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Articles tagged "john mctiernan, renny harlin, len wiseman" Film DVD ReviewUnderworld and Underworld: Evolutionby Stuart Henderson[8.Feb.09] :. Whereas The Matrix relied on hyper-cool outfits and the beauty of stylized action sequences to help tell its weird little story, Underworld relies on them to try to make us forget that we are watching a story this insipid.  Film DVD ReviewCleanerby Jesse Hassenger[2.Jun.08] :. Director Harlin's cinematic GPA constantly dips over and under the line between B-movie bliss and C-movie oblivion.  Film DVD FeatureThe Perfect Lean, Mean, Macho Machineby Marco Lanzagorta[26.Mar.08] :. The Die Hard series is a true rollercoaster of visual excesses guaranteed to raise the viewer’s adrenaline levels – while invoking intriguing ideological and cultural subtexts that deal with race, gender, masculinity, and social anxieties.  Film DVD ReviewLive Free or Die Hardby Bill Gibron[3.Jan.08] :. Bruce Willis' career may not have mandated a fourth trip into Die Hard territory. Who knew that action fans needed it so badly?  Film FeatureDie Hard Neoconby Michael Serazio[3.Jul.07] :. In yet another Die Hard film this summer, Bruce Willis will reprise his role as John McClane. But can the public stomach the implicit politics that animate him?  NewsIf new ‘Die Hard’ is a hit, Timothy Olyphant can live freeby Marijke Rowland [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][29.Jun.07] :. MODESTO, Calif.—If you’re going to go big, go big. If you’re going to go bad, go bad. If you’re going to go big and bad, go “Die Hard.” For 39-year-old Timothy... Bruce Willis talks about the tardy return of his tough-guy alter egoby Carrie Rickey [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][27.Jun.07] :. Bruce Willis shoots into the hotel suite like a blue-eyed bullet, head shaved, T white, jeans pale as his orbs. The wiry actor is trim, more like a spokesmodel for the imaginary health supplement... Live Free or Die Hard (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[27.Jun.07] :. Bruce Willis as John McClane is back, recalling all the retro rightness and righteousness he first incarnated in 1988. Mr. Cool: Bruce Willis returning to ‘Die Hard’ after 12 yearsby Christopher Kelly [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][14.Jun.07] :. "Fifty percent of the time I'm right, but 50 percent of the time I'm just as wrong," he says in response to a question about his knack for choosing projects like "Die Hard" (1988) and "The Sixth Sense" (1999). The Covenant (2006)by Jesse Hassenger[16.Jan.07] :. All the stuff that should be cool feels only listless. Underworld: Evolution (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[20.Jan.06] :. Race here is not an inherent or stable identity, but mutable and mutating. Mindhunters (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[29.Sep.05] :. While the accumulating bodies and declarations of motive are unclever, Mindhunters does make good (if not quite enough) use of LL Cool J. Mindhunters (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[13.May.05] :. In Mindhunters, the relationship between realness and not is especially fraught. Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[27.Aug.04] :. Father Merrin, action hero. Who could have imagined it?" Predator: Collector’s Edition (1987)by Cynthia Fuchs[9.Aug.04] :. Taut and relentless, Predator pares down, stage by stage. Underworld: Extended Cut (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[24.May.04] :. Such contrasts make Underworld an especially good-looking vampire-werewolf-action film, even if it is over-the-top. Underworld (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[26.Jan.04] :. Underworld has more on its mind than matching its throbbing rock soundtrack to action sequences. Underworld (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[18.Sep.03] :. The primary point is the look -- the drenching rain, the blazing gunfire, the catsuit. Basic (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[28.Mar.03] :. As its title suggests, John McTiernan's new action-thriller, 'Basic' is not very new. Driven (2001)by Robert Ara SvihlaWhile 'Driven' shows cars crashing exceedingly well, the people part only functions to keep the film from coming off like a late night infomercial for an exploitative 'Greatest Car Crashes' videotape -- not available in stores!" |
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