Articles tagged "peter facinelli"

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Nurse Jackie: Series Premiere

by Michael Abernethy

[8.Jun.09] :. Edie Falco is surely dynamic, but the strength of Nurse Jackie lies in its smart, respectful examination of a nurse's life.

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Twilight

by J.M. Suarez

[23.Mar.09] :. While Meyers’ books tend toward formulaic characterizations, Hardwicke takes the material and successfully transforms it into a subtle, layered atmospheric film.

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‘Twilight’ descends at midnight Friday night

by Sharon Hoffmann [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[18.Mar.09] :. After months of hype and screaming fangirls and barrels of newspaper ink dumped on Robert Pattinson and “Twilight,” there was bound to be some backlash. But who’d have thought that...

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Column: The Box Office Belletrist

Twilight Takeover

by Jennifer Makowsky

[7.Jan.09] :. The film is a successful adaptation of the book not only because Pattinson is so talented and dreamy, but also because Hardwicke knows a thing or two about filming adolescents.

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Twilight

by Cynthia Fuchs

[21.Nov.08] :. Fantasy rules in Twilight, fantasy simultaneously delicate and ravishing, chaste and utterly bloody.

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Vamp-Ire: ‘Twilight’ vs ‘Let the Right One In’

by Bill Gibron

[20.Nov.08] :. Blame Anne Rice. Blame her for being the literary stake in the original vampire’s heart. If it wasn’t for her spinster prose take on the entire horror fiction fallacy, we wouldn’t...

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Talk, Talk, Talk: November 2008

by Bill Gibron

[11.Sep.08] :. Like the sainted sigh of relief that comes after another shriek-filled All Hallow's Eve, November usually means the start of the 'nominate me' process for the proposed prestige pictures of 2008.

 

Finding Amanda

by Cynthia Fuchs

[27.Jun.08] :. Too much of Peter Tolan's movie takes up Taylor's self-absorption as if it's actually interesting.

 

Damages: The Complete First Season

by Brian Holcomb

[7.Apr.08] :. A superbly acted, complex serial story, this show is well-suited to the DVD medium as it can followed at your own pace without fear of missing some of the story.

 

The Scorpion King (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[3.Oct.02] :. The Rock, director Russell says, has a 'deep commitment' to acting, bringing as much passion to the role as he does to his athletic endeavors -- good to know.

 

Fastlane

by Cynthia Fuchs

[23.Sep.02] :. The shots are close (is that her hand in his pants?), the cutting is speedy, the soundtrack is kicking: just above the din of the engine, the Vines wail.

 

The Scorpion King (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[25.Apr.02] :. The Rock is a star, straight up.

 

Supernova (2000)

by Mike Ward

“Congratulations, Benjamin,” sighs Supernova‘s shipboard computer. “Your strategy was both subtle and forceful. You can play with me whenever you...

 

The Big Kahuna (2000)

by Tobias Peterson

The story of the angst-ridden salesman struggling with his past, coping with regret and searching for meaning in life is a tale that audiences have heard and seen many times before. Multiple versions...