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Articles tagged "kevin costner" Film ReviewSwing Voteby Cynthia Fuchs[1.Aug.08] :. Swing Vote's satire is consistently unsurprising, even if it's warranted.  NewsThe Movie Masochist: Television for women and serial killersby James Franklin [McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)][14.Jun.07] :. If you have cable, you’ve probably seen programs on (or commercials for) Lifetime TV, the network that once marketed itself as “television for women.” This designation apparently... NewsCostner ignores naysayers, embraces challenges of ‘Mr. Brooks’by Jeff Strickler [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][3.Jun.07] :. A lot of people thought that Kevin Costner should have passed on “Mr. Brooks.” You’re playing a serial killer, they said, and your fans won’t like that. It’s a small,...  Film ReviewMr. Brooks (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[1.Jun.07] :. Even as you're wondering just how tedious the movie might get, William Hurt pops up to offer his snarky, sniffy version of "advice," and Mr. Brooks turns into something else.  Film ReviewRumor Has It… (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[23.Dec.05] :. For a couple of minutes, such slippage between movie myths and mythic divas looks like it might turn charming, or maybe clever. But it doesn't.  Film ReviewThe Upside of Anger (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[18.Mar.05] :. Lurching into the simultaneously delicate and banal business of Terry's anger, not to mention her daughters' understandable bewilderment, the movie offers little in the way of complexity or sense. The Untouchables: Special Collector’s Edition (1987)by Leigh H. Edwards[1.Nov.04] :. It's a story of a (nearly lone) lawman standing up against the bad guys, replete with a High Noon type showdown. Open Range (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[14.Aug.03] :. Kevin Costner's film assumes the usual mythology: the West 'died' when corporate thinking encroached on the boundless spirit of the cowboys. Dragonfly (2002)by Cynthia FuchsBelief is a big deal in 'Dragonfly', the latest entry in 2002's February Film Dump Sweepstakes. 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)by Cynthia FuchsEven the magnetic Ice T -- who has about three minutes on screen as a super-sneery mercenary and who has notoriously bad taste when it comes to picking scripts -- looks like he's made an unusually bad decision with '3000 Miles to Graceland'. Thirteen Days (2000)by Cynthia FuchsThere are lots of men in Thirteen Days. Upstanding, committed men, wearing somber suits, short haircuts, and serious looks on their faces. And serious they should be, given that they’re... |
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