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Articles tagged "bruce willis" Decade-Dense: The 60 Most Memorable Films of 1999 FeaturePart 3: The Sixth Sense to Fight Club (August - October 1999)by PopMatters Staff[25.Mar.09] :. Films that have left a lasting impression on their creators (M. Night Shyamalan, Sam Mendes, David Fincher) make up the majority of Part Three of our Films of 1999 overview. Decade-Dense: The 60 Most Memorable Films of 1999  Short Ends and Leader‘What Just Happened?’ Nothing Worth Watching!by Bill Gibron[7.Nov.08] :. Hollywood hates poking fun at itself. While it’s handled its fair share of good natured cinematic ribbing, once we get to the seething scalding takes like The Stunt Man or The...  NewsDirector brings some of his own industry experiences to ‘What Just Happened?’by Colin Covert [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][6.Nov.08] :. Veteran filmmaker Barry Levinson (who gave us “Good Morning Vietnam” and “Rain Man” as well as the sci-fi botch “Sphere” and the Ben Stiller-Jack Black comedy you...  Film ReviewWhat Just Happenedby Cynthia Fuchs[20.Oct.08] :. Less an expose than a recap of what even casual observers of the industry know or intuit, What Just Happened relies on clichés even as it deplores them.  The PopMatters Fall 2008 Movie Preview FeatureTalk, Talk, Talk: November 2008by Bill Gibron[11.Sep.08] :. Like the sainted sigh of relief that comes after another shriek-filled All Hallow's Eve, November usually means the start of the 'nominate me' process for the proposed prestige pictures of 2008. The PopMatters Fall 2008 Movie Preview  The PopMatters Fall 2008 Movie Preview FeatureTalk, Talk, Talk: October 2008by Bill Gibron[10.Sep.08] :. What studio suit thought this was a good idea? With four months to schedule your high priced efforts, you instead unload almost 30 overpriced pictures on an unsuspecting movie audience. The PopMatters Fall 2008 Movie Preview The Perfect Lean, Mean, Macho Machineby Marco Lanzagorta[26.Mar.08] :. The Die Hard series is a true rollercoaster of visual excesses guaranteed to raise the viewer’s adrenaline levels – while invoking intriguing ideological and cultural subtexts that deal with race, gender, masculinity, and social anxieties. Live Free or Die Hardby Bill Gibron[3.Jan.08] :. Bruce Willis' career may not have mandated a fourth trip into Die Hard territory. Who knew that action fans needed it so badly? Perfect Strangerby Marc Calderaro[24.Sep.07] :. It’s not so much the endless heavy-handed clues, outmoded dialogue, or totally untrustworthy traits of the main characters that make the movie so unforgivable; it’s the purposeless ending that eschews all previous traits, dialogue, and clues. Die Hard Neoconby Michael Serazio[3.Jul.07] :. In yet another Die Hard film this summer, Bruce Willis will reprise his role as John McClane. But can the public stomach the implicit politics that animate him? If new ‘Die Hard’ is a hit, Timothy Olyphant can live freeby Marijke Rowland [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][29.Jun.07] :. MODESTO, Calif.—If you’re going to go big, go big. If you’re going to go bad, go bad. If you’re going to go big and bad, go “Die Hard.” For 39-year-old Timothy... Bruce Willis talks about the tardy return of his tough-guy alter egoby Carrie Rickey [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][27.Jun.07] :. Bruce Willis shoots into the hotel suite like a blue-eyed bullet, head shaved, T white, jeans pale as his orbs. The wiry actor is trim, more like a spokesmodel for the imaginary health supplement... Live Free or Die Hard (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[27.Jun.07] :. Bruce Willis as John McClane is back, recalling all the retro rightness and righteousness he first incarnated in 1988. Mr. Cool: Bruce Willis returning to ‘Die Hard’ after 12 yearsby Christopher Kelly [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][14.Jun.07] :. "Fifty percent of the time I'm right, but 50 percent of the time I'm just as wrong," he says in response to a question about his knack for choosing projects like "Die Hard" (1988) and "The Sixth Sense" (1999). Monkey Business (Part 2: June)by Bill Gibron[2.May.07] :. Apparently, as the sun's strongest rays finally settle over the movie going public, sequels are the remedy to cool down an overheated demographic. This month alone holds five examples of such redux refreshment. The rest of the choices are a variety pack of genres, ideas and possibilities. Perfect Stranger (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[13.Apr.07] :. While it begins dully enough for an investigative thriller, Perfect Stranger quickly skids off into abject foolishness. Halle Berry’s Academy Award has made all the differenceby Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][11.Apr.07] :. "There was a time, before Oscar, when I could not have even got in the room with certain directors." Moonlighting - Season Five - The Final Seasonby Quentin B. Huff[29.Mar.07] :. A Moonlighting discussion -- about the romance, chemistry, and physics of a classic show. Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)by Brian Holcomb[8.Mar.07] :. This was never intended to be a conventional movie, but more like a personal industrial film illustrating the process that brings the corpse of a cow to your dinner table. The Astronaut Farmer (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[23.Feb.07] :. Audie has always believed Charlie will launch his rocket. And with one neat, maybe comical metaphor, it's very clear what's at stake. Alpha Dog (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[12.Jan.07] :. The film identifies a limited range of possible "reasons" for the murder, most having to do with ignorance, by the victim, the aggressors, the parents, and the 30 some "witnesses," numbered on screen. Fast Food Nation (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[16.Nov.06] :. Unabashedly didactic, Fast Food Nation points out the cruel lot of immigrant laborers without rights. Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)by Sean O’Neal[25.Oct.06] :. Beavis and Butt-Head Do America, like the characters themselves, is insularly focused on the boys’ twin desires to “score” and watch TV. Over the Hedge (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[19.May.06] :. The raccoon is shrewd, and the scenario he lays out -- all food, all the time -- is powerfully tempting. Lucky Number Slevin (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[7.Apr.06] :. Despite the title of the movie he lives in, Slevin (Josh Hartnett) is only partly lucky. 16 Blocks (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[3.Mar.06] :. Richard Donner's latest buddy-action flick is thick with wrong decisions. Sin City (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[16.Aug.05] :. Like the guys, the girls are undone by their reliance on conventional male power signs. Hostage (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[21.Jun.05] :. More disturbingly, Hostage is about the failure of certainty. Sin City (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[1.Apr.05] :. Distraught, ornery, self-critical, these heroes are certainly more "anti" types than straight-ahead. Hostage (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[11.Mar.05] :. The crisis begins with a clash between rich people and a trio of conventionally coded 'delinquents'. Nobody’s Fool (1994)by Jesse Hassenger[9.Sep.03] :. Paul Newman plays Donald 'Sully' Sullivan, a shiftless 60-year-old forever dodging his responsibilities. Tears of the Sun (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[8.Mar.03] :. To its credit, Tears of the Sun's action here is somber rather than thrilling; you can root for the SEALs, but the toll on them is visible. Hart’s War (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[14.Feb.02] :. Predictably, Hart's war ends up being his education, his route to noble manhood. The Whole Nine Yards (2000)by Lesley SmithWARNING: The following review contains spoilers. The Denominator of Denial The director of The Whole Nine Yards, Jonathan Lynn, used to specialize in delectable mayhem... The Whole Nine Yards (2000)by Jonathan BellerWARNING: The following review contains spoilers. Executing Reality The poster advertisement for Warner Brothers’ current release, The Whole Nine Yards, reads... Unbreakable (2000)by Cynthia Fuchs'Unbreakable' might be best described as 'Die Hard' for art-house audiences. The Story of Us (1999)by Cynthia FuchsHere's a terrifying thought: each of the major turning points in your life is reducible to the hairstyle you're wearing at the time. Your graduation, your first job, your marriage, your dead goldfish, your vacation in Italy: all of it is mucked up when filtered through those misty-water-colored memory glasses. If it sounds awful in theory, it's even worse to see it acted out, on a wide screen with lots of close-ups of teary, badly-coifed movie stars backed by a treacly Eric Clapton guitar score. Disney’s The Kid (2000)by Cynthia FuchsBruce Willis has a good eye for little boy screen partners. Where last year’s The Sixth Sense granted the erstwhile action star precious quality screentime with the eerily talented Haley... Bandits (2001)by Cynthia FuchsThough it looks like it might have been fun to make, 'Bandits' never becomes subversive or screwball. |
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