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Seven speedy minutes with ‘Nim’s Island’ star Jodie Foster

by Rick Bentley [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[4.Apr.08] :. Making a movie is only part of an actor’s job. Most also give interviews just before their latest films hit theaters. Jodie Foster has been interviewed most of her life. The only challenge in...

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Film Review

Nim’s Island

by Cynthia Fuchs

[4.Apr.08] :. The focus in Nim's Island is most earnestly on the relationship that develops between 11-year-old Nim and Alex (Jodie Foster) from San Francisco.

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Jodie Foster explains why her new movie is ‘subversive’

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

[17.Sep.07] :. That’s her word, not ours. Sitting in a posh suite at the Beverly Hills Hotel over a lunch of smoked salmon and blinis, the two-time Oscar winner points her fork as she makes her argument....

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Film Review

The Brave One

by Cynthia Fuchs

[14.Sep.07] :. For all the hubbub about the sensational girl shooter, The Brave One is almost more interesting for its flaws and omissions.

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Woman with gun: Jodie Foster in ‘The Brave One’

by Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[6.Sep.07] :. Jodie Foster is in Queensland, Australia, on the phone, in a room looking over the ocean. It’s early morning, and a storm is blowing. “There’s rain and huge waves—sideways...

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DVD Film Review

Taxi Driver: Collectors Edition

by Bruce Dancis [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[27.Aug.07] :. The extras driving this Collector's Edition of Taxi Driver.

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Flightplan (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[27.Jan.06] :. The contrast between Kyle's multiple layers of loss and the flurry of life that goes on without her is briefly compelling.

 

Flightplan (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[23.Sep.05] :. Jodie Foster's face is the most frequently used and most powerful effect in Flightplan.

 

A Very Long Engagement (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[17.Dec.04] :. The memory of war -- collective and individual -- is at best a deterrent, at worst, a fantasy to fuel more of the same.

 

Panic Room (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[12.Sep.02] :. This 'Panic Room' DVD leaves you to figure the moves and angles.

 

The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)

by Chris Robé

[18.Jul.02] :. Undertakes yet another examination of the restraints of orthodox Western religion.

 

Anna and the King (1999)

by Beth Armitage

The story of Anna Leonowens and King Mongkut of Siam has gone through multiple mutations in 150-plus years. First, there were the diaries of Indian-born British citizen Leonowens (known to be creative, to say the least, about many aspects of her life and story, even her name), recounting her experiences as teacher to the royal children of the King of Siam in the mid-19th century.

 

Panic Room (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

In lieu of plot or character, 'Panic Room' offers the house.

 
 
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