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Articles tagged "david morse" TV DVD ReviewJohn Adams (HBO Miniseries)by Chris Barsanti[23.Jun.08] :. Avoiding the powdered-wig iconography of the founding fathers, this film broadens the view of these revolutionary leaders and their tumultuous times. NewsDavid Morse: From ‘St. Elsewhere’ to George Washingtonby Joseph V. Amodio [Newsday (MCT)][27.Feb.08] :. Before there was a Dr. Kovac or Dr. Greene on “ER,” before McDreamy on “Grey’s Anatomy,” there was Dr. Jack “Boomer” Morrison, a likable young physician...  Film DVD ReviewDisturbiaby Bill Gibron[16.Aug.07] :. Similar to the way Blade Runner effortlessly channels the archetypes of noir inside the wholly original world of a futuristic LA.  Film ReviewDisturbia (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[13.Apr.07] :. For all its revisiting of Rear Window's basic themes, however, Disturbia is most effective when it points to the differences between then and now.  Film ReviewDreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[22.Oct.05] :. Though Ben is gruff and finds it difficult to cuddle up with his adorable daughter, the movie gives him good (or least movie-like) reason.  Film DVD ReviewDouble Vision (Shuang Tong) (2002)by Jennifer D. Wesley[9.Sep.03] :. Shows how the struggle to see and know is an increasingly complex and global one. Hackby Lesley Smith[30.Sep.02] :. It's life-changing redemption all the way, at the hands of a flawed saint who can instruct us all. Proof of Life (2000)by Cynthia FuchsAlice is quite visibly 'alone,' differentiated by her race and class from the folks who populate the streets, marketplaces, and televised protests against the oil company. And indeed, Alice's bond with Terry begins with the fact that he's Anglo, and she feels she can 'trust' him. Proof of Life (2000)by Renee Scolaro RathkeThe camera pans across the protest scene focusing briefly on a placard in Spanish but conveniently translated to English in subtitle: 'Shoot the Imperialist Bastards.' This sudden interjection is startling, set against a backdrop of relative fluff. Hearts in Atlantis (2001)by Todd R. RamlowThe nostalgia infusing 'Hearts in Atlantis' often makes the film infuriating, as well as just plain dopey. The Green Mile (1999)by Cynthia Fuchsound dogs baying, wildflowers bending to the wind, angry white men in shirt-sleeves carrying shotguns, a swatch of cloth clinging to a tree branch. The details are all a little too familiar. You know you're looking at yet another recreation of the scary Old American South, specifically, you're looking at the set up for a lynching. This first scene of Frank Darabont's The Green Mile... The Green Mile (1999)by Mark ReiterIt's not news to anyone that Steven King screen adaptations get tossed into two categories: absolute crap (Maximum Overdrive, Cujo, Pet Cemetery, et. al.) and important American cinema (Stanley Kubrick's The Shining and Frank Darabont's previous King adaptation, The Shawshank Redemption). Dancer in the Dark (2000)by Todd R. Ramlow'Dancer in the Dark', for all its fantastical musical excursions and all its tear-jerkiness nevertheless brings home the sobering reminder that justice does not always prevail. Dancer in the Dark (2000)by Lucas HilderbrandIt seems only a film as schizophrenic as 'Dancer in the Dark' would suit Björk, what with its melancholic moments of quiet and curious explosions of sound. Crazy in Alabama (1999)by Anne Daugherty, rating: 5.0Crazy in Alabama concerns two concurrent stories, which take place in small town Alabama in the mid '60s. One centers on the inhumanity and injustice of segregation, while the other tells of a woman following her dream, even though it means killing her husband and deserting her children to do so. Bait (2000)by Cynthia FuchsThe film's most effective balancing act comes in the form of Foxx's terrific performance: throughout, he's quirky, subtle, and thankfully able to keep up with the movie's lurching tone-and-genre shifts, from comedy to action to almost-arty to melodrama. |
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