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Articles tagged "monica bellucci" Film ReviewShoot Em Upby Cynthia Fuchs[7.Sep.07] :. By the time Shoot 'Em Up is done with all the "phallic mumbo jumbo," it doesn't seem to be saying much that's new.  Film DVD ReviewThe Brothers Grimm (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[9.Jan.06] :. 'This is why I love DVDs,' says Terry Gilliam. 'I can completely destroy the illusion of my film.'" Film ReviewThe Brothers Grimm (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[26.Aug.05] :. Will worries out loud, 'Nothing makes sense here, it's like being inside Jake's head.'"  Film DVD ReviewShe Hate Me (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[24.Feb.05] :. As the last bill appears -- a three dollar 'bogus' bill featuring George W. Bush's face -- Spike Lee laughs. 'Hopefully, by the time you're seeing this DVD, he'll be out!'"  Film DVD ReviewThe Passion of the Christ (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[30.Aug.04] :. The sympathetic viewers are hard to watch, as Mary and Mary Magdalene repeatedly collapse against one another, trembling. Film ReviewShe Hate Me (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[30.Jul.04] :. Spike Lee's She Hate Me begins with money. The Passion of the Christ (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[26.Feb.04] :. This problem of truth -- how it might be defined, known, or told -- underlies most all of Mel Gibson's film. Matrix Revolutions (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[10.Nov.03] :. 'Why, Mr. Anderson?'asks Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving), for what seems the umpteenth time. Irréversible (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[11.Aug.03] :. Moved by fury and frustration, Marcus and Pierre take what appears to be the film's most overtly potent decision. The Matrix Reloaded (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[14.May.03] :. Morpheus is a stanch warrior and provocative thinker, as well as a black man in a world where the machines' agents tend to be white men in suits. Tears of the Sun (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[8.Mar.03] :. To its credit, Tears of the Sun's action here is somber rather than thrilling; you can root for the SEALs, but the toll on them is visible. Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)by Cynthia Fuchs[3.Oct.02] :. Christophe Gans' Brotherhood of the Wolf is the sort of visual marvel that DVDs were made for. Under Suspicion (2000)by Cynthia FuchsThere's not much in this film that's subtle, but it does actually have something thoughtful to say about the ways that we perceive and assume truth, or the ways we might be convinced of some untruth because of our own anxieties. What you see can be -- and usually is -- deceiving. Malena (2000)by Todd R. RamlowHere the past is not dead or inert, it always influences the future... 'Malena' recognizes the futility of its own nostalgia. Brotherhood of the Wolf (2002)by Cynthia FuchsThe Beast makes the systemic abuses of the time literal, as well as sensational and legendary. |
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