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Articles tagged "johnny depp"PopMatters Pick Film ReviewGonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompsonby Cynthia Fuchs[3.Jul.08] :. While Gonzo makes a familiar case, that Thompson frequently lost himself in celebrity, it also argues for his legacy, not cynicism but optimism.  Film DVD ReviewSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Streetby Jack Patrick Rodgers[2.Apr.08] :. Burton indulges in meticulously designed, deliberately artificial sets, cinematography that makes the world monochromatic, protagonists with pale skin and sunken eyes – but it's that passion coursing beneath the surface that makes this film feel more alive than anything he's done in years. PopMatters Pick Film ReviewSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Streetby Cynthia Fuchs[21.Dec.07] :. Sweeney Todd is delirious with blood and violence: bright red spurting from the barber's expert slashes, necks snapping and bodies crumpling.  Multimedia ReviewPirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds Endby L.B. Jeffries[4.Jun.07] :. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is actually awful enough to inspire appreciation for the games that get its flaws right.  Film ReviewPirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[24.May.07] :. In the just-in-time for Memorial Day weekend Pirates sequel, Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) pursues pleasure with the sort of determination usually associated with moviegoers.  Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2007 FeatureFull Frame 3: The Bad, the Ugly, the Cute and the Deliciousby Kevin Greer, Jyllian Gunther, and Isaac Miller[11.May.07] :. Subversive behavior is encouraged, girl-watching is indulged, Hunter S. Thompson gets some respect, and the pig-out at the wrap-up Awards Barbeque begins. Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2007 PopMatters Pick TV ReviewBrandoby Cynthia Fuchs[2.May.07] :. Brando is most original and inspiring when it looks at Brando's other work. As Bobby Seale remembers, "If I said, 'Constitutional democratic civil human rights,' I mean, it lit him up." Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Two-Disc Deluxe Edition (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[8.Nov.05] :. Tim Burton's movie is mostly perky, slightly edgy, and dully episodic. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[15.Jul.05] :. This being a Tim Burton film, the celebration of childish pleasures is not simply joyous, but tweaked. Finding Neverland (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[23.Mar.05] :. 'Play' is a means to define childhood, to prolong mythic innocence, to grant nobility. Finding Neverland (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[19.Nov.04] :. As James Barrie, the Scottish-born playwright most famous for imagining Peter Pan, Johnny Depp appears the consummately charismatic child-man. Secret Window (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[3.Aug.04] :. 'Johnny's look,' says director David Koepp, 'mostly came from Johnny'. Secret Window (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[11.Mar.04] :. The foremost asset of this Stephen King adaptation is the wondrous Johnny Depp. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[10.Feb.04] :. If ever there was a filmmaker made for DVD commentaries, it is Robert Rodriguez. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[15.Dec.03] :. Johnny Depp spent time learning to swordfight, so that Captain Jack Sparrow could be poised and everready -- in a word, the Muhammad Ali of swordfighters. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[11.Sep.03] :. 'Are you a Mexican or a Mexi-cant!?'. Lost in La Mancha (2002)by Stephen Tropiano[9.Sep.03] :. What will most surely whet fans' appetites are the DVD's two 50-minute interviews with Terry Gilliam. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[10.Jul.03] :. Ingenious and mesmerizing, Johnny Depp embodies the film's essential fantasy, that a pirate's life is exciting and unfettered. Lost in La Mancha (2002)by Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece[13.Feb.03] :. Even in the midst of chaos and catastrophe, Gilliam's drive to create fantastic worlds can be as damning, and as appealing, as Quixote's. Before Night Falls (2000)by Lucas HilderbrandA faithful filmic adaptation of Arenas' memoir could easily take six hours and still not capture the full impact of the book. Painter-turned-director Julian Schnabel ('Basquiat') consciously diverges from the traditional school of literary adaptation. PopMatters Pick Film ReviewBlow (2001)by Cynthia Fuchs'Blow' is all about how reality and money get mixed up. Chocolat (2000)by Dale LeechIf Lasse Hallström’s Chocolat were a Disney film, it would be Beauty and the Beast. Both are set in quaint mountainside hamlets filled with close-minded people who are led by... From Hell (2001)by F.L. Carr'From Hell' is the story of a disturbed man on the trail of a madman -- an exploration of the minds of killer and the man sent to stop him. From Hell (2001)by Cynthia FuchsThe real subject is the street, or rather, the street as a cultural concept, simultaneously brutal and beautiful. The Man Who Cried (2001)by Todd R. Ramlow...a sprawling affair, filled with bad accents (Cate Blanchett's tortured 'Russian'), tired cliches about studly horsemen and young girls' sexual awakenings, and really bad lip-syncing to Italian opera. The Ninth Gate (1999)by Todd R. RamlowIn The Ninth Gate, perennial provocateur Roman Polanski throws in his contribution to the millennial apocalypse/Armageddon/hell-on-earth films that have recently been such a staple of the action/adventure genre. The Ninth Gate (1999)by Cynthia FuchsRoman Polanski and Johnny Depp. The match seems made in heaven, these two notoriously eccentric, fascinating, and difficult geniuses, plying their crafts, inspiring brilliance in one another. Sleepy Hollow (1999)by P. Nelson ReinschWhen the Burgomaster (played by still great Horror film legend Christopher Lee) sends Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) to Sleepy Hollow, you may suspect that Ichabod is being sent to the land of Hammer Horror, or perhaps the woods of Horror Movies Past. |
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