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Articles tagged "kathleen turner" Decade-Dense: The 60 Most Memorable Films of 1999 FeaturePart 2: The Virgin Suicides to The Blair Witch Project (May - August 1999)by PopMatters Staff[24.Mar.09] :. In Part Two of our look at the most memorable films of 1999, we experience music, foul-mouthed mayhem, and a late, great auteur's final cinematic statement. Decade-Dense: The 60 Most Memorable Films of 1999  NewsOur sob stories: Beyond ‘Marley’ — tear-jerking music, art, TV, plays and booksby Julia Keller [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][14.Jan.09] :. Sad sells. Let’s put it another way: Somewhere, Aristotle is chortling into the sleeve of his tunic. It was the Greek philosopher and literary critic, after all, who foresaw the success of...  Film ReviewMarley & Meby Cynthia Fuchs[24.Dec.08] :. Granting Marley & Me's source in John Grogan's columns, the dog's service as metaphor in the movie is both obvious and uninspired.  Film DVD ReviewBody Heatby Amayra Rivera[16.Dec.08] :. Body Heat manages to take ideas from the noir genre without turning it into a cliché.  The PopMatters Fall 2008 Movie Preview FeatureTalk, Talk, Talk: December 2008by Bill Gibron[12.Sep.08] :. Just like the end of an inspiring speech that may or may not succeed in making its point, these final four weeks before 2009 tend to define or defeat the entire awards season purpose. The PopMatters Fall 2008 Movie Preview  Film DVD ReviewSerial Mom: Collector’s Editionby B.J. Carter[29.Jul.08] :. John Waters’ broad satire on suburbia and celebrity still holds up. Just not in the way he might have expected. The Lisbon Bunchby Jennifer Makowsky[14.Jun.07] :. Purposefully ending one's life is often seen as a last act of personal desperation. But in Jefferey Eugenides' poignant, bewitching novel, it may actually be a form of salvation. Romancing the Stone/The Jewel of the Nile (1984)by Nikki Tranter[27.Sep.06] :. Everything in Jewel of the Nile is predictable, right down to the romantic final scenes at sunset. The Virgin Suicides (1999)by Todd R. RamlowAnd yet, for its many pleasures, I find myself conflicted in thinking about The Virgin Suicides. The Virgin Suicides (1999)by Cynthia FuchsIt's hardly a new idea, to read into adolescent girls' suicide something poetic, passionate, and deeply meaningful. Neither is it a secret that countless girls have admired Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton, Joni Mitchell and Tracy Chapman, seeing in their wounded and inviolate art reflections of themselves, their own pain and enchantment. Beautiful (2000)by Amy SidwarUsing the subculture of U.S. beauty pageants as a base, Beautiful addresses a multitude of apparently “female” issues. It brings up self-image problems, objectification,... |
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