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Articles tagged "neil labute" Film ReviewLakeview Terraceby Cynthia Fuchs[19.Sep.08] :. Lisa (Kerry Washington) is Lakeview Terrace's most dislocated figure, caught between an overbearing father and a frenzied husband.  Short Ends and LeaderView from this ‘Terrace’ is Atypicalby Bill Gibron[19.Sep.08] :. Even with years of consideration and compromise, race remains a far too risky hot button topic. No matter how you present it - comically, dramatically, satirically, metaphorically - the corrupt cloud... NewsNeil LaBute: Making films without apologyby Mark Caro [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][18.Sep.08] :. When playwright Neil LaBute broke through in the film world with his 1997 low-budget hit “In the Company of Men,” here’s how the business worked: Studios sought out new talent and...  Film ReviewThe Shape of Things (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[8.May.03] :. This version of Neil LaBute's ongoing project is crisp and aggressive, occasionally alienating or annoying, that is, effectively unlike other movies.  Film ReviewPossession (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[15.Aug.02] :. While the plot of Possession concerns yearning and fervor, its tone is provocatively detached.  Film ReviewNurse Betty (2000)by Cynthia FuchsIt's revealing that Wesley (Chris Rock) remains locked in an ignoble self-image born of gangster and 'hood movies: eager to emulate and please his mentor, he explains his flamboyant violence by saying, 'I'm just trying to make a statement.'" Nurse Betty (2000)by Lesley SmithPerhaps LaBute's willingness to let the audience close enough to his characters, both psychologically and physically, to appreciate such minor-key modulations, is the movie's biggest surprise. |
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