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Articles tagged "russell crowe" Film DVD Review3:10 to Yumaby Jarrett Berman[4.Feb.08] :. As a genre piece, Mangold’s remake satisfies the requisite clichés (sweeping desert vistas, corseted women, ample gunplay), but not much else.  Film ReviewAmerican Gangsterby Cynthia Fuchs[2.Nov.07] :. As much as American Gangster loves Frank's intelligence and charisma, it must also condemn his criminality.  Film Review3:10 to Yumaby Cynthia Fuchs[7.Sep.07] :. All the men in this movie think they're doing the right thing, no matter how unhinged their actions may look.  Film DVD ReviewGladiator: Extended Edition (2000)by John G. Nettles[23.Sep.05] :. It's a bad sign for your making-of doc when the most interesting folks to listen to are the studio weasels.  Film ReviewCinderella Man (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[3.Jun.05] :. Whether sad, frustrated, or even thinking about losing his temper, Jim is never less than stalwart.  Film DVD ReviewMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[26.Apr.04] :. When the men's opposition is revealed in its tenderest moments, you recall that Weir's work can be supple and strange. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[13.Nov.03] :. When Master and Commander allows for deviance from such straight-ahead expectations, it is more interesting than when it heaves ho for the thrill-kill. Proof of Life (2000)by Cynthia FuchsAlice is quite visibly 'alone,' differentiated by her race and class from the folks who populate the streets, marketplaces, and televised protests against the oil company. And indeed, Alice's bond with Terry begins with the fact that he's Anglo, and she feels she can 'trust' him. Proof of Life (2000)by Renee Scolaro RathkeThe camera pans across the protest scene focusing briefly on a placard in Spanish but conveniently translated to English in subtitle: 'Shoot the Imperialist Bastards.' This sudden interjection is startling, set against a backdrop of relative fluff. The Insider (1999)by Jonathan BellerMichael Mann's film The Insider is about blowing the lid of conspiracy off the tobacco industry. Although the film is ostensibly about one corporate produced addictive narcotic, that is nicotine, it is really about two, the other one being capital. Gladiator (2000)by Lucas HilderbrandThey don’t make movies like they used to. But then again, why would they? Gladiator claims to be a return to the days of Spartacus, Ben Hur, and those preposterously huge... A Beautiful Mind (2001)by Lesley SmithA Beautiful Mind idealizes mental illness as spectacle, a feel-good gladiatorial games of the psyche where the human spirits always triumphs and love always blooms. |
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