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Articles tagged "don cheadle"Featured Article Film DVD ReviewHamburger Hill: 20th Anniversary Editionby Stuart Henderson[23.May.08] :. For its unflinching approach, its eye for human strength and compassion, its clear message about the catastrophic stupidity of the enterprise itself, this remains among the very best films ever made about men at war.  Film DVD ReviewTalk to Meby Jake Meaney[29.Nov.07] :. Vibrant, exuberant, colorful and irresistibly alive, Talk to Me is a celebration of a lifestyle as much as a life -- the thumping funk, soul and R&B of the late '60s, early '70s.  Film ReviewDarfur Nowby Cynthia Fuchs[5.Nov.07] :. The documentary showcases small steps, its subjects' work moment by moment to confront a crisis that appears overwhelming -- to feed one child, shelter one rape victim.  NewsDon Cheadle keeps it real in ‘Talk to Me’by Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)][27.Jul.07] :. LOS ANGELES—Don Cheadle doesn’t want to punch a reporter. But he may need to punch a reporter. “I need to do something,” the soft-spoken actor says with a laugh, between... NewsDon Cheadle gets the word out about ‘Talk to Me’by Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press (MCT)][13.Jul.07] :. “You do what you are able to do,” says Cheadle. “That’s my responsibility as a human. But as an actor, you know, I don’t always want to represent all that is good and noble. Sometimes you just want to, you know, get down a little bit.” PopMatters PickFilm ReviewTalk To Me (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[13.Jul.07] :. Part biopic, part portrait of an era, Talk to Me presents an ongoing dilemma -- what does it mean to be "black enough" and how does "talk" shape the question and answers? Oceans Thirteen (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[8.Jun.07] :. Every time George Clooney or Bernie Mac admits to the lameness of Number Two, the third film in the franchise can't help but promise improvement. Crash (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[6.May.05] :. The lesson seems geared toward those viewers who were surprised by the Rodney King video, that is, people who don't regularly deal with cultural collisions. Hotel Rwanda (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[14.Apr.05] :. Ambitiously humanitarian, the film uses Paul's plot to allude to the broader tragedy. The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[21.Jan.05] :. With remote in hand, monitor glare on his face, Sam is suitably horrified when the TV reflects his own sense of disarray. Hotel Rwanda (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[6.Jan.05] :. Faith in his own work ethic keeps Paul from acknowledging the turmoil erupting all around him. The United States of Leland (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[8.Sep.04] :. Leland meets a teacher who's been tending to young hard cases for too long. The United States of Leland (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[1.Apr.04] :. Leland will come to be instructive and redemptive for others, just as he has tried to find instruction and redemption in others. Manic (2001)by Cynthia Fuchs[2.Feb.04] :. As Lyle first enters the ward, the film takes on a yellow cast, blurry and skittery under an Aphex Twin track. Manic (2001)by Cynthia Fuchs[29.May.03] :. Lyle confronts a pack of variously troubled kids, joined together in relentless and surly angst. The Family Man (2000)by Renee Scolaro Rathke‘Tis the season for those feel-good holiday movies. You know, the ones where Fate arrives in one form or another to teach us a lesson. Often this lesson involves time travel: the... Mission to Mars (2000)by Mike WardKurt Neumann’s 1950 Rocketship X-M may be the progenitor of space exploration films, at least if you believe the claims its video box makes for it. If this is true, then it’s a... Mission to Mars (2000)by Tobias PetersonThe following review contains spoilers. Manifest Density From the Louisiana Purchase to the Mexican-American war, the history of the United States is punctuated often by federally... Ocean’s Eleven (2001)by Cynthia FuchsThe background surf, unbuttoned shirt, and look away from the camera -- all this demonstrates just how movie-starness is done. The plot, like I say, is beside the point. Rush Hour 2 (2001)by Cynthia FuchsLike most sequels, 'Rush Hour 2' does what the first film did, only louder and more extravagantly. Swordfish (2001)by Cynthia FuchsIntrigue, deception, display, betrayal. All this is what it is, typical action flick sex-play, foreplay for the big explosion or something equally prosaic. Swordfish (2001)by Todd R. RamlowWhat is most distressing about 'Swordfish' is John Travolta. More and more, Travolta is becoming a caricature of himself as action anti/hero. PopMatters Pick Film ReviewTraffic (2000)by Cynthia FuchsAs if a force unto themselves, beyond all legal, social, moral, or even political powers, drugs cross borders, produce wealth, cost lives. Drugs are a system, and they never stop moving. |
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