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Articles tagged "ian mcdiarmid" PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 FeatureOMG - The 20 Worst Films of 2008by PopMatters Staff[15.Jan.09] :. There's bad, and then there's 2008 level bad. You know this list is looking down into a deep dark bottomless pit of cinematic despair when Mike Myers' shameful Love Guru didn't even make the Top 20! PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008  PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 FeatureCelulloid Culpability - Top 10 Film Guilty Pleasures of 2008by PopMatters Staff[13.Jan.09] :. Like comedy or music, one's choice in cinematic pleasure can be very personal - and very peculiar. Take this tantalizing list of shameful indulgences. You can argue over their artistic value, but their individuals rewards definitely speak to those who champion them. PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008  TV DVD ReviewCity of Viceby Brian Holcomb[12.Aug.08] :. Educated men outraged about crime face situations in which they do not fully comprehend the true moral horror.  News‘Indiana Jones’ will open strong, but will it stay hot?by Russ Britt [MarketWatch (MCT)][23.May.08] :. LOS ANGELES - It’s been nearly two decades since Indiana Jones graced the silver screen and while times have changed, the initial box-office draw of the aging adventurer is expected to be as...  Film ReviewIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skullby Cynthia Fuchs[21.May.08] :. It is a little surprising to see the silliness that leads to Crystal Skull's gargantuan climax, a series of antics simultaneously hyper and enervated. NewsIndiana Jones paved the road for dumb box-office thrill ridesby Carrie Rickey [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][20.May.08] :. Largely by cracking jokes and his bullwhip, Indiana Jones snared American hearts in the 1980s. Ever since, the indefatigable finder of incomparable objects in improbable places has continued to... Harrison Ford returns to the real ‘let’s-pretend’ job that propelled his careerby Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][19.May.08] :. When Harrison Ford attended Wisconsin’s Ripon College, he drifted over to the theater department from the philosophy department and stuffed a pillow under his shirt to play Mr. Antrobus in... Karen Allen is back where she belongs: in an Indiana Jones movieby Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][19.May.08] :. The eyes still have that twinkle, though they twinkle behind wrinkles these days. The freckled girl-next-door grin is still infectious, the voice and laugh as plucky as we remember them. Karen Allen... After 20 years, Harrison Ford returns to his signature role: Indiana Jonesby Gene Seymour [Newsday (MCT)][19.May.08] :. With most of our action movie icons, there are easily identifiable trademarks: John Wayne’s pigeon-toed swagger and slow-rolling drawl; Humphrey Bogart’s facial twitches and muted... The Return of the Popcorn Circus: May 2008by Bill Gibron[28.Apr.08] :. In the first act of this four-part production, Tinsel Town decides to do some unbelievable front loading. Will there be room for independent offerings, or former HBO carnal comedy divas? Who knows? Without a doubt, it's an interesting way to start the season. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[19.May.05] :. For all its lavish effects, Sith's primary purpose is to showcase Anakin's dilemma. Star Wars: Episode II—Attack of the Clones (2002)by Tara Taghizadeh[24.May.02] :. So in a post-September 11th world replete with conflicts from Afghanistan to continuous Palestinian-Israeli disputes, the lines between good and evil often seem blurry, and the cut-and-dry antics of galactic warriors instill a sense of hope, a realization of what morality should be. Who would've thought that the likes of Yoda, Obi Wan Kenobi and Chewbacca would serve as heroes for a celluloid generation whose sense of a world order would become crystal clear as a result of a few fictional characters?" Star Wars: Episode II—Attack of the Clones (2002)by Todd R. Ramlow[15.May.02] :. There are so very many characters playing central roles in the second half of the series, and accounting for all of their geneses is tricky indeed. |
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