http://www.stanleyscism.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:35:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.stanleyscism.com/2007/04/22/roxanne/ http://www.stanleyscism.com/2007/04/22/roxanne/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2007 15:07:00 +0000 Stanley Scism http://stanleyscism.com/2007/04/22/roxanne/ Edmund Rostand’s classic drama adapted and retold in a modern Canadian setting with Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah.  True love (even in an unattractive package) can win out.

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Hollywood’s knee-jerk political liberalism than to the actual events that took place.  Sigh.  Pierce Brosnan made a mistake in agreeing to act this script.  Not worth watching.

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Virginia becomes a brilliant, bold tactician equally adept at leading men in battle and a new nation into being.  Documentary

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Alice

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