Articles tagged "george c. scott"

Column: The Screener

Guerrilla Patton

by Chris Barsanti

[8.Jan.09] :. Soderbergh's supersized retelling of the Che Guevara legend is an uncomfortable mix of war procedural and unabashed hero worship; ingenious but flawed.

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Paul Newman’s Influential, Classic Performances in The Hustler and The Verdict

by Matt Mazur

[18.Oct.07] :. In an era of relatively reserved American cinema, when most actors would be concerned with their images as leading men, Newman was not afraid to experiment and go with his artistic impulses.

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PopMatters Picks: The 50 DVDs Every Film Fan Should Own Feature

Part 2: The Changing Face of Filmmaking

by PopMatters Staff

[19.Jun.07] :. Every staid situation needs shaking up, none more so that the labored Hollywood studio system. The titles chosen for this section stand out as reasons why things had to change, the results of those seismic stylistic shifts.

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Special Interest DVD Review

TAPS

by Adam Besenyodi

[15.Dec.06] :. TAPS suffers from its post-Vietnam jingoistic voice and a story that you simply don't want to buy into.

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Petulia (1968)

by Christopher Sieving

[10.Jul.06] :. For its many commendable qualities -- qualities long recognized by a sizable cult of fans -- Petulia doesn't quite display cultural insight.

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The Day of the Dolphin (1973)

by Erich Kuersten

[9.Sep.03] :. Jake is a '70s-style father, kindly but determined to teach worthy lessons even when he feels his child/dolphin's pain.

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