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Articles tagged "bruce willis" DVD Film Review FeatureThe 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.  DVD Film ReviewLive 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?  DVD Film ReviewPerfect 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.  Film FeatureDie 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?  NewsIf 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...  NewsBruce 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). 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. 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. Bandits (2001)by Cynthia FuchsThough it looks like it might have been fun to make, 'Bandits' never becomes subversive or screwball. 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... Hart’s War (2002)by Cynthia FuchsPredictably, Hart's war ends up being his education, his route to noble manhood. 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. Unbreakable (2000)by Cynthia Fuchs'Unbreakable' might be best described as 'Die Hard' for art-house audiences. 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... 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... |
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