Articles tagged "edward zwick"

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‘Defiance’ Can’t Help But Feel Derivative

by Bill Gibron

[30.Jan.09] :. The Holocaust remains, for all intents and purposes, the ultimate expression of evil in our lifetime. Outside the obvious elements of genocide and the organized political support for same, the...

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‘Defiance’ survivors remember Bielskis’ strength, courage

by Howard Reich [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[22.Jan.09] :. Not all Holocaust stories end in death. For more than 1,200 Jews hunted in the forests of Belarus, life - extraordinarily difficult and dangerous - was possible, thanks to the ingenuity and...

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‘Defiance’ co-stars had to endure cold, primitive conditions to play WWII rebels

by Robert W. Butler [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[16.Jan.09] :. Think Holocaust movie. What do you see? Lines of weary men, women and children being herded to their deaths? That’s the conventional view. But in the based-on-fact World War II drama...

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‘Defiance’ director Edward Zwick wants to be the Ken Burns of the multiplex

by Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)]

[12.Jan.09] :. Things didn’t have to work out this way for Edward Zwick. The “thirtysomething” and “My So Called Life” co-creator broke into the movies with “About Last...

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Defiance

by Cynthia Fuchs

[31.Dec.08] :. Defiance's tendency to melodrama drags the rest of this ostensibly historical saga into a decidedly middling territory.

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Holo-Cost

by Bill Gibron

[9.Dec.08] :. All across the web this past week, it’s been the subject of much metaphysical ink. As awards season slowly winds down, Hollywood is dragging out the proverbial heavy hitters, and oddly enough,...

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Millennials’ ‘quarterlife’ series debuts on the Web

by Ellen Gray [Philadelphia Daily News (MCT)]

[13.Nov.07] :. Morley Safer seemed to be having trouble keeping his lip from curling during Sunday’s “60 Minutes” report on the length companies are going to learn to deal with the workplace...

 

TV producers embrace online TV with debut of ‘quarterlife’

by Chuck Barney [Contra Costa Times (MCT)]

[9.Nov.07] :. MUST-CLICK TV? Original, scripted online video is still sparse, and the quality tends to be shaky. However, here are a few productions that have managed to make their mark: “Lonley Girl...

 

Blood Diamond (2006)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[8.Dec.06] :. The movie can't seem to get out of its own way, relying on melodramatic clichés to make complex political observations.

 

The Last Samurai (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[4.Dec.03] :. It's a grand vehicle, with horses, martial arts, and vast armies, not to mention Tom Cruise's shiny shoulder-length hair flowing just right.

 

PopMatters - Television - Reviews - Once and Again

by Nitin Govil

Pitched last September with the fanfare that characterizes “quality television” and debuting in NYPD Blue‘s hallowed Tuesday night spot, Once and Again is a huge...