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Articles tagged "sam shepard" Film ReviewPatti Smith: Dream of Lifeby Cynthia Fuchs[8.Aug.08] :. As much as Steven Sebring's documentary reveals of Patti Smith, it never tries to define her or even make her its only focus.  The PopMatters Summer 2008 Movie Preview FeatureThe Return of the Popcorn Circus: August 2008by Bill Gibron[1.May.08] :. Talk about a crowded schedule. There are more offerings scheduled this month than in the previous two combined. The PopMatters Summer 2008 Movie Preview  PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007 FeatureA Gallery of Good Works: The Best Films of 2007by PopMatters Staff[11.Jan.08] :. From Julian Schnabel's artsy The Diving Bell and the Butterfly to the legendary Coen Brothers splendid adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men, PopMatters counts down the 30 best films of 2007. PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007  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.  NewsThe up-and-coming Affleck: younger brother Casey, in 2 new filmsby Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][19.Oct.07] :. TORONTO—Don’t underestimate Casey Affleck, the reedy-voiced, baby-faced actor, who is younger brother to Ben. Like the character he plays in “Gone Baby Gone”—the... 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. The Return (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[13.Nov.06] :. Joanna's restlessness is pathological and symptomatic. "Sometimes," she says, "I think that if I keep moving forward, nothing bad will happen to me." Dont Come Knocking (2006)by Matt Mazur[7.Aug.06] :. A vivid, genuine exploration of a hell-raiser entering his twilight years apologetically and with an open heart. Days of Heaven (1978)by Michael Buening[18.Apr.06] :. Terrence Malick's 1978 film leaves you with the ache of paradise briefly felt and then remembered. Dont Come Knocking (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[14.Apr.06] :. The reunion of Wim Wenders and Sam Shepard, coming some 20 years after Paris, Texas, demonstrates both the change and sameness in their art. Stealth (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. This So-Called Disaster (2004)by Samantha Bornemann[17.Jan.05] :. This So-Called Disaster is more impressionistic than comprehensive. Black 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. This 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. |
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