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Articles tagged "robert duvall"Featured Article DVD Film ReviewHearts of Darkness: A Filmmakers Apocalypseby George Tiller[19.Dec.07] :. The openness and honesty with which Eleanor Coppola portrays her husband is by far the greatest asset of Hearts of Darkness.  Film ReviewWe Own the Nightby Cynthia Fuchs[12.Oct.07] :. You can see -- though the brothers take a few more scenes to catch up -- that each envies the other: Joe wants Bobby's seeming independence, Bobby wants daddy's approval.  DVD TV ReviewThe Outer Limits: (The Original Series) - Volume 1by Andrew Gilstrap[12.Sep.07] :. Idealistic scientists, less idealistic military-industrial complexes, and governments of varying ethical strength are always creating things that they shouldn't in the real world and in The Outer Limits.  Multimedia ReviewThe Godfather: Blackhand Editionby Kevin Garcia[11.Jun.07] :. Man, there's something really satisfying about hitting someone.  Film ReviewLucky You (2006)by Brett Parker[9.May.07] :. A good movie about poker, but only good enough to appeal to those who enjoy watching card games on TV.  Film ReviewLucky You (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[4.May.07] :. The cuts are obvious, the rhythms sluggish, and the dialogue redundant, as if the movie's afraid you've missed it the first time. The Godfather: Part II (1974)by Cynthia Fuchs[12.Jul.05] :. Francis Ford Coppola's focus on his family, in the film and his memory, could not be more poignant or more public. Gone in 60 Seconds: Director’s Cut (2000)by Jesse Hassenger[8.Jul.05] :. The trailer for Gone is a particularly unpretentious distillation of the film's key elements. Sling Blade - Director’s Cut (Miramax Collector’s Series) (1996)by John G. Nettles[6.Jul.05] :. Sling Blade is a piece of true Southern Gothic in the vein of Flannery O'Connor, Harry Crews, and (yes, I'll say it) William Faulkner. Kicking & Screaming (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[13.May.05] :. Mike Ditka has the most fun here, announcing to his young charges, 'I eat quitters for breakfast and I spit out their bones.'" Deep Impact: Special Collector’s Edition (1998)by Cynthia Fuchs[5.Oct.04] :. Mimi Leder's Deep Impact is both less and more than a science fiction-styled disaster melodrama. Secondhand Lions (2003)by Todd R. Ramlow[18.Sep.03] :. The phallic imagery of guns as associated with male potency is everywhere in Secondhand Lions. Open Range (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[14.Aug.03] :. Kevin Costner's film assumes the usual mythology: the West 'died' when corporate thinking encroached on the boundless spirit of the cowboys. Assassination Tango (2003)by Lesley Smith[3.Apr.03] :. Even the most generous viewer is hit by the absence of rationales, however bizarre or slender, for the film's plot turns. Gods and Generals (2002)by Josh Jones[28.Feb.03] :. Avoids examining the underlying cause of the Civil War -- the South's terror of abolition -- and instead remembers the Confederacy as a noble army defending its 'homeland'. Apocalypse Now Redux (2001)by Tobias Peterson'Apocalypse Now Redux', ultimately, allows us to celebrate a film that has become indelibly ingrained into American popular consciousness while, at the same time, forcing us to question the violence and inhumanity that characterize the troubling past of this same culture. Apocalypse Now Redux (2001)by Cynthia Fuchs'Apocalypse Now' -- 'Redux' or regular -- is well worth seeing for just such insights, its flashes of brilliance, failures, and virtuous intentions. In both versions, it's that rare movie that looks hard at the culture that produced it. Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)by Cynthia FuchsContrary to its titular promise of speed speed speed, this latest Jerry Bruckheimer actioner takes pretty much forever to get to its wholly predictable and humdrum finale. Gone in 60 Seconds... Robert Altman Collection: Donald Sutherland, Elliot Gould, Robert Duvall, Carol Burnett - PopMattersby Matt MazurThis uneven collection is a definite example of the adage 'when he's good, he's very good, but when he's bad, he's very bad'. The 6th Day (2000)by Cynthia FuchsTwo Arnolds are too much by anyone’s count. I confess that just the thought of seeing Himself act with Hisotherself is enough to make me a little nervous, and I have a much higher tolerance for... |
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