Articles tagged "jane alexander"

The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview Feature

Summer of Same: May 2009

by Bill Gibron

[27.Apr.09] :. May's titles include the fourth films in two aging franchises, more Pixar perfection, and the reboot of a TV series from 40 years ago. And they say there are no new ideas.

The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview

TV Review

The Powder & The Glory

by Cynthia Fuchs

[23.Mar.09] :. The Powder & The Glory follows the intertwined careers of Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubenstein, settling for well-researched timelines and superficial correlations.

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Feast of Love

by Cynthia Fuchs

[28.Sep.07] :. Because Morgan Freeman is so good at such voiceovers, in which he patiently explains the good intentions of "humans" (usually white humans) who make terrible mistakes and hurt one another, the role is the one he seems destined to play -- for the rest of his life.

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Tell Me You Love Me

by Cynthia Fuchs

[10.Sep.07] :. By using visible sex acts to complicate the distinction between what's fake or genuine, the show underscores its thematic focus, on how people lie to each other and themselves.

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Sunshine State (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[10.Dec.02] :. If there's anyone you'd want to have talking you through his movie, it would be John Sayles.

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The Ring (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[18.Oct.02] :. Gore Verbinski's The Ring is relentlessly disquieting and incoherent, and sometimes trite in ways it doesn't need to be.

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Sunshine State (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[18.Jul.02] :. Its attention to intricate sociopolitical tensions, Sunshine State, recalls Sayles' previous work.