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Persall's Top Five
By STEVE PERSALL
© St. Petersburg Times, published September 21, 2000
Recent releases recommended by Times film critic Steve Persall
1. Almost Famous -- Cameron Crowe's semi-autobiographical tribute to 1970's rock 'n' roll is one of the year's best films. Funny, wistful, romantic and always dead-on with its atmosphere and attitude.
2. The Tao of Steve -- Unlikely Lothario (Donal Logue) follows the lead of all cool Steves (McQueen, Austin, McGarrett, etc.) until the right woman comes along. Tampa and Beach theaters only.
3. Nurse Betty -- Soap opera addict (Renee Zellweger) stalks her favorite actor (Greg Kinnear) while hit men (Morgan Freeman, Chris Rock) trail her. Sweet-natured and violent, all at once.
4. The Original Kings of Comedy -- Spike Lee's concert movie stars four stand-up comedians and a raucous audience. Not just a performance captured on film, but a galvanizing time for African-American pop culture.
5. Space Cowboys -- Senior citizen astronauts save the day. Haven't Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland and James Garner been doing that for years?
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