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Articles tagged "kerry washington" Film DVD ReviewLakeview Terraceby Jesse Hassenger[4.Feb.09] :. The movie doesn't stay fixed on its well-drawn sociological cul-de-sac; the score becomes ominous.  News‘Lakeview Terrace’ actress Kerry Washington flies under the radarby Carla Meyer [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][22.Sep.08] :. SAN FRANCISCO - Kerry Washington might be the most famous actress whose name you don’t know. She played the wife of Forest Whitaker’s Idi Amin in “The Last King of Scotland”...  Film ReviewLakeview Terraceby Cynthia Fuchs[19.Sep.08] :. Lisa (Kerry Washington) is Lakeview Terrace's most dislocated figure, caught between an overbearing father and a frenzied husband.  Short Ends and LeaderView from this ‘Terrace’ is Atypicalby Bill Gibron[19.Sep.08] :. Even with years of consideration and compromise, race remains a far too risky hot button topic. No matter how you present it - comically, dramatically, satirically, metaphorically - the corrupt cloud...  The PopMatters Fall 2008 Movie Preview FeatureTalk, Talk, Talk: September 2008by Bill Gibron[9.Sep.08] :. From wars both past and present to a number of nail-biting thrillers, September is sizing up as a potentially profitable one. The PopMatters Fall 2008 Movie Preview  PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007 FeatureThe Best Big Screen Eye Candy of 2007by Daynah Burnett[4.Jan.08] :. When flipping through my mental catalog of the year's films, certain scenes stand out. This past year offered a veritable feast of visual goodies. PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surferby Bill Gibron[28.Nov.07] :. Not every comic book movie is geared toward the nearing middle aged geek - something naysayers of the Fantastic Four franchise fail to comprehend. I Think I Love My Wifeby Tiffany White[27.Aug.07] :. When you strip away all its jokiness and "Rock-isms", there's actually a good film hiding in here. Writer takes another ‘Fantastic’ voyageby Jeff Strickler [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][18.Jun.07] :. The call to Mark Frost from his agent in 2003 started out, “This might seem like a crazy idea ...” The agent was suggesting that he think about writing the script for the live-action... The Silver Surfer finally lands on summer movie screensby Bobby Bryant [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][18.Jun.07] :. He’s a Christ figure on a flying surfboard. A chrome-plated philosopher. A herald of doom. The Oscar statuette come to life. Marvel Comics’ Silver Surfer has been many things to many... Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surferby Cynthia Fuchs[15.Jun.07] :. At the start of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, the now incorporated superheroes are negotiating endorsement contracts. Monkey Business (Part 2: June)by Bill Gibron[2.May.07] :. Apparently, as the sun's strongest rays finally settle over the movie going public, sequels are the remedy to cool down an overheated demographic. This month alone holds five examples of such redux refreshment. The rest of the choices are a variety pack of genres, ideas and possibilities. The Last King of Scotland (2006)by Emma Simmonds[20.Apr.07] :. Based on Giles Foden’s novel of the same name this bold, visceral cinematic-bodyblow takes a political maelstrom and a maniacal dictator and squeezes them into the mould of a genre-picture. The Dead Girl (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[28.Mar.07] :. An anthology of five stories organized around the titular corpse, the movie is a bleak but oddly robust homage to women's survival and defeat in the face of violence, oppression, and non-options. I Think I Love My Wife (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[16.Mar.07] :. The movie is an erratic, noisy, and anxious paean to masculine desire. In a word, it's all about dick. Little Man (2006)by Jake Meaney[13.Nov.06] :. Little Man requires a heroic (or myopic) suspension of disbelief on the part of all the adults in the film that is truly fantastic, if not a little miraculous, to keep it all going. The Last King of Scotland (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[27.Sep.06] :. That Nicholas is also capable of great horrors, specifically in that he lets others act it for him and gets away with it, makes him, at some level, even more troubling than Amin. Little Man (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[14.Jul.06] :. None of these gender clichés is especially funny, and it doesn't help that Marlon Wayans' face often looks sloppily pasted onto the stunt bodies who do all the running around, falling, and crashing. Fantastic Four (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[12.Dec.05] :. The superpowers bring trauma, anger, and confusion, and eventually a sense of responsibility, as the crew decides to do good with what they've got. Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[29.Nov.05] :. John's casually precise athleticism and stuttering are oddly enchanting. Fantastic Four (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[8.Jul.05] :. As Marvel comics fans already know, being zapped by a radioactive cloud in outer space alters your DNA according to your sense of self. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[10.Jun.05] :. More evocative of Fred Astaire than James Bond, John's killer athleticism reflects a general quickness of mind. She Hate Me (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[24.Feb.05] :. As the last bill appears -- a three dollar 'bogus' bill featuring George W. Bush's face -- Spike Lee laughs. 'Hopefully, by the time you're seeing this DVD, he'll be out!'" Ray (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[29.Oct.04] :. Repeatedly, Ray collapses lore and desire into metaphorical, emotional, and narrative economy, occasioned by a groundbreaking song. Against the Ropes (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[12.Jul.04] :. 'It seemed like a microcosm of life,' says Jackie Kallen of boxing. Against the Ropes (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[12.Feb.04] :. Reasonably angry, distrustful, and full of himself, Luther (Omar Epps) brings all kinds of energy to the movie. Liftby Cynthia Fuchs[26.Jun.02] :. Examines our consumer culture in a way that is less venal and less macho than the usual heist movie. |
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