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Articles tagged "kurt russell" Cinema Qua Non - Indispensable DVDs FeatureCinema Qua Non - Indispensable DVDs: Part 1by PopMatters Staff[13.Oct.08] :. Day One - A trip back to the classic days of studio system Hollywood, complete with great musicals, amazing adventure yarns, and a couple of post-modern freak outs, just to keep things controversial and lively. Cinema Qua Non - Indispensable DVDs  Film ReviewPoseidon (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[12.May.06] :. Why cast Andre Braugher and then not use him?  Film DVD ReviewSky High (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[29.Nov.05] :. Though Layla brings some sense of complexity to the proceedings, she's generally undermined by the film's straightforward charging.  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 ReviewSky High (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[29.Jul.05] :. This cartoony coming out story soon gives way to a cartoony straightening out story.  Film ReviewMiracle (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[5.Feb.04] :. Disney's Miracle is an unabashed celebration of the connections among sports, national pride, and the wonder of whiteguyness. Dark Blue (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[20.Feb.03] :. This is a scary city, where scary figures hang out on scary corners and slouch with scary insouciance. No wonder the cops are tense. Vanilla Sky (2001)by Cynthia Fuchs[13.Dec.01] :. Moreover, the film asserts, if you're not careful in your dealings with people, you'll end up with no self and no life, in that big empty Times Square in your head. 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'. Big Trouble in Little China (1986/2001)by David SanjekJack Burton (Kurt Russell) is the anti-hunk, the inverse of the pectorally endowed fighting machines typified by Stallone and Schwarzenegger. |
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