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Articles tagged "aaron eckhart" Film ReviewThe Dark Knightby Cynthia Fuchs[17.Jul.08] :. Batman's dilemma in The Dark Knight is how to use his bad press, whether he will embrace it or continue to fight it.  NewsAaron Eckhart takes comedy seriously with ‘Meet Bill’by Colin Covert [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][24.Apr.08] :. Aaron Eckhart is a serious actor - he has appeared in only four comedies in a 20-film career - who chooses roles carefully. His ruggedly handsome looks and athletic frame have secured him leading man...  Film DVD ReviewNeverwasby Jake Meaney[29.Aug.07] :. How did a first time writer/ director manage to nab even one of these big guns, let alone a whole gaggle of them? Would that Neverwas never were…  Film ReviewNo Reservations (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[27.Jul.07] :. That No Reservations can't imagine an alternative life for Kate makes all the energetic food-loving seem a little sad -- more sublimation than revelation.  NewsZeta-Jones and Eckhart dish about ‘No Reservations’by Joe Neumaier [New York Daily News (MCT)][26.Jul.07] :. "Though there are times," she laughs, "when I just ... can't ... help but steal that last chicken nugget off their plate."  Film DVD ReviewSuspect Zero (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[14.Apr.05] :. Part derivative, part original, and part twisted, the film quotes obviously from other serial killer films, beginning with its first shot. Suspect Zero (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[10.Sep.04] :. Suspect Zero opens with a barrage of standard serial killer movie components. Paycheck (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[17.May.04] :. 'A true hero,' says John Woo on the commentary track for the Paycheck DVD, 'always reaches out a helping hand to others.'" The Missing (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[23.Feb.04] :. At the first moment you see Maggie (Cate Blanchett) on screen in Ron Howard's The Missing, you know this is one of those Cate Blanchett tough-girl projects. Paycheck (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[8.Jan.04] :. Michael (Ben Affleck) doesn't set out to control anything: he just wants to get paid. The Missing (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[20.Nov.03] :. Maggie's toughness is surely enhanced by Blanchett's fabulous cheekbones and icy eyes. The Core (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[9.Sep.03] :. While the film probably can't be recuperated, Jon Amiel's commentary on the DVD works some wonders of its own. The Core (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[28.Mar.03] :. Settles quickly into the most mundane of plot and character developments. Possession (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[15.Aug.02] :. While the plot of Possession concerns yearning and fervor, its tone is provocatively detached. Erin Brockovich (2000)by Cynthia FuchsWhat is it about a picture of Julia Roberts with a baby on her hip that seems so irresistible? This would be, of course, one of the images that’s become so instantly familiar through its heavy... Nurse Betty (2000)by Lesley SmithPerhaps LaBute's willingness to let the audience close enough to his characters, both psychologically and physically, to appreciate such minor-key modulations, is the movie's biggest surprise. Nurse Betty (2000)by Cynthia FuchsIt's revealing that Wesley (Chris Rock) remains locked in an ignoble self-image born of gangster and 'hood movies: eager to emulate and please his mentor, he explains his flamboyant violence by saying, 'I'm just trying to make a statement.'" The Pledge (2001)by Cynthia FuchsWhenever you see a man looking anguished and alone in the opening shot of a film, and especially if he’s surrounded by wide open space—dirt, snow, sky, whatever—it’s a pretty... |
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