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Articles tagged "gwyneth paltrow" Short Ends and LeaderDear Marvel Comicsby Bill Gibron[16.Jun.08] :. Dear Marvel Comics: Get ready. If rumors are true, and you are indeed lowballing Jon Favreau out of participation in Iron Man 2 (a story now supported by both Ain’t It Cool News and...  Film ReviewIron Manby Cynthia Fuchs[1.May.08] :. For all Tony's new understanding of "peace," the fact that Iron Man is in fact a weapon allows the film to do what summer movies must do: clanking and bashing, zooming, shooting, and exploding.  DVD Film ReviewProof (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[17.Feb.06] :. As John Madden says, the film's central issue is 'validation', in emotional and familial, as well as mathematical and metaphorical, frameworks. Film ReviewProof (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[16.Sep.05] :. And yet, for all the potential nuance in this knotting, the film leaves the sisters caught up in a familiar conflict.  DVD Film ReviewSky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[26.Jan.05] :. Kevin Conran seems pleased to admit that he has never stepped foot inside Radio City Music Hall.  Film ReviewSky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[17.Sep.04] :. If the glorious surprise offered up by The Wizard of Oz was its depiction of a world beyond any material reality, the agreeable gimmick of Sky Captain is its imitation of what's come before. View From the Top (2003)by Jesse Hassenger[20.Mar.03] :. View From the Top's Donna (Gwyneth Paltrow) and her boyfriend (Mark Ruffalo) are certainly nice, but not interesting enough to rescue a plot this stale. Possession (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[15.Aug.02] :. While the plot of Possession concerns yearning and fervor, its tone is provocatively detached. The Anniversary Party (2001)by Kirsten Markson...plays like a Hollywood version of 'The Real World', neatly edited and set in a striking but sterile home, but with few surprises. Bounce (2000)by Cynthia FuchsBounce is straight in the sense that it stars Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow, and does not include Opposite of Sex-style bitchiness, much less wily jokes about masturbation, Hollywood morality, and the Planet Maturia. Duets (2000)by Amy SidwarDuets exposes the frustration of the 'American Dream', when working hard only makes you tired. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)by Lucas HilderbrandIt is The Royal Tenenbaums's hyperbole that both makes the fantasy so lively and reveals the self-delusions at its foundation. Shallow Hal (2001)by Todd R. RamlowWhat is unfortunate about 'Hal' is that while the Farrellys' previous offerings were, for all their sophomoric dick and fart humor, somewhat good-spirited, their new film is just plain old mean. Shallow Hal (2001)by Cynthia FuchsJack Black is always a pleasure. Irony, weirdness, perversion -- he has it all. It was only a matter of time before Hollywood came a-knocking. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)by Cynthia FuchsOn first hearing this voice-over at the beginning of Anthony Minghella's The Talented Mr. Ripley, you might think you're going to see a film about regret or guilt, or perhaps a refined kind of melancholy. But it's not long before you realize that for the speaker, Tom Ripley, such emotion - any emotion - is a performance. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)by jserpicomidst all the hoopla shouting of the probable Oscar proliferation showering upon The Talented Mr. Ripley; the ongoing comparisons (of the original series of novels by Patricia, the French film Purple Noon, and Anthony Minghella's creation); and glowing appreciation for Minghella's assembly of the most fashionable young and beautiful, there lie hidden a few very nasty notions regarding homosexuality. |
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