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Articles tagged "kevin bacon" TV ReviewTaking Chanceby Cynthia Fuchs[20.Feb.09] :. You don't see Chance Phelps die in Taking Chance. You do see how his body becomes meaningful for many others.  NewsOscars ignore ‘The Dark Knight,’ except for Ledger nominationby Colin Covert [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][23.Jan.09] :. It was a dark day for “The Dark Knight” as the 81st annual Oscar nominations, announced Thursday, snubbed the most popular film since “Titanic.” Christopher Nolan’s...  PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 FeatureThe New Classics - The 30 Best Films of 2008by PopMatters Staff[16.Jan.09] :. Unlike previous years, where classics came crawling out of the celluloid woodwork with regular reckless abandon, 2008 was more calm… and considered. That's not to say that choosing 30 top titles was hard. The difficulty in placing them in some manner of rank order suggests the actual depth of quality involved. PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008  PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 FeatureIconic - The Top 20 Male Performances of 2008by PopMatters Staff[14.Jan.09] :. Like the gladiators of old, 2008 resembles a battle of formidable acting gods, especially when looking over the 20 choices presented below. Indeed, if anything, choosing a winner requires more of a leap of faith than any amount of critical skill - they all were that good. PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008  NewsIn battle of stage vs. screen, the play winsby Chris Jones [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][8.Jan.09] :. As movie adaptations of stage plays go, the recently released “Frost/Nixon” and “Doubt” are among the best of recent vintage, not least because the writers of the sourcing...  Short Ends and Leader‘Frost/Nixon’ Feigns Actual History Wellby Bill Gibron[24.Dec.08] :. Those of us who lived through it will never forget how it unraveled before our unbelieving eyes. As each new day brought another revelation, as White House damage control caused as much controversy... From stage to screen, Nixon’s the one for Frank Langellaby Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][15.Dec.08] :. “I really did think it was going to be seven weeks, in and out,” says Frank Langella, recalling his decision, in early 2006, to star as Richard M. Nixon in Peter Morgan’s play,... Fast chat with ‘Frost/Nixon’ co-star Michael Sheenby Frank Lovece [Newsday (MCT)][11.Dec.08] :. Movie-star math: Michael Sheen is to the Martin Sheen acting family as Adam Baldwin is to the Alec Baldwin acting family - no relation. The Welsh actor may soon be as well-known as any of them in... Tricky shtick: Nixon film portrayals are irresistible to actors, but essence is elusiveby Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][7.Dec.08] :. Richard M. Nixon adored the movies. He walked out of “West Side Story,” which he dismissed as “propaganda,” but he revered John Ford, kept up with the New Hollywood... Frost/Nixonby Cynthia Fuchs[5.Dec.08] :. No matter Frost/Nixon's efforts to revise it, history will never be the same. Frost/Nixon: An Interview with a Vampireby Chris Barsanti[4.Dec.08] :. Frank Langella seethes and pulsates with cunning as the deposed president in 'Frost/Nixon', a far cry from the grinning cowboy executive Josh Brolin presented in 'W'. Frost/Nixon Stills and Trailerby PopMatters Staff[3.Dec.08] :. FROST/NIXON Release: 5 December and 12 December (limited) and 25 December (wide) Director: Ron Howard Cast: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Oliver Platt, Sam Rockwell, Toby Jones... Talk, 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 Movie Masochist: The movie that bled to deathby James Franklin [McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)][6.Sep.07] :. Skilled cinematographers have all sorts of tricks to affect the way movies look - they can create hyper-real, color-saturated images that look more intense than life or they can bleach out the... Kevin Bacon adds a degree with ‘nerd’ hero of ‘Death Sentence’by Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)][31.Aug.07] :. LOS ANGELES—It is almost impossible to sit next to Kevin Bacon in a Los Angeles hotel suite without silently playing the parlor game “The Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.” Of course, no... Death Sentenceby Cynthia Fuchs[31.Aug.07] :. Death Sentence is smart enough about its generic limits: the violence is ragingly B, the dialogue goofy, the cops always steps behind. Part 4: Challenging Conventionby PopMatters Staff[21.Jun.07] :. As cinema went completely commercial, abandoning art for artifice, true aesthetic acumen was hard to come by. Luckily, for the movies included herein, it was their difference, as well as their diversity, that helped them stand out from the rest of the high concept hackwork. Where the Truth Lies: Unrated Theatrical Version (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[8.Mar.06] :. As the score swells, the camera reveals a body, a girl seemingly drowned, pale, grotesque, and grim. This, the title hints, is Where the Truth Lies. Except it isn't. Where the Truth Lies (2005)by Michael Buening[14.Oct.05] :. In a mystery titled Where the Truth Lies, solving the case is not going to be easy. The Woodsman (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[14.Apr.05] :. Director Kassell says, 'There's Kyra Sedgwick beating the shit out of Carlos Leon. I love this scene.'" Beauty Shop (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[1.Apr.05] :. Good news: Queen Latifah is free of wet noodle Jimmy Fallon. Footloose: Special Collector’s Edition (1984)by Nikki Tranter[23.Mar.05] :. The dancing might be dated, but the film is not. The Woodsman (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[6.Jan.05] :. Walter (Kevin Bacon) lives in a world perpetually gray. In the Cut (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[10.Feb.04] :. 'It's all a series of mistaken identities, and how our thinking is like that, that we think we've seen something, but we actually haven't quite seen it all.'" In the Cut (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[10.Nov.03] :. Their affair proceeds as the steamy-seeming trailers suggest it will, in the interest of promoting Ryan's 'breakout' self-exposure. Mystic River (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[9.Oct.03] :. While the film doesn't elucidate Jimmy's own violent past, it is clear that he hasn't had misgivings until now. Trapped (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[9.Jan.03] :. Scary as this sounds -- Courtney Love channeling Claire Standish or Andie Walsh -- it might explain a few things about what was going on in Trapped. The Big Picture (1989)by Stephen Tropiano[18.Oct.02] :. 'I don't know you, I don't know your work, but I think you're very talented.'" Trapped (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[26.Sep.02] :. Scary as this sounds -- Courtney Love channeling Claire Standish or Andie Walsh -- it might explain a few things about what was going on in Trapped. Stir of Echoes (1999)by Cynthia Fuchs“You’re not supposed to mesmerize someone who’s been drinking.” So warns Lisa (Illeana Douglas), when her not quite sober brother-in-law Tom Witzky (Kevin Bacon) asks... Hollow Man (2000)by Jon MunnWhen he and the team are unable to reverse the effect and he's stuck in a transparent state indefinitely, Sebastian becomes not just mean, but insane. |
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