Articles tagged "chris rock"

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Chris Rock: Forever in a hard place

by Ellen Warren [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[12.Oct.09] :. CHICAGO — Chris Rock, one of the most successful comedians on the planet, is pretty much in constant pursuit of peace of mind. “I worry about every show. Every time there’s a...

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TV DVD Review

Eddie Murphy Delirious: The 25th Anniversary Edition

by Lara Killian

[18.Jun.09] :. Delivered in a box as red as the fire hydrant colored leather getup Eddie Murphy paraded around in 25 years ago, the 25th anniversary edition of the classic stand-up tour “Delirious” has arrived.

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Decade-Dense: The 60 Most Memorable Films of 1999 Feature

Part 4: All About My Mother to Sleepy Hollow (October - November 1999)

by PopMatters Staff

[26.Mar.09] :. Outsiders and oddballs make up Part Four's formidable filmmakers, an idiosyncratic collection of dreamers and visionaries.

Decade-Dense: The 60 Most Memorable Films of 1999

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Actors happily reunite to take their ‘Madagascar’ characters home to Africa

by John Anderson [Newsday (MCT)]

[7.Nov.08] :. LOS ANGELES - In the teeming banquet of humanity, Jada Pinkett Smith is the size of an hors d’oeuvre. Which has not, in defiance of most conventional thinking, made her happy. “I...

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Short Ends and Leader

Child Friendly?

by Bill Gibron

[5.Nov.08] :. It’s safe to say that Hollywood has finally figured out the family film. Not in a good way, mind you, but in an instantly profitable paradigm which guarantees coffers of cash either before or...

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The PopMatters Fall 2008 Movie Preview Feature

Talk, Talk, Talk: November 2008

by 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 Black List, Vol. 1

by Cynthia Fuchs

[25.Aug.08] :. As Lou Gossett Jr. recalls his childhood and early career in Greenwich Village for The Black List, Vol. 1, he sits in a depthless space, a gray screen behind him.

And now it’s time for a little soft Rock

by Erin Chan Ding [Detroit Free Press (MCT)]

[29.Feb.08] :. Even Chris Rock feels flickers of burnout. It’s just that Rock’s version of taking a respite from directing and starring in movies entails a six-month, stand-up comedy tour that is...

Bee Movie

by Cynthia Fuchs

[2.Nov.07] :. A possible trans-species romance turns instead into a strangely balanced relationship comprised of financial and legal accord -- with a bit of ecological crisis and subsequent alignment to boot.

I Think I Love My Wife

by Tiffany White

[27.Aug.07] :. When you strip away all its jokiness and "Rock-isms", there's actually a good film hiding in here.

I Think I Love My Wife (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[16.Mar.07] :. The movie is an erratic, noisy, and anxious paean to masculine desire. In a word, it's all about dick.

Everybody Hates Chris

by Amanda Ann Klein (Rating: 7; Episode: 6)

[13.Apr.06] :. Episode: 'Everyone Hates Corleone' - Despite his parents' firm belief that he will be 'safer' in the all-white school, Chris' status as the only black student opens him up to a daily barrage of abuses.

The Longest Yard: Widescreen Collector’s Edition (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[17.Oct.05] :. Given the prison's largely nonwhite population, Paul's friendship with Caretaker (Chris Rock) is invaluable in assembling the team.

Everybody Hates Chris

by Michael Buening

[22.Sep.05] :. The brilliantly constructed and deceptively complex pilot succeeds by not trying to force an awkward story over the exposition required of a premiere episode.

Madagascar (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[28.May.05] :. What could be better -- you have four legs, all kinds of energy, and all the room in the world?"

The Longest Yard (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[28.May.05] :. Sandler is resolutely unriled, whether abused by guards, the warden, or his own teammates, which makes him a decidedly peculiar action comedy hero.

Comedian (2002)

by Stephen Kelly

[25.Aug.03] :. Comedian presents stand-up comics as working stiffs.

Head of State (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[28.Mar.03] :. As crossover-dreamy as it is, Head of State may just grant him enough industry clout to drag it - the industry -- along with him.

Bad Company (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[6.Jun.02] :. PULL.

Pootie Tang (2001)

by Josh Jones

Pootie's got more than one joke, but only enough for this single layered, but thankfully brief, outing..

Osmosis Jones (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

Who would have guessed it? Living inside inveterate white guy Frank (Bill Murray) is a company of black folks.

Nurse Betty (2000)

by Cynthia Fuchs

It's revealing that Wesley (Chris Rock) remains locked in an ignoble self-image born of gangster and 'hood movies: eager to emulate and please his mentor, he explains his flamboyant violence by saying, 'I'm just trying to make a statement.'"

Nurse Betty (2000)

by Lesley Smith

Perhaps LaBute's willingness to let the audience close enough to his characters, both psychologically and physically, to appreciate such minor-key modulations, is the movie's biggest surprise.

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

by Ben Varkentine

Here's the short version of this review: 'Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back' is a very funny movie.

Dogma (1999)

by Todd R. Ramlow

Kevin Smith's recent offering, Dogma, is truly the cinematic equivalent of Michael Stipe's over-burdened generational angst and swollen lyrics.

Down to Earth (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

And so, here comes Mr. Rock, invading the white folks' world with something approximating a vengeance.