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Articles tagged "michael mckean"![]() Film ReviewThe Grandby Cynthia Fuchs[24.Mar.08] :. Werner Herzog plays The German. In another movie, this might be all you need to know. ![]() DVD Film ReviewJoshuaby Evan Sawdey[30.Jan.08] :. Fear of your own child is exploited for maximum effect in this thriller, but there's little in the way of (believable) explanations for the characters’ actions. ![]() Film ReviewJoshua (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[6.Jul.07] :. At first, Joshua invites you almost to imagine the boy's sense of rejection and growing frustration. ![]() TV ReviewHOPELESs Picturesby Bill Gibron[24.Aug.05] :. Spoofing celebrities is easy. Finding the humor in a pitch meeting may be a little more complicated. ![]() Film ReviewA Mighty Wind (2003)by Josh Jones[24.Apr.03] :. In its focus on these reunited '60s folkies, 'Wind' engages in that most virulent form of nostalgia: '60s-itis. ![]() Film ReviewThe Guru (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[13.Feb.03] :. Offers a cagey take on cultural influences and intersections. The Big Picture (1989)by Stephen Tropiano[18.Oct.02] :. 'I don't know you, I don't know your work, but I think you're very talented.'" Best in Show (2000)by Todd R. RamlowThe question I am left with, in relation to all these other characters, is what, if anything, are they satirizing?" This Is Spinal Tap (1984/2000)by Jon MunnSixteen years ago, a young filmmaker named Marti DiBergi set out to capture, in his words, 'the sights, the sounds, and the smells' of a workhorse British rock band named Spinal Tap. Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)by Cynthia FuchsConsider the view of Kevin Williamson, presently king of all he surveys. As writer-thinker-upper of the first two Screams, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and the WB's hugely popular Dawson's Creek (and even given the failure of this past fall's network-offering, Wasteland), he has spread out before him a vast space of Yes. |
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