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Articles tagged "alan cumming" Decade-Dense: The 60 Most Memorable Films of 1999 FeaturePart 5: Toy Story 2 to Titus (November - December 1999)by PopMatters Staff[27.Mar.09] :. On this final day of PopMatters' 1999 overview, awards season hype gives way to pure acting prowess and definitive directorial flair. Decade-Dense: The 60 Most Memorable Films of 1999  20 Questions FeatureAlan Cummingby PopMatters Staff[23.Jun.08] :. Stage, TV and film actor, model, Tony Award-winner and new Masterpiece Mystery! host Alan Cumming speaks with PopMatters 20 Questions about Dionysus, the prudency of using prophylactics, and Leon, the singing Chihuahua.  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 DVD ReviewSweet Landby Matt Mazur[8.Aug.07] :. This film has such an innate sweetness that it will sweep viewers along in the romance, the nostalgia, and the beautiful sense of what it is like to overcome adversity to truly create and become part of a supportive community.  Film DVD ReviewGray Matters (2006)by Jesse Hassenger[16.Jul.07] :. Gray Matters is a fantasy in search of a fantasizer.  Film ReviewGray Matters (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[6.Mar.07] :. The doctor says, "I think you need to let the idea of sharing your life with someone other than your brother enter your consciousness." No kidding. Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)by Todd R. Ramlow[28.Sep.06] :. Fabulous! might have been more accurately titled, "Assimilate! The Mainstream Commercial Success of Gay and Lesbian Cinema." God, the Devil and Bob: The Complete Seriesby Nikki Tranter[26.Apr.05] :. In the final episode of God, the Devil and Bob, titled 'Bob Gets Involved', Bob (voiced by French Stewart) goes on a rampage against rap music. Son of the Mask (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[18.Feb.05] :. The baby is endowed with awesome powers to shape-shift and abuse every living creature that comes within reach of his chubby little hands. X2: X-Men United (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[1.Dec.03] :. At once all powerful and utterly powerless, this involuntary terrorist is the first mutant you meet in X2. X2: X-Men United (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[1.May.03] :. At once all powerful and utterly powerless, this involuntary terrorist is the first mutant you meet in X2. Urbania (2000)by Cynthia Fuchs'Urbania' is all about stories, how they're told and how they are received, who shares and who withholds, or what anyone might mean by telling a story. Titus (1999)by Cynthia FuchsHere’s how the world might end. Close-up of a boy’s eyes. Long shot of a kitchen table, cluttered with hot dogs, paper bags, toy soldiers, french fries, milk, and ketchup he’s using... Spy Kids (2001)by Cynthia Fuchs'Spy Kids' is all fun, sometimes obnoxious, and incessantly cheerful -- having your parents kidnapped is a minor inconvenience, leading to the chance to ride in a submarine that looks like a blowfish. How neat is that!" Spy Kids (2001)by Tracy McLooneIn the Disney universe, it's normal to be special, and that's exactly the case with the Cortez family, kids and parents alike. Josie and the Pussycats (2001)by Ben Varkentine'Josie and the Pussycats' is 'so' witless that I cannot imagine it finding an audience even in a country that made 'Tomcats' (this has been a bad month for films with cats in the title) a top-five grosser. Josie and the Pussycats (2001)by Cynthia FuchsAs demonstrated by artists as different from one another as Eminem, Blink-182, and Andy Dick, there are many jokes to be made at the expense of the current crop of pop stars. Company Man (2001)by Tobias PetersonComing on the heels of Thirteen Days, Company Man is the latest look at the troubled relationship between the United States and Cuba. Whereas trailers for Thirteen Days showcase... The Anniversary Party (2001)by Kirsten Markson...plays like a Hollywood version of 'The Real World', neatly edited and set in a striking but sterile home, but with few surprises. |
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