Articles tagged "gena rowlands"

Film Feature

John Cassavetes’ Faces: The Authenticity of Discomfort

by Chadwick Jenkins

[2.Mar.09] :. The camera always gets too close in Cassavetes’ films. These aren’t close-ups; they are invasions of private space.

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Film DVD Review

Night on Earth

by Emma Simmonds

[9.Nov.07] :. Night on Earth consists of a pleasingly varied collection of tales yet each is infused with the director’s own brand of subtle affection, offbeat musings and wit.

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News

Another Cassavetes heard from: director Zoe

by Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[19.Jul.07] :. “Columbo’s playing Wiffle ball with me!” Zoe Cassavetes remembers thinking happily, back when she was a little girl in 1970s L.A. There she was, in her parents’ back yard,...

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Film Review

Broken English (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[12.Jul.07] :. Parker Posey's performance during these potentially too-precious moments of anticipation is perfect.

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Film DVD Review

Tempest (1982)

by Kelley Schei

[11.Apr.07] :. Let Me off This Island

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TV DVD Review

An Early Frost

by Stephen Kelly

[8.Aug.06] :. Despite adhering to rigid Standards and Practice regulations, An Early Frost still resonates, thanks in large part to an intelligent script, committed performances and filmmakers who knew they an important story to tell.

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Edge of Outside

by Cynthia Fuchs

[6.Jul.06] :. As much as the lines between 'independent' and 'mainstream' movies seem impossibly blurred, the impulse to mark their difference appears irresistible.

 

The Skeleton Key (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[12.Aug.05] :. For anyone with even passing knowledge of Southern gothics, Violet (Gena Rowlands) is all red flags.

 

Taking Lives (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[18.Mar.04] :. In Taking Lives, the enigmatic Illeana (Angelina Jolie) is introduced indirectly.

 

Gloria (1980)

by Chris Robé

[25.Mar.03] :. Cassavetes himself was not happy with his script.

 

Edge of Outside

by Cynthia Fuchs

As much as the lines between 'independent' and 'mainstream' movies seem impossibly blurred, the impulse to mark their difference appears irresistible.