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Articles tagged "kate beckinsale" NewsAfter achieving stardom, Kate Beckinsale was ready to get back to basicsby Colin Covert [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][24.Mar.08] :. As a curvaceous vampire huntress in the `Underworld’ films, she was the best friend black latex ever had. She captivated Howard Hughes in “The Aviator,” terrified audiences in...  Film ReviewSnow Angelsby Cynthia Fuchs[13.Mar.08] :. At its center, and much like David Gordon Green's other movies, Snow Angels is about faith.  DVD Film ReviewVacancyby Marc Calderaro[13.Aug.07] :. Nimròd Antal’s Vacancy takes us back to the days of suspense -- when the chase was exhilarating on its own – not just the means to a morbid end.  Film ReviewVacancy (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[20.Apr.07] :. The movie is 80 minutes of mostly entertaining tension, punctuated by violence engineered by a creep using criminally outdated technology.  Film ReviewUnderworld: Evolution (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[20.Jan.06] :. Race here is not an inherent or stable identity, but mutable and mutating.  Film ReviewThe Aviator (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[22.Dec.04] :. The Aviator portrays Hughes as a rebel and a genius, a dashing young man with ambition, hope, and nerve. 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. Van Helsing (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[6.May.04] :. Van Helsing is full of monsters -- monster lore, monster jokes, and monster trivia. 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. Brokedown Palace (1999)by Cynthia FuchsHigh school movies tend to end with graduation. It's at the prom that the primary couple finally achieves their much-anticipated clinch (with camera circling and trendy pop song resounding) while their adversaries - treacherous teachers, jealous fellow students, ridiculous parents - back off or smile approvingly, showing that they have indeed learned whatever lessons they're supposed to have learned. The Golden Bowl (2000)by Cynthia FuchsAdam (Nick Nolte) is introduced on screen with the title, 'America's First Billionaire' (this is the level of overstatement to which the film resorts repeatedly, not trusting its audience to follow even the simplest plot points). Pearl Harbor (2001)by Mike WardPearl Harbor's endorsement of military ideals and barely submerged nostalgia for the war's anti-Japanese racism only abates for a half hour of stunningly rendered shoot-em-up as the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and its surrounding airfields takes place. Serendipity (2001)by Tracy McLoone'Serendipity' offers absolutely no surprises -- and therefore, no unpleasant ones. |
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