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Articles tagged "sam shepard" Film DVD ReviewDays of Heavenby Brian Holcomb[20.Dec.07] :. Malick puts the visual and aural emphasis on a vast, natural world that would be nothing more than a backdrop to the human story for most filmmakers, creating a breathtaking visual experience. PopMatters Pick Film ReviewThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Fordby Cynthia Fuchs[21.Sep.07] :. By turns brutal and lyrical, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford considers Wild Western mythology and masculinity, violence and madness.  Film ReviewStealth (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[29.Jul.05] :. Kara's a lovely, leggy, perfectly made-up figure whose primary purpose is to provide moral framing for the boys' brilliant strikes and calculations.  Film DVD ReviewThis So-Called Disaster (2004)by Samantha Bornemann[17.Jan.05] :. This So-Called Disaster is more impressionistic than comprehensive.  Film DVD ReviewBlack Hawk Down: Superbit (2001)by Cynthia Fuchs[14.Jun.04] :. Black Hawk Down illustrates well the absurdity and chaos of urban warfare: there's no ground to be won, no victory to be claimed. Film ReviewThis So-Called Disaster (2004)by Michael Healey[13.May.04] :. The real surprise is Sam Shepard's candor when recounting for Michael Almereyda the painful details of his father's deterioration. Black Hawk Down (2001)by Cynthia Fuchs[13.Jun.02] :. An action movie dressed up like an art film, 'Black Hawk Down' is not about betrayal or anger, but heroism and patriotic fervor. Black Hawk Down (2001)by Cynthia FuchsAn action movie dressed up like an art film, 'Black Hawk Down' is not about betrayal or anger, but heroism and patriotic fervor. Hamlet (2000)by Cynthia FuchsI confess to feeling a certain dread when I first heard that Ethan ('I have this planet of regret') Hawke was starring in Michael Almereyda's updated-and-abbreviated Hamlet. Hamlet (2000)by Beth ArmitageHamlet often speaks in a voice-over or directly to the video camera that he is rarely without. Sometimes we see the results of these 'video diaries' as he rewatches them on his monitor -- his own Real World confessional. Swordfish (2001)by Cynthia FuchsIntrigue, deception, display, betrayal. All this is what it is, typical action flick sex-play, foreplay for the big explosion or something equally prosaic. Swordfish (2001)by Todd R. RamlowWhat is most distressing about 'Swordfish' is John Travolta. More and more, Travolta is becoming a caricature of himself as action anti/hero. |
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