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Thursday, April 28 2011

Actresses Shining Behind The Cameras

Many columns have been devoted to the successful transitions of actors such as Clint Eastwood and Ben Affleck from acting into directing, but who are some of the women that have excelled behind the camera?


Tuesday, March 22 2011

SXSW Film Festival Day 6: Mel Gibson and ‘The Beaver’

The Beaver's world premiere at SXSW leaves an audience wondering if they enjoyed it or not.


Nim’s Island

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.


Wednesday, January 9 2008

Performance Art: The Best Acting of 2007 - Female

From the most sweetly nuanced performance of Jennifer Jason Leigh's career to Cate Blanchett's revelatory portrayal of Bob Dylan in I'm Not There, the women of 2007 were stellar.


Monday, September 17 2007

Jodie Foster explains why her new movie is ‘subversive’


Friday, September 14 2007

The Brave One

For all the hubbub about the sensational girl shooter, The Brave One is almost more interesting for its flaws and omissions.


Thursday, September 6 2007

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


Monday, August 27 2007

Taxi Driver: Collectors Edition

The extras driving this Collector's Edition of Taxi Driver.


Thursday, January 11 2007

The Pay Off: The Best Film of 2006

For many of the movies on PopMatters' 2006 list of the year's best films, it is clear that a heavy personal and professional stake was riding on the final product.


Inside Man (2006) (Reviews) [15.Aug.06]
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Flightplan (2005) (Reviews) [27.Jan.06]
Flightplan (2005) (Reviews) [23.Sep.05]
A Very Long Engagement (2004) (Reviews) [17.Dec.04]
Panic Room (2002) (Reviews) [12.Sep.02]
Panic Room (2002) (Reviews) [28.Mar.02]
Anna and the King (1999) (Reviews) [1.Jan.95]
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