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Friday, April 17 2009

State of Play

In this new universe where facts are mutable and ends are means, so-called ethical triumphs can only be short-term.


Thursday, January 29 2009

Michael Powell Double Feature

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


Monday, January 26 2009

Inkheart

The screenplay follows a listless episodic structure, in which one barely connected segment follows another without cumulatively charging the overarching story.


Thursday, January 17 2008

Accepting the Blame: The Top Guilty Pleasures of 2007

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.


Friday, December 21 2007

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

The primary draw in the National Treasures is Nic Cage, odd and spasmodic, undeniably charismatic.


Thursday, December 20 2007

`National Treasure’ sequel was Helen Mirren’s dream


Thursday, October 11 2007

Part 4 - Feasts from the Fringe

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


Wednesday, August 22 2007

British actors are finding a home across the sea


Monday, April 30 2007

The Queen (2006)

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 (Features) [11.Jan.07]
The Queen (2006) (Reviews) [4.Oct.06]
Shadowboxer (2005) (Reviews) [21.Jul.06]
The Clearing (2004) (Reviews) [29.Nov.04]
Raising Helen (2004) (Reviews) [13.Oct.04]
The Clearing (2004) (Reviews) [2.Jul.04]
Raising Helen (2004) (Reviews) [28.May.04]
Calendar Girls (2003) (Reviews) [18.Dec.03]
Gosford Park (2001) (Reviews) [27.Jun.02]
No Such Thing (2002) (Reviews) [4.Apr.02]
Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999) (Reviews) [1.Jan.95]
The Pledge (2001) (Reviews) [1.Jan.95]
Last Orders (2002) (Reviews) [1.Jan.95]
Last Orders (2002) (Reviews) [1.Jan.95]
Gosford Park (2001) (Reviews) [1.Jan.95]
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  23. A Look to the Past, An Insight Into the Present: The Use of Gender in 'Mad Men' (Features)
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  27. The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - "Heart Attack" (Cosmic Kids Remix) (PopMatters Premiere) (Mixed Media)
  28. Mark Lanegan Band: Blues Funeral (Reviews)
  29. The Barbaric (and Poetic) Yawp of Shelby Lynne (Notes from the Road)
  30. After Cease to Exist: The Far-from-Final Report of Throbbing Gristle (Features)
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