Articles tagged "drew barrymore"

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Women of roller derby on right track in ‘Whip It’

by John Anderson [Newsday (MCT)]

[28.Sep.09] :. TORONTO — “Whip It” — Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut that stars Ellen Page (“Juno”), Juliette Lewis and Kristen Wiig — opens Friday, providing a...

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TV Review

Grey Gardens

by Chris Barsanti

[20.Apr.09] :. The new Grey Gardens is safe, providing a dash of self-reflexivity, but wasting more opportunities than it takes.

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Film DVD Review

Irreconcilable Differences:The Lost Collection

by Sarah Hentges

[16.Apr.09] :. As part of The Lost Collection (“the best movies you totally forgot about”),this one is worth remembering.

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In ‘Grey Gardens,’ Drew Barrymore as we’ve never seen her before

by Neal Justin [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)]

[13.Apr.09] :. For years, you’ve been crushing on Drew Barrymore. The sugar-and-spice personality, the infectious giggle, the crinkly eyes, the way you want to buy her cotton candy after she kicks tail. But...

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Film Review

He’s Just Not That Into You

by Renee Scolaro Mora

[6.Feb.09] :. He’s Just Not That Into You is a standard chick flick, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing: it’s cute and comic and organized according to fixed, mostly ancient gender roles.

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The PopMatters Fall 2008 Movie Preview Feature

Talk, Talk, Talk: October 2008

by Bill Gibron

[10.Sep.08] :. What studio suit thought this was a good idea? With four months to schedule your high priced efforts, you instead unload almost 30 overpriced pictures on an unsuspecting movie audience.

The PopMatters Fall 2008 Movie Preview

The Return of the Popcorn Circus: August 2008

by Bill Gibron

[1.May.08] :. Talk about a crowded schedule. There are more offerings scheduled this month than in the previous two combined.

Lucky You (2006)

by Brett Parker

[9.May.07] :. A good movie about poker, but only good enough to appeal to those who enjoy watching card games on TV.

Lucky You (2006)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[4.May.07] :. The cuts are obvious, the rhythms sluggish, and the dialogue redundant, as if the movie's afraid you've missed it the first time.

Monkey Business (Part 1: May)

by Bill Gibron

[1.May.07] :. Talk about frontloading your approach. Each week in this first full month of patented popcorn movies finds another famous franchise icon making a major blockbuster bow. Only truly disastrous results from these guaranteed crowd-pleasers will keep the coffers from clogging with cash.

Music and Lyrics (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[14.Feb.07] :. The Hugh Grant / Drew Barrymore comedy is all about the grand and giddy artifice of pop.

My Date With Drew (2005)

by Nikki Tranter

[28.Feb.06] :. My Date With Drew is a starfucking free-for-all, revealing the sad desperation of a film industry fringe-dweller.

Fever Pitch (2005)

by Dan Zak

[8.Apr.05] :. Fever Pitch is something more complicated than a paean to the Red Sox mystique.

Donnie Darko: Director’s Cut (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[17.Feb.05] :. The problem embodied by Donnie is at once mundane and painfully special, the dilemma of fate vs. free will, laced though with unanswered questions of identity and responsibility.

50 First Dates: Special Edition (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[14.Jun.04] :. Always in the present, Drew Barrymore's Lucy is changed in an instant. And she's irresistible.

50 First Dates (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[12.Feb.04] :. Henry sets his sights on doing the right thing for Lucy, who will always be a childish girl, never have agency, never be able to make an informed decision that she can count on lasting.

Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[21.Oct.03] :. Whatever the writers' ambitious intentions for 'plot,' the movie is essentially a series of first, fabulous dance and stunts scenes, and second, zany costume changes.

Duplex (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[2.Oct.03] :. Mrs. Connelly's revenge is strange, but in the current political environment, as seniors are ignored, abused, and repressed, also rather sweet.

Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[26.Jun.03] :. Madison Lee draws so near to Nat that she seems ready to lick the younger Angel's pretty, smile-plastered face.

Charlie’s Angels (2000)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[9.Jun.03] :. 'Can you imagine Drew and Cameron and Lucy fighting in this capacity? It would be so sexy! It would be so exciting!'.

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[23.Jan.03] :. His redemption, Barris abruptly realizes, can come only in detailed recollection, specifically, in his decision to confess his many sins.

E.T. the Extraterrestrial (1982/2002)

by Mike Ward

[4.Apr.02] :. The rerelease of 'E.T.' raises questions that underscore the difference between the Reagan-Bush years and the years of Bush Jr. and Dick Cheney.

Titan A.E. (2000)

by Todd R. Ramlow

At the end of Don Bluth and Gary Goldman’s animated Titan A.E., after the ragtag group of humans have saved themselves and found a new planet (and I am really not giving anything away,...

Riding in Cars With Boys (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

In 'Riding in Cars', Barrymore plays to her strengths -- her ability to seem at once disarmingly open, as well as poised, ironic, and above all, delighted to be living her life.

Donnie Darko (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

PULL.

Charlie’s Angels (2000)

by America Billy

More often than not, when transforming a once-popular TV series into a movie, filmmakers try to update the style, pace, and attitude of the original in order to fit the contemporary context. But as...

Charlie’s Angels (2000)

by Cynthia Fuchs

You haven’t lived until you’ve seen Drew Barrymore moonwalking to “Billie Jean.” This isn’t to say that you absolutely need to run out to see Charlie’s...