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Articles tagged "kris kristofferson"Featured Article Film DVD ReviewElvis: Return to Tupeloby Christel Loar[2.Oct.08] :. Before Memphis and the world made him king, Tupelo made him Elvis.  Film ReviewDreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[22.Oct.05] :. Though Ben is gruff and finds it difficult to cuddle up with his adorable daughter, the movie gives him good (or least movie-like) reason.  Film DVD ReviewThe Jacket (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[25.Jul.05] :. Jack's experience fragments so radically and time turns so out of joint that you might think he's insane, as do his white-coated doctors.  Film DVD ReviewBlade: Trinity: Unrated Version (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[11.May.05] :. All this stuff only emphasizes that the film is a mighty endeavor and the kids trained long and hard. Film ReviewThe Jacket (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[4.Mar.05] :. It's an apt description of how war, waged by the Organization for the Organized, works on its warriors, victims and heroes both.  Film DVD ReviewSilver City (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[2.Feb.05] :. Dickie Pilager embodies U.S. political-corporate mythology, the 'shining city on a hill' reduced to basic elements. Blade: Trinity (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[10.Dec.04] :. Blade (Wesley Snipes) looks tired. I mean, weary. He's been fighting vampires for three films now, and it shows. Silver City (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[17.Sep.04] :. It's easy to make assumptions about a political candidate named Dickie Pilager. Planet of the Apes (2001)by Josh JonesAs Tim Burton's new version of 'Planet of the Apes' demonstrates in many ways, some subtle, some not so, the recycling of cultural milestones is not simply a marketing device, but a way to rejuvenate cultural mythology, be it science fiction or religious fable. Planet of the Apes (2001)by Ben VarkentineTim Burton should never have been given this assignment. There are no humans in his films, which can impress, but never move us. Limbo (1999)by Cynthia FuchsPolar bears. Carved totem poles. Eskimo dolls on souvenir shop shelves. Salmon getting their heads chopped off on an assembly line. These are the images that welcome you to 'America's Last Frontier,' or more precisely, to the Juneau, Alaska of John Sayles's latest film, Limbo. As this opening sequence suggests, the frontier is less wild than it once was; nowadays, it's exploited and compromised, shaped and reshaped daily by routine and thoughtless violence. Blade II (2002)by Cynthia FuchsThe Daywalker has his own agenda, still fever-dreaming and raging, but changed too. |
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