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Articles tagged "charlize theron"Mixed MediaThe Road dir. John Hillcoat (trailer)by Eleanore Catolico[23.Sep.09] :. An adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Road will be released on October 16th in theaters. The film stars Viggo Mortenson, Robert Duvall, Charlize Theron,...  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  Film ReviewBattle in Seattleby Cynthia Fuchs[19.Sep.08] :. Even as various people try to "do their jobs" in Battle in Seattle, they are repeatedly boxed in by lack of information and lack of power.  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: September 2008by Bill Gibron[9.Sep.08] :. From wars both past and present to a number of nail-biting thrillers, September is sizing up as a potentially profitable one. The PopMatters Fall 2008 Movie Preview  NewsUnheroic superhero appealed to director ‘Hancock’ director Peter Bergby Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][3.Jul.08] :. “I loved the idea of an alcoholic, nihilistic, subversive superhero, fighting crime drunk,” says Peter Berg about “Hancock” - a screenplay that’s been kicking around... Hancockby Cynthia Fuchs[2.Jul.08] :. John Hancock is a black superhero desired and derided by crowds who are informed by spectacles, stereotypes, and fear. ‘Hancock’ Hampered by Schizophrenic Scriptby Bill Gibron[1.Jul.08] :. Will Smith is the new up to date version of the late in life career of Charleton Heston. No, he’s not some gun wielding NRA apologist who narrates Bible videos in between bouts with aging. As... The Return of the Popcorn Circus: July 2008by Bill Gibron[30.Apr.08] :. And it just doesn't stop. If part two in this three-ring play was packed with well hyped product, July just keeps the receipt treats coming. An Oscar winner and a teen actress delve into dark placesby Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)][21.Mar.08] :. Charlize Theron is the Oscar-winning actress from the shocking serial killer movie “Monster.” AnnaSophia Robb is the little girl from the sentimental dog movie “Because of... Opposites attract: ‘Sleepwalking’ stars Charlize Theron and Nick Stahlby Rick Bentley [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][13.Mar.08] :. It is hard to imagine how Charlize Theron and Nick Stahl could be more different. The stars of “Sleepwalking,” who play siblings carrying the wounds of an abusive childhood, are seated... Iraq War-themed films can’t find an audienceby Soren Andersen [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][2.Jan.08] :. What if they made a war movie and nobody came to see it? No biggie. Individual films fail all the time for all kinds of reasons. Filmmaking is a crapshoot. Always has been. Always will be. The... A new script for Hollywood war moviesby Carrie Rickey [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][11.Oct.07] :. Anti-war demonstrators storm the Pentagon in the movie “Across the Universe.” A career soldier protests the Iraq conflict in “In the Valley of Elah.” The tactics of an elite... Hollywood goes to war: Mainstream movies focus on Iraq, terrorismby Cary Darling [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][1.Oct.07] :. Writer Matthew Michael Carnahan makes a living pounding out movie scripts, where flights of fantasy and retreats from reality are the daily stock in trade. But a couple of autumns back, while... Tight-lipped Tommy Lee Jones on ‘In the Valley of Elah’by Howard Gensler [Philadelphia Daily News (MCT)][21.Sep.07] :. TORONTO—Oscar-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones, likely to be nominated again for one or both of his fall movies, “In the Valley of Elah” (opening Friday) and “No Country for Old... In the Valley of Elahby Cynthia Fuchs[20.Sep.07] :. Paul Haggis' film posits Hank as an old-school man of honor, both punished and revered for his traditional "values." Aeon Flux (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[24.Apr.06] :. The writers' commentary track is smart, instructive, and funny. The film is less so. Aeon Flux (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[16.Dec.05] :. No way could the live action Aeon manage the hairstyle of the animated Aeon, much less the scary wasp waist and freaky-deaky sexual exploits. North Country (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[22.Oct.05] :. As the film more or less locks you into Josey's perspective, it appears that even the bleak environment denotes her perpetual exhaustion. Head in the Clouds (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[22.Oct.04] :. Gilda fits right in: whether she appears to be alternately vacuous and misunderstood, she's stunningly one-dimensional. Monster (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[7.Jun.04] :. Aileen's changed self takes shape most immediately and vehemently in response to a psychotic-seeming john who declares his loathing of all 'hookers nowadays'. Monster (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[8.Jan.04] :. Aileen is a terrifying specter, precisely because she's neither only a victim nor only monstrous. As Theron plays her, she swaggers and rationalizes, trusts and fumes. The Italian Job (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[29.Aug.03] :. As soon as John utters the words 'last job' to his darling girl, his fate (like the film's) is sealed. The Italian Job (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[29.May.03] :. As soon as John utters the words 'last job' to his darling girl, his fate (like the film's) is sealed. Trapped (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[9.Jan.03] :. Scary as this sounds -- Courtney Love channeling Claire Standish or Andie Walsh -- it might explain a few things about what was going on in Trapped. Trapped (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[26.Sep.02] :. Scary as this sounds -- Courtney Love channeling Claire Standish or Andie Walsh -- it might explain a few things about what was going on in Trapped. The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)by Cynthia Fuchs[24.Aug.01] :. In his latest film, Woody Allen moves in slow motion. Actually, the whole of The Curse of the Jade Scorpion appears to be creaking and shuffling, like it's been made by zombies. The Yards (2000)by Cynthia FuchsIn 'The Yards', Mark Wahlberg again plays an emotionally damaged young tough, but this time his entire environment is orchestrated to reflect that character, dark, sad, and heavy with non-options. Sweet November (2001)by Cynthia FuchsIt's clear in that Hollywood way that Sara's charms are primarily based on the fact that she is glamour girl Charlize Theron in thrift-store drag... stunningly beautiful meets endearingly peculiar. Reindeer Games (2000)by P. Nelson ReinschThe spirit of world class schlock-horror promoter William Castle was in the theater recently, during a preview screening of Pitch Black, as flashlights were given to a number of audience members. Men of Honor (2000)by Cynthia FuchsMen of Honor opens with a scene that sets up many of its themes and interests, not the least of which is the introduction of Billy Sunday (Robert De Niro) with his face beaten to a bruised and... The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)by Cynthia FuchsThe image of lanky, boyishly handsome Will Smith sauntering through the misty dark toward the camera is no doubt a lovely one, but it bodes all kinds of ill for director Robert Redford’s new... 15 Minutes (2001)by Cynthia FuchsEvery woman in '15 Minutes' is a function of the film's overriding theme, that tabloid culture is all about getting a rise out of otherwise cynical cops and villains, reporters and viewers. The Cider House Rules (1999)by Cynthia FuchsSet in the 1930s and '40s, The Cider House Rules has a typically Irving-ian sense of scatter: the years sort of drift by, characters are sundry, and themes are vaguely related to each other. It could be that the film is concerned with the chronically troubled relations between parents (or their substitutes) and children... |
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