Articles tagged "jack nicholson"

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Jack of all trades: Nicholson stars as a dying man

by Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)]

[2.Jan.08] :. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—“Big Jack,” as Jack Nicholson calls his mischievous, Cheshire Cat-grinning, eyebrow-raising, L.A. Lakers-cheering public alter-ego, is sitting on the coffee...

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The Bucket List

by Cynthia Fuchs

[27.Dec.07] :. The Bucket List is the sort of movie you can watch in your sleep.

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The Departed (2006)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[6.Oct.06] :. The Departed's understanding of identity is deeply rooted in place and culture -- South Boston, Irish Catholicism, masculine rituals.

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For Leonard DiCaprio, Scorsese’s ‘The Departed’ was one film to kill for

by Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press (MCT)]

[4.Oct.06] :. His career ambitions were pretty much fulfilled, says Leonardo DiCaprio, when Martin Scorsese called him to talk about playing Howard Hughes in 2004’s “The Aviator.” “After...

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Jack Nicholson loves being the ‘nice juicy bad guy’ in Scorsese’s ‘Departed’

by Rene Rodriguez [The Miami Herald (MCT)]

[2.Oct.06] :. The rumors emanating from the set of “The Departed,” Martin Scorsese’s remake of the 2002 Hong Kong crime thriller “Infernal Affairs,” had Jack Nicholson doing...

The Passenger (1975/2005)

by Mike Ward

[23.Nov.05] :. He is introduced as a human being in the process of existing rather than any particular person engaged in any particular struggle.

Heartburn (1986)

by James Oliphant

[12.Jul.04] :. In Heartburn, we're not privy to any clues that Mark might be the unfaithful party, even though we know it's a plot device coming down the track like a Metroliner.

Something’s Gotta Give (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[22.Mar.04] :. Something's Gotta Give is best when it backs off the cute dialogue and the actors create their own moments.

Something’s Gotta Give (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[11.Dec.03] :. Overstays its welcome, yes, but worse, it pretends like it's news when it isn't.

Psych-Out / The Trip (1967/1968)

by Erich Kuersten

[12.May.03] :. In Haight-Ashbury, Jenny's only clue to her lost brother's whereabouts is a postcard that reads, 'God is alive and well in a sugar cube.'"

Anger Management (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[11.Apr.03] :. Dave (Adam Sandler) grumbles okay, to everything, his face reorganized into a permanent twist.

About Schmidt (2002)

by Shan Fowler

[13.Dec.02] :. The expression on Schmidt's face every time he encounters another crisis does not convey anger, but befuddlement.

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...