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Articles tagged "lucy liu" Film ReviewKung Fu Pandaby Cynthia Fuchs[6.Jun.08] :. Big and bouncy, Kung Fu Panda is another powerhouse Family Entertainment that means to pummel its young viewers into adulation.  Short Ends and Leader‘Panda’ Stays True to Its Kung Fu Confinesby Bill Gibron[5.Jun.08] :. It’s been interesting to watch the youth-ification of martial arts. Sure, kids have always been the major market when it comes to karate lessons, video games, and other media oriented kung...  TV ReviewCashmere Mafiaby Lesley Smith[16.Jan.08] :. With the premiere of Cashmere Mafia last week, ABC added another title to its catalogue of "up-market series," showcasing the absurd antics of the rich and privileged. NewsLucy Liu returns to television in ABC’s `Cashmere Mafia’by Luaine Lee [McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)][15.Jan.08] :. When actress Lucy Liu was 9 years old she experienced a life-changing moment in a five-and-dime. “I was with my mother and she was asking somebody a question who worked there. And he was very...  Film DVD ReviewDomino: New Line Platinum Series (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[28.Mar.06] :. Domino maps mythology, not as a means to heroic or sympathetic characters, and certainly not to narrative resolution.  Film ReviewDomino (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[14.Oct.05] :. Imagine Mallory Knox as her own reality tv show star, less inclined to take up with the absolutely wrong man, and able to handle her mascara like a pro. Cypher (2002)by Bill Gibron[13.Sep.05] :. Just like the spies' mission as they hunt for secrets and significance inside massive corporate databanks, this film's point is unclear. Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[21.Oct.03] :. Whatever the writers' ambitious intentions for 'plot,' the movie is essentially a series of first, fabulous dance and stunts scenes, and second, zany costume changes. Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[9.Oct.03] :. This is a movie about bodies, about what hurts them on screen and in viewing spaces. Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[26.Jun.03] :. Madison Lee draws so near to Nat that she seems ready to lick the younger Angel's pretty, smile-plastered face. Charlie’s Angels (2000)by Cynthia Fuchs[9.Jun.03] :. 'Can you imagine Drew and Cameron and Lucy fighting in this capacity? It would be so sexy! It would be so exciting!'. Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[19.Sep.02] :. Sever grabs the big old gun inside and shoots in exquisite slo-mo. She even works in a hairflip. Charlie’s Angels (2000)by Cynthia FuchsYou haven’t lived until you’ve seen Drew Barrymore moonwalking to “Billie Jean.” This isn’t to say that you absolutely need to run out to see Charlie’s... Charlie’s Angels (2000)by America BillyMore often than not, when transforming a once-popular TV series into a movie, filmmakers try to update the style, pace, and attitude of the original in order to fit the contemporary context. But as... Play it To The Bone (2000)by Cynthia FuchsTwo grown men, best friends and romantic rivals, beat the shit out of each other for money. It doesn’t sound like much of a plot. But narrative intricacies have never much interested... Shanghai Noon (2000)by F. L. CarrGiven the ongoing fascination with the mythology of the American Cowboy, it is no surprise that Jackie Chan has made a Western, only that he didn’t do it sooner. And what a Western it is,... Ally McBealby Michael AbernethyAt first, the fourth season's casting of Robert Downey, Jr. as a love interest for Ally seemed cheap and easy publicity for both show and actor. Maybe it was, but it paid off handsomely. |
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