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Articles tagged "danny glover" DVD Film ReviewBe Kind Rewindby Andrew Gilstrap[19.Jun.08] :. Uneven and a little muddled, Be Kind Rewind might be a prime candidate for the very fan remixing it portrays. PopMatters Pick Film ReviewBe Kind Rewindby Cynthia Fuchs[22.Feb.08] :. A set of relationships -- father and son, past and present, fiction and something like history -- forms the foundation of Be Kind Rewind, another gently antic film by Michel Gondry.  NewsFor ‘Be Kind Rewind’ co-star Danny Glover, it’s all about communityby Rick Bentley [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][21.Feb.08] :. The normally soft-spoken Danny Glover begins to raise his voice. He’s not mad. Glover is just trying to be heard over the clatter that is going on behind him. Glover’s young grandson...  Film ReviewHoneydripperby Cynthia Fuchs[1.Feb.08] :. John Sayles' Honeydripper is less a conventional film than a bluesy collaboration -- slow-moving and contemplative, wily and laced through with cultural nuances. PopMatters Pick Film ReviewBamako (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[29.Jun.07] :. At a time when Sicko is challenging the corruptions of the US health insurance system, Abderrahmane Sissako's beautiful, evocative film reminds you that similar abuses are worldwide.  DVD Film ReviewAristide and the Endless Revolution (2005)by Chadwick Jenkins[15.Jun.07] :. This documentary consistently utilizes Aristide as a prism through which to glimpse the horrifying contradictions and turbulences that suffuse Haitian society.fr agoDreamgirls (2006)by Iquo B. Essien[10.May.07] :. An undeniably fun ride, albeit with too much restraint here, too over-the-top there. Manderlay (2005)by Jesse Hicks[10.Feb.06] :. Lars Von Trier resists few opportunities to deride the capitalist system that breeds a permanent underclass of wage slaves. Witness: Special Collector’s Edition (1985)by Nikki Tranter[14.Sep.05] :. Bemused at times, Detective John Book is nonetheless captivated by the Amish community's simplicity, its decency, and its ability to thrive despite its antiquities. Predator 2: Special Edition (1990)by Cynthia Fuchs[26.Jan.05] :. According to director Stephen Hopkins, 'Los Angeles, with all its glare and dust, felt like a Western town to us, sort of a mining town that had been shoved up really quickly.'" Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election (2003)by Jennifer D. Wesley[1.Nov.04] :. Under these conditions, the film suggests, another Florida is not only likely, but probable. Saw (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[29.Oct.04] :. Detective Tapp's convoluted weirdness is attributable to Danny Glover's resourcefulness, since the script doesn't know quite what to do with him. The Cookout (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[10.Sep.04] :. The sports reporters are upset: if Todd's not going to fit a stereotype, what good is he?" The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)by Lucas HilderbrandIt is The Royal Tenenbaums's hyperbole that both makes the fantasy so lively and reveals the self-delusions at its foundation. |
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