Articles tagged "michael gambon"

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Brideshead Revisited

by Cynthia Fuchs

[25.Jul.08] :. The new Brideshead Revisited doesn't grapple much with Charles' disconcerting mix of nostalgia and odium regarding British aristocracy.

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

by Bill Gibron

[13.Jul.07] :. While one might question the viability of the franchise once Rowling releases the last Potter tome... Order of the Phoenix finds the series settling in quite nicely

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[11.Jul.07] :. Order of the Phoenix, for all its shortcomings, does make clear the sense of loss and struggle that comes with maturity.

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

by Todd R. Ramlow

[18.Nov.05] :. It is sad, though perhaps 'realistic,' that the lesson of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is that all institutions and authority, Good or Evil, are corrupt.

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Layer Cake (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[4.Oct.05] :. Daniel Craig ensures that you see XXXX's mind wheels turning as he confronts each new impasse.

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Layer Cake (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[28.May.05] :. The hero of Layer Cake has no name. This matters less than you might think.

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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou: Criterion Collection (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[16.May.05] :. 'That's what the movie's sort of about,' observes Wes Anderson, 'self-invention, and making their own art, and all those things.'"

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[26.Jan.05] :. Kevin Conran seems pleased to admit that he has never stepped foot inside Radio City Music Hall.

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[10.Dec.04] :. Wes Anderson's film and Steve's filmed life creak a little, exposing seams and efforts to make sense of experience.

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[17.Sep.04] :. If the glorious surprise offered up by The Wizard of Oz was its depiction of a world beyond any material reality, the agreeable gimmick of Sky Captain is its imitation of what's come before.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[3.Jun.04] :. Director Alfonso Cuarón brings to the franchise a newly inventive sensibility, and, most important, an appreciation for smart cuts and brevity, especially the requisite Quidditch scene, mercifully short, dark, and stormy.

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.

Gosford Park (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[27.Jun.02] :. It is clear about what it is, a study of affect that is also affected.

Path to War

by Lesley Smith

[10.Jun.02] :. It attempts to rehabilitate Johnson (Michael Gambon) as a President whose considerable political and social policy achievements have been forever overshadowed by his escalation of the Vietnam War.

Gosford Park (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

It is clear about what it is, a study of affect that is also affected.

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

by P. Nelson Reinsch

When the Burgomaster (played by still great Horror film legend Christopher Lee) sends Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) to Sleepy Hollow, you may suspect that Ichabod is being sent to the land of Hammer Horror, or perhaps the woods of Horror Movies Past.