richard Roeper tackling with Smoking in movies! (Very common in the movie industry for decades but MPAA want to be PC by using drug use as R-rated. Granted, I hate Smoking! It's a nasty habit and smells awful! But it's natural in central themes of the story.) And a recap of Today's program.

Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.