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Articles tagged "jim broadbent" Film ReviewWhen Did You Last See Your Father?by Cynthia Fuchs[6.Jun.08] :. Even as it explores familiar deceits and self-delusions, When Did You Last See Your Father? feels, in the end, as if it's entangled in them.  Film ReviewHot Fuzz (2007)by Daynah Burnett[24.Apr.07] :. Hot Fuzz is all about the guys. And who needs girls when you have guns?  Film ReviewThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[9.Dec.05] :. The scariest scene in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe comes at the start.  Film DVD ReviewThe Good Father (1985)by Cynthia Fuchs[7.Jul.05] :. Within minutes of its start, Mike Newell's The Good Father has thus established Bill's rage.  Film ReviewRobots (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[11.Mar.05] :. Valiant and righteous, the old-fashioned robots fight back against the slick, wealthy, huge machine.  Film DVD ReviewBridget Jones’s Diary: Collector’s Edition (2001)by Cynthia Fuchs[15.Nov.04] :. Speaking of her star, Renée Zellweger, Maguire is appropriately besotted: 'You can see what she brought to Bridget. She's got this fantastic warmth and this permanent confusion on her face.'" Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[11.Nov.04] :. This time the bloom is quite off. Around the World in 80 Days (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[1.Nov.04] :. 'Actually,' Frank Coraci begins his commentary for Around the World in 80 Days, 'I never wanted to do a director's commentary.'" Bright Young Things (2004)by Dan Devine[15.Oct.04] :. Stephen Fry can't throw us any curveballs because he's got to stick close to Waugh, so he subjects us to formulaic depravity for three-quarters of the film, with minor variations. Around the World in 80 Days (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[17.Jun.04] :. The absolutely scariest scene in Around the World in 80 Days features Arnold Schwarzenegger. Gangs of New York (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[19.Dec.02] :. Daniel Day-Lewis wears a tall stovepipe hat in Martin Scorsese's long-awaited Gangs of New York. The Gathering Stormby Tracy McLoone[7.May.02] :. The point in 'The Gathering Storm' is that Churchill is 'human', that he has faults. Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)by Renee Scolaro RathkeWe stop short of congratulating Bridget Jones with a hearty 'you've come a long way, baby.' After all, 'Bridget Jones's Diary', like 'Pride and Prejudice', is preoccupied with marriage. Moulin Rouge (2001)by Cynthia FuchsShe's the perfect drag queen, embodying the ruthless paradox of entertainment. She is the show that must go on and cannot. Moulin Rouge (2001)by Todd R. RamlowI imagine that at the 'real' Moulin Rouge, the thrill wasn't just a bit of nipple and a flash of panties, but the whole entertainment package, which no doubt included exuberant 'daring' new music intended to shock and titillate the sensitivity of the bourgeoisie -- kind of like rock-and-roll or punk in our times. Topsy Turvy (1999)by Josh JonesBritish director Mike Leigh has turned out a string of critically lauded short and feature length films, as well as a number of television films for the BBC. He is perhaps best known on this side of... |
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