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Volume 69, Issue 155,
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
Arts & Entertainment
No shame in sacrificing sleep for classics Don't Touch My Knob Matt Dulin When movie theaters, HBO and rentals just can't satiate your cravings for a good film, it's time to curl up with some kettle-cooked popcorn and exercise your right to watch-late night movies. It's the Classics, but not of the Greek tragedy kind. More of the geeky travesty kind. They are more palatable than most of prime-time's most-watched "reality television" programs, which are about as close to real life as my fantasy involving an attractive European woman who needs me to proofread her essay on Homer's The Iliad. In a single night of programming, the average insomniac can catch at least one golden oldie. Some nights offer thinner selections, and others are impressive enough to warrant a dose of caffeine. Recently, late-night viewers could've caught Conspiracy Theory, the tale of a kooky, trained assassin-turned-cabbie who has a Julia Roberts obsession (who doesn't?), Mel Brooks' educational History of the World, Part I and the laugh-laden National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1. Comedies are more prominent, but you can usually find a dialogue-barren action film or Western. You'll want to make a habit of checking out American Movie Classics, Turner Classic Movies and the super station variety: TNT, TBS and the like. Tonight, TCM offers Creature from the Black Lagoon. It follows the life and times of a dangerous, human-like amphibian living in, of all places, the Black Lagoon. I haven't seen it, but I'm sure it's good. Wednesday, you can catch The Next Karate Kid which is the next best thing to the first one. In this rendition, Mr. Miagi continues the proud tradition of teaching troubled adolescents how to kick butt and take names. Are you starting to regret sleeping instead of watching these top-quality flicks? I'm already planning my midnight snack. There's no shame in staying up until 3 a.m. watching
The Shop Around the Corner. OK, maybe there's a little shame, but
there's a lot of good entertainment.
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