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Articles tagged "ioan gruffudd" PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 FeatureThe New Classics - The 30 Best Films of 2008by PopMatters Staff[16.Jan.09] :. Unlike previous years, where classics came crawling out of the celluloid woodwork with regular reckless abandon, 2008 was more calm… and considered. That's not to say that choosing 30 top titles was hard. The difficulty in placing them in some manner of rank order suggests the actual depth of quality involved. PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008  PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 FeatureIconic - The Top 20 Male Performances of 2008by PopMatters Staff[14.Jan.09] :. Like the gladiators of old, 2008 resembles a battle of formidable acting gods, especially when looking over the 20 choices presented below. Indeed, if anything, choosing a winner requires more of a leap of faith than any amount of critical skill - they all were that good. PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008  PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 FeatureTough and Tender - The Top 20 Female Performances of 2008by PopMatters Staff[14.Jan.09] :. Twenty talented ladies, 20 performances worthy of multiple little gold men. Unfortunately, as in all years, someone has to come out on top. But after looking over this impressive list, picking the preeminent turn of 2008 seems almost impossible. PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008  Film FeatureThe Man Who Wasn’t There: Wrestling with Oliver Stone’s W. and the Enigma of George W. Bushby Josh Timmermann[6.Nov.08] :. Stone doesn't "get" Bush’s true historical legacy (any more than the rest of us do in 2008), but he cannily realizes that, warts and all, Bush is an undeniably pivotal figure. NewsAudiences turn a deaf ear to preachy Hollywood filmsby Rene Rodriguez [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][31.Oct.08] :. Used to be, going to the movies was a way to escape the bustle and stress of the real world for a couple of hours. Lately, the multiplex has become a more tumultuous place. Choose the wrong picture,... Film ReviewW.by Cynthia Fuchs[17.Oct.08] :. The readymade caricature George Bush is as much a reflection of his moment as he is an occasion for Oliver Stone's latest stab at revisionist history. ‘W.’ is Brilliant Political Theaterby Bill Gibron[16.Oct.08] :. How did it happen? How did a man with limited governing skills, a track record of career calamities, a laundry list of personality (and parental) issues, and a jerryrigged jailhouse conversion to... Talk, Talk, Talk: October 2008by Bill Gibron[10.Sep.08] :. What studio suit thought this was a good idea? With four months to schedule your high priced efforts, you instead unload almost 30 overpriced pictures on an unsuspecting movie audience. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surferby Bill Gibron[28.Nov.07] :. Not every comic book movie is geared toward the nearing middle aged geek - something naysayers of the Fantastic Four franchise fail to comprehend. The TV Setby Jesse Hassenger[8.Oct.07] :. The TV Set on DVD, with its various articulations of anger and frustration, makes for entertaining therapy; now it's time for Kasdan to let go and love again. Writer takes another ‘Fantastic’ voyageby Jeff Strickler [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][18.Jun.07] :. The call to Mark Frost from his agent in 2003 started out, “This might seem like a crazy idea ...” The agent was suggesting that he think about writing the script for the live-action... The Silver Surfer finally lands on summer movie screensby Bobby Bryant [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][18.Jun.07] :. He’s a Christ figure on a flying surfboard. A chrome-plated philosopher. A herald of doom. The Oscar statuette come to life. Marvel Comics’ Silver Surfer has been many things to many... Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surferby Cynthia Fuchs[15.Jun.07] :. At the start of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, the now incorporated superheroes are negotiating endorsement contracts. Monkey Business (Part 2: June)by Bill Gibron[2.May.07] :. Apparently, as the sun's strongest rays finally settle over the movie going public, sequels are the remedy to cool down an overheated demographic. This month alone holds five examples of such redux refreshment. The rest of the choices are a variety pack of genres, ideas and possibilities. Amazing Grace (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[23.Feb.07] :. The movie's thematic insistence on seeing takes shape through slavery, a horrible moral blight even if it's off-screen in the colonies and not in London with our heroes. Horatio Hornblower: Collector’s Editionby John G. Nettles[15.Dec.05] :. One wishes that the creators of the series had stuck more to the spirit of the Hornblower books than the letter, but Forester's fans are in their own way as rabid as Tolkien's or J.K. Rowling's, and they must be appeased. Fantastic Four (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[12.Dec.05] :. The superpowers bring trauma, anger, and confusion, and eventually a sense of responsibility, as the crew decides to do good with what they've got. Fantastic Four (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[8.Jul.05] :. As Marvel comics fans already know, being zapped by a radioactive cloud in outer space alters your DNA according to your sense of self. King Arthur: Extended Unrated Director’s Cut (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[22.Dec.04] :. 'The idea of these young boys being taken away from home at a young age... reminded me a lot of my own culture,' says director Antoine Fuqua. King Arthur (2004)by Jesse Hassenger[8.Jul.04] :. This generically gritty and solidly PG-13 King Arthur isn't even much of an action picture. Black Hawk Down: Superbit (2001)by Cynthia Fuchs[14.Jun.04] :. Black Hawk Down illustrates well the absurdity and chaos of urban warfare: there's no ground to be won, no victory to be claimed. Black Hawk Down (2001)by Cynthia Fuchs[13.Jun.02] :. An action movie dressed up like an art film, 'Black Hawk Down' is not about betrayal or anger, but heroism and patriotic fervor. Solomon & Gaenor (1999)by Dale LeechAs much as it's being touted as a Welsh Romeo and Juliet, Solomon & Gaenor never quite reaches the level of urgency. Black Hawk Down (2001)by Cynthia FuchsAn action movie dressed up like an art film, 'Black Hawk Down' is not about betrayal or anger, but heroism and patriotic fervor. |
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