Articles tagged "helen mirren"

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State of Play

by Cynthia Fuchs

[17.Apr.09] :. In this new universe where facts are mutable and ends are means, so-called ethical triumphs can only be short-term.

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Michael Powell Double Feature

by Stephen Snart

[29.Jan.09] :. ‘Age of Consent’ is a rather unfortunate swan song, but ‘A Matter of Life and Death’ makes this DVD set well worth it.

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Inkheart

by Lesley Smith

[26.Jan.09] :. The screenplay follows a listless episodic structure, in which one barely connected segment follows another without cumulatively charging the overarching story.

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Accepting the Blame: The Top Guilty Pleasures of 2007

by PopMatters Staff

[17.Jan.08] :. PopMatters proffers its collection of 2007's most notable defective faves. And it's okay to laugh. After all, we'd probably do the same to you and your uncomfortable fixations as well.

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007

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National Treasure: Book of Secrets

by Cynthia Fuchs

[21.Dec.07] :. The primary draw in the National Treasures is Nic Cage, odd and spasmodic, undeniably charismatic.

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`National Treasure’ sequel was Helen Mirren’s dream

by Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)]

[20.Dec.07] :. The fame from TV’s “Prime Suspect” was useful; the glory from her Oscar-winning turn as “The Queen” was gratifying. But only if those achievements could help Helen...

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Part 4 - Feasts from the Fringe

by PopMatters Staff

[11.Oct.07] :. Cable created supply where there was little or no demand. Out of the myriad of subject specific programming, a few gemstones managed to shine.

British actors are finding a home across the sea

by Charlie McCollum [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)]

[22.Aug.07] :. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—This coming season on network television, the sun will never set on what remains of the British empire. While English, Irish, Scottish and Australian actors working in...

The Queen (2006)

by Jake Meaney

[30.Apr.07] :. When acting the part of a living icon, the aim is to achieve "likeness" rather than the "like", to interpret rather than replicate.

The Pay Off: The Best Film of 2006

by PopMatters Staff

[11.Jan.07] :. For many of the movies on PopMatters' 2006 list of the year's best films, it is clear that a heavy personal and professional stake was riding on the final product.

Helen Mirren’s final bow goes out with a bang

by Marisa Guthrie [New York Daily News]

[9.Nov.06] :. Helen Mirren is finally burying Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison. But the irascible Scotland Yard detective of PBS’ “Prime Suspect,” as gifted as she is damaged, will by no...

Shadowboxer (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[21.Jul.06] :. While their profession is both odious and familiar, Mikey and Rose's sexual relationship is less commonplace.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[10.Oct.05] :. For all its possibilities -- and its crazily pleasant animations --the movie takes a more or less conventional narrative shape.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[29.Apr.05] :. Ford Prefect (Mos Def) wanders into the film of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a little late, and in no hurry.

The Clearing (2004)

by Kevin Jagernauth

[29.Nov.04] :. The kidnapping sets in motion a thriller that doubles as a character study, delving into Wayne and Eileen's strained marriage.

Raising Helen (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[13.Oct.04] :. 'Raising Helen's a happy, peppy picture, with Kate Hudson and her legs,' says Garry Marshall.

The Clearing (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[2.Jul.04] :. As wealthy, world-weary Pittsburgh businessman Wayne Hayes, Robert Redford is typically low-key.

Raising Helen (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[28.May.04] :. Helen's initial efforts to maintain her previous life are as glib as her inheritance of the children.

Calendar Girls (2003)

by Lesley Smith

[18.Dec.03] :. A roll call of Britain's prime acting talent renders this movie watchable but cannot lift it beyond the forgettable.

Gosford Park (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[27.Jun.02] :. It is clear about what it is, a study of affect that is also affected.

No Such Thing (2002)

by Elbert Ventura

[4.Apr.02] :. Arid and hermetic, it's the first misstep in Hartley's intriguing and varied career.

Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)

by Cynthia Fuchs

Consider the view of Kevin Williamson, presently king of all he surveys. As writer-thinker-upper of the first two Screams, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and the WB's hugely popular Dawson's Creek (and even given the failure of this past fall's network-offering, Wasteland), he has spread out before him a vast space of Yes.

The Pledge (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

Whenever you see a man looking anguished and alone in the opening shot of a film, and especially if he’s surrounded by wide open space—dirt, snow, sky, whatever—it’s a pretty...

Last Orders (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

All this reminiscing might easily turn melodramatic, but for the most part, 'Last Orders' avoids tear-jerking and grand emotional revelations.

Last Orders (2002)

by Kirsten Markson

Last Orders, based on the Graham Swift novel of the same name, is a sentimental film that traces the friendships of four elderly Londoners. The title refers both to the final call for drinks...

Gosford Park (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

It is clear about what it is, a study of affect that is also affected.