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Articles tagged "cate blanchett"PopMatters Pick Film ReviewI’m Not Thereby Cynthia Fuchs[21.Nov.07] :. Dylan Per Se is a trip, an embodiment of potential meanings for fans and detractors, a performative opportunity for movie stars.  Film ReviewElizabeth: The Golden Ageby Cynthia Fuchs[12.Oct.07] :. The movie feels more superficial than significant, like it's stuck behind a pane of glass.  NewsCate Blanchett returns as Queen Elizabeth I in ‘The Golden Age’by Joseph V. Amodio [Newsday (MCT)][9.Oct.07] :. Elizabeth, Elizabeth, Elizabeth. Hollywood can’t get enough of her. If there’s a historical costume drama coming out, you can bet it’s one of two things: an adaptation of a Jane...  DVD Film ReviewBabel: Borders Withinby Rebecca Chang[1.Oct.07] :. As a director, Inarritu is kinetic, adventurous and deeply motivated by spontaneity of feeling. The new edition of Babel is worth getting ahold of for the extra feature documentary alone. DVD Film ReviewBabel: Lest We Be Unitedby Stuart Henderson[1.Oct.07] :. The great, overarching question one asks during a film such as this is: where is the light? At 143 minutes, this much sadness and tragedy becomes somewhat numbing.  DVD Film ReviewThe Good German (2006)by Brian Holcomb[27.Jul.07] :. Instead of a deeply involving present-tense drama, we get an essay on how such dramas used to look and work. PopMatters Pick DVD Film ReviewNotes on a Scandal (2006)by Jarrett Berman[17.Apr.07] :. Oscars – like secrets – can be seductive, and this little film means to tempt us. Dame Judi gives an absolutely pulverizing performance. PopMatters Pick Film ReviewBabel (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[27.Oct.06] :. Associated by instances of violence, the stories in Babel all concern children caught up in circumstances beyond their easy comprehension, while adults struggle to maintain some semblance of illusory order. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou: Criterion Collection (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[16.May.05] :. 'That's what the movie's sort of about,' observes Wes Anderson, 'self-invention, and making their own art, and all those things.'" The Aviator (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[22.Dec.04] :. The Aviator portrays Hughes as a rebel and a genius, a dashing young man with ambition, hope, and nerve. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[10.Dec.04] :. Wes Anderson's film and Steve's filmed life creak a little, exposing seams and efforts to make sense of experience. Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[20.Sep.04] :. Coffee and Cigarettes is a return, of sorts, for Jim Jarmusch. Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[20.May.04] :. Coffee and Cigarettes is a return, of sorts, for Jim Jarmusch. Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)by Jesse Hassenger[13.May.04] :. On its own terms, Coffee and Cigarettes is an effective addiction movie, self-indulgent but also familiar and low-key. 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. The Missing (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[20.Nov.03] :. Maggie's toughness is surely enhanced by Blanchett's fabulous cheekbones and icy eyes. Veronica Guerin (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[16.Oct.03] :. Such moments illustrate Veronica's earnest incentive while undermining her hard work with crazily implausible coincidences. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[19.Dec.02] :. It's useful to remember that, offscreen, both good and bad tend to be tricksy. Heaven (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[18.Oct.02] :. Heaven begins with assorted ascents. Written by the late Krzysztof Kieslowski (with Krzysztof Piesiewicz), and intended as part of a trilogy (Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory), it explores accident and fate, guilt and grief, time and truth. Bandits (2001)by Cynthia FuchsThough it looks like it might have been fun to make, 'Bandits' never becomes subversive or screwball. Charlotte Gray (2001)by Cynthia Fuchs... challenges the national ideologies, nostalgia and idealization that have become so commonplace in popular cultural imaginings of the 'great war'. Charlotte Gray (2001)by Todd R. RamlowThe obvious reason for the glut of overly celebratory WWII films of the past few years is nostalgia for a time in American life when things like international politics and warfare were clear-cut. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)by Todd R. RamlowWhat is potentially most urgent about 'The Fellowship of the Ring' is how it reflects the tenor of our time. The Man Who Cried (2001)by Todd R. Ramlow...a sprawling affair, filled with bad accents (Cate Blanchett's tortured 'Russian'), tired cliches about studly horsemen and young girls' sexual awakenings, and really bad lip-syncing to Italian opera. The Shipping News (2001)by Cynthia FuchsQuoyle is yet another of Kevin Spacey's damaged souls, but a nice one. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)by Cynthia FuchsOn first hearing this voice-over at the beginning of Anthony Minghella's The Talented Mr. Ripley, you might think you're going to see a film about regret or guilt, or perhaps a refined kind of melancholy. But it's not long before you realize that for the speaker, Tom Ripley, such emotion - any emotion - is a performance. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)by jserpicomidst all the hoopla shouting of the probable Oscar proliferation showering upon The Talented Mr. Ripley; the ongoing comparisons (of the original series of novels by Patricia, the French film Purple Noon, and Anthony Minghella's creation); and glowing appreciation for Minghella's assembly of the most fashionable young and beautiful, there lie hidden a few very nasty notions regarding homosexuality. |
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