Articles tagged "oliver platt"

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Oscars ignore ‘The Dark Knight,’ except for Ledger nomination

by Colin Covert [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)]

[23.Jan.09] :. It was a dark day for “The Dark Knight” as the 81st annual Oscar nominations, announced Thursday, snubbed the most popular film since “Titanic.” Christopher Nolan’s...

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PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 Feature

The New Classics - The 30 Best Films of 2008

by PopMatters Staff

[16.Jan.09] :. Unlike previous years, where classics came crawling out of the celluloid woodwork with regular reckless abandon, 2008 was more calm… and considered. That's not to say that choosing 30 top titles was hard. The difficulty in placing them in some manner of rank order suggests the actual depth of quality involved.

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008

 

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 Feature

Iconic - The Top 20 Male Performances of 2008

by PopMatters Staff

[14.Jan.09] :. Like the gladiators of old, 2008 resembles a battle of formidable acting gods, especially when looking over the 20 choices presented below. Indeed, if anything, choosing a winner requires more of a leap of faith than any amount of critical skill - they all were that good.

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In battle of stage vs. screen, the play wins

by Chris Jones [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[8.Jan.09] :. As movie adaptations of stage plays go, the recently released “Frost/Nixon” and “Doubt” are among the best of recent vintage, not least because the writers of the sourcing...

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Short Ends and Leader

‘Frost/Nixon’ Feigns Actual History Well

by Bill Gibron

[24.Dec.08] :. Those of us who lived through it will never forget how it unraveled before our unbelieving eyes. As each new day brought another revelation, as White House damage control caused as much controversy...

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From stage to screen, Nixon’s the one for Frank Langella

by Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[15.Dec.08] :. “I really did think it was going to be seven weeks, in and out,” says Frank Langella, recalling his decision, in early 2006, to star as Richard M. Nixon in Peter Morgan’s play,...

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Fast chat with ‘Frost/Nixon’ co-star Michael Sheen

by Frank Lovece [Newsday (MCT)]

[11.Dec.08] :. Movie-star math: Michael Sheen is to the Martin Sheen acting family as Adam Baldwin is to the Alec Baldwin acting family - no relation. The Welsh actor may soon be as well-known as any of them in...

 

Tricky shtick: Nixon film portrayals are irresistible to actors, but essence is elusive

by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[7.Dec.08] :. Richard M. Nixon adored the movies. He walked out of “West Side Story,” which he dismissed as “propaganda,” but he revered John Ford, kept up with the New Hollywood...

 

Frost/Nixon

by Cynthia Fuchs

[5.Dec.08] :. No matter Frost/Nixon's efforts to revise it, history will never be the same.

 

Frost/Nixon: An Interview with a Vampire

by Chris Barsanti

[4.Dec.08] :. Frank Langella seethes and pulsates with cunning as the deposed president in 'Frost/Nixon', a far cry from the grinning cowboy executive Josh Brolin presented in 'W'.

 

Frost/Nixon Stills and Trailer

by PopMatters Staff

[3.Dec.08] :. FROST/NIXON Release: 5 December and 12 December (limited) and 25 December (wide) Director: Ron Howard Cast: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Oliver Platt, Sam Rockwell, Toby Jones...

 

Talk, Talk, Talk: December 2008

by Bill Gibron

[12.Sep.08] :. Just like the end of an inspiring speech that may or may not succeed in making its point, these final four weeks before 2009 tend to define or defeat the entire awards season purpose.

 

Nip/Tuck

by Todd R. Ramlow

[22.Jan.08] :. This is classic Nip/Tuck, a moment of complication, perhaps even "truth," amongst the regular soap operatics. It's one of the rewards for sitting through much of the rest of the show.

 

Casanova (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[24.Apr.06] :. This would be the cleaned-up, wearisome, supposedly romantic version of the notorious Casanova.

 

Casanova (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[6.Jan.06] :. Gaudy and giddy, this Casanova is full of energy but also strangely limp.

 

The Ice Harvest (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[23.Nov.05] :. If Charlie appears seem energetic, if not exactly inspired, it's only because he's in constant, circular motion.

 

Kinsey (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[18.May.05] :. Not only is the character difficult by heroic biopic standards, but his story combines radical thinking, extraordinary generosity, and supreme egotism.

 

Kinsey (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[19.Nov.04] :. At its best, Kinsey turns nearly impressionistic, as when it represents the doctor's increasingly convoluted relationships with his team.

 

Pieces of April (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[23.Oct.03] :. And April sits in the window frame, hair damp, contemplating the disaster she expects her day to become.

 

Deadline

by Lesley Smith

In 'Deadline', Dick Wolf's new show for NBC, no one, least of all the self-satisfied Wallace Benton (played with plumy waspishness by Oliver Platt), seems to care a fig for the story.

 

Ready to Rumble (2000)

by P. Nelson Reinsch

Ready to Rumble is ostensibly a simple comedy of bumbling bumpkins - in this case lovers of professional wrestling - along the lines of Farrelly brothers' films like Dumb and Dumber and Kingpin.

 

Bicentennial Man (1999)

by Tobias Peterson

Robots: we either love 'em or hate 'em. Movies have given us friendly Star Wars droids like R2-D2 and C-3PO and sadistic mechanical henchmen like Maximilian in The Black Hole. Science fiction television has shown both Buck Rogers' loyal sidekick Twiggy and the destructive Cylons of Battlestar Galactica.