Articles tagged "frank oz"![]() Decade-Dense: The 60 Most Memorable Films of 1999 FeaturePart 1: The Thin Red Line to Star Wars Episode I (January - May 1999)by PopMatters Staff[23.Mar.09] :. The first part of PopMatters' look back at the films of 1999 is bookended by the long awaited return of two cinematic auteurs of wildly different styles, Terrence Malick and George Lucas. Decade-Dense: The 60 Most Memorable Films of 1999 ![]() Film DVD ReviewDeath at a Funeralby Erik Hinton[13.Mar.08] :. An everyman nucleus surrounded by idiosyncratic grotesques, grounded in a simple plot of the everyman reconciling the irrationality surrounding him, tangential and irrelevant comedic asides. ![]() PopMatters Picks: The Best of TV on DVD FeaturePart 2 - Outsider Influencesby PopMatters Staff[9.Oct.07] :. TV was at a standstill. On one side -- the status quo. On the other -- the innovators from outside the mainstream. Guess who ended up winning the 'classics’ argument? PopMatters Picks: The Best of TV on DVD ![]() Film ReviewDeath at a Funeralby Cynthia Fuchs[17.Aug.07] :. Bodies show up everywhere they shouldn't, making public what usually remains repressed: death, defecation, desire. ![]() Film ReviewStar Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[19.May.05] :. For all its lavish effects, Sith's primary purpose is to showcase Anakin's dilemma. ![]() Film DVD ReviewThe Stepford Wives (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[8.Nov.04] :. Director Frank Oz asserts, 'There is no such a thing as Stepford. Stepford is in the mind.'" The Stepford Wives (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[17.Jun.04] :. Joanna's paucity of spirit is odiously illustrated during the first five minutes of The Stepford Wives. Labyrinth (1986)by Jennifer D. Wesley[1.Mar.04] :. Sarah is the origin and end of the fiction, its cause and effect simultaneously. The Dark Crystal (1982)by Jesse Hassenger[9.Dec.03] :. It's ability to inspire terror is indicative of its creators' amazing craftsmanship. John Denver and the Muppets: Rocky Mountain Holidayby Jesse Hassenger[22.Sep.03] :. Hearing the late Henson perform as Kermit again, so warm and enthusiastic, yet so perilously close to flippering out, is a joy unto itself. The Score (2001)by Cynthia Fuchs...it's boy-movie-making 101, a very traditional plot point indeed. |
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