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Articles tagged "molly parker" TV ReviewSwingtownby Michael Abernethy[5.Jun.08] :. Two contrasting celebrations of Independence Day represent the two worlds of Swingtown, CBS' new primetime soap opera.  TV ReviewDeadwoodby Lesley Smith[21.Mar.05] :. Deadwood is possibly the most coruscating indictment of American capitalism ever aired in primetime. TV ReviewDeadwoodby Elena Razlogova[12.Apr.04] :. Wily and self-possessed, Sol Star is an unusual combination of a Lower East Side peddler and Gary Cooper in High Noon.  Film ReviewMax (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[6.Feb.03] :. Max is less concerned with making Hitler sympathetic, or even very specific, than it is in using him to illustrate a series of ideas.  Film ReviewThe Center of the World (2001)by Cynthia FuchsThese lost souls meet when he visits the conspicuously named Pandora's Box, the club where she's employed, and he's so taken by her (lap dance) that he asks her to come to Vegas with him for three days: no strings and lots of money.  Film ReviewThe Five Senses (1999)by Cynthia FuchsIt's about the ways that your senses are deluded and depressed by daily emotional beat-downs, the kinds of events that are so routine, they hardly register, except by their long-term effects. Sunshine (1999)by Lucas HilderbrandThe theme of assimilation as survival strategy has certainly been covered in movies before, from young Jew Salomon Perel joining the Nazi youth in Europa Europa to Tai’s makeover from... Waking the Dead (2000)by P. Nelson ReinschThough some viewers might not compare producer-director Keith Gordon to John Huston as adaptors of literature to film, Gordon makes films which are regularly praised for their 'faithful' transfer of literary texts. Waking the Dead (2000)by Cynthia FuchsWaking the Dead opens with a television image. In 1974, young Fielding Pierce (Billy Crudup) is watching the news, when he sees that his girlfriend Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) has been killed in a car bomb explosion (reportedly engineered by 'terrorists,' that all-purpose contemporary cultural monster). Deadwood - The Complete Second Seasonby Sean O'NealFor those who have taken the time to appreciate its oily charms, the subtle shifts in dynamics between the show's unreliable heroes and villains, and its unparalleled ensemble of character actors, Deadwood is one of the most arresting and original series in TV history. |
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