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Persall's Top Five
By STEVE PERSALL
© St. Petersburg Times, published December 21, 2000
Recent releases recommended by Times film critic Steve Persall
1. A Hard Day's Night -- The best movie in theaters this weekend is 36 years old. Some boy band called the Beatles romp through London with a few tunes. Now showing only at Veterans 24 in Tampa.
2. Cast Away -- More than a gussied-up episode of Survivor, this island fable is a Zen warning about our rush-hour lives. Tom Hanks is poised for a third Academy Award.
3. Quills -- Geoffrey Rush makes an erotic and erratic Marquis de Sade in Philip Kaufman's satire of censorship. (Opens Dec. 25 at Tampa Theatre and Beach Theater)
4. All the Pretty Horses -- The scenery is even prettier than Matt Damon in Billy Bob Thornton's New West adventure, based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy. (Opens Dec. 25)
5. Yi Yi -- Not previewed, but the New York Film Critics Circle named this the best foreign-language film of 2000. Exclusive Florida engagement at Main Street 5 in Clearwater.
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