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Articles tagged "simon baker"NewsSimon (‘The Mentalist’) Baker snapped back just at the right timeby Luaine Lee [McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)][23.Jul.09] :. LOS ANGELES — Australian actor Simon Baker tried all kinds of jobs before he mustered up the courage to be an actor. He was a brick laborer (“not even a brick-layer”), he sold...  News‘Mentalist’ co-star says the mind games could go on for years to comeby Rick Bentley [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][20.Mar.09] :. Everyone connected with the CBS series “The Mentalist” can now relax. The Tuesday night drama is one of the biggest hits of this television season. There were some nervous moments for...  NewsGreat TV series aren’t easily duplicatedby Rick Kushman [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][25.Feb.09] :. We’ve hit the season when news from Hollywood about possible new fall shows gets the TV world all kaflubbered and jumping to overstatement by declaring trends. The declaration this year, from...  NewsViewers tend to stick with the predictableby Neal Justin [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][23.Feb.09] :. On the surface, Gregory House and Patrick Jane have little in common. One is a pill-popping, emotionally crippled doctor with the worst bedside manner since Typhoid Mary. The other is a sly,...  NewsSimon Baker is looking good, and so is ‘The Mentalist’by Aaron Barnhart [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][2.Feb.09] :. LOS ANGELES - I suppose if I had Simon Baker’s looks, or just his hair, I’d be the strong, silent type, too. After all, there’s really no need to advertise yourself when the ladies...  Film ReviewThe Lodgerby Cynthia Fuchs[23.Jan.09] :. David Ondaatje's movie offers up a series of potentially interesting meta-texts, concerning the significantly named Manning's obsession and aggression, his professional identity and, of course, masculinity. The Best Television Performers of 2008by Michael Abernethy[14.Jan.09] :. More than anything, though, I wish all those political pundits would take some time off, to rest and let their vocal cords recuperate. That truly would make for a happy new year. The Mentalist: Series Premiereby Cynthia Fuchs[23.Sep.08] :. The Mentalist uses Patrick's (Simon Baker) obnoxiousness to different effects. When he isn't pausing to consider himself, he's taking out opponents at the knees. ‘The Guardian’ becomes ‘The Mentalist’ for new CBS seriesby Rick Bentley [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][22.Sep.08] :. LOS ANGELES - Network lineups are loaded with television shows where bits of hair and fibers, drops of DNA and a host of other small clues are used to track down criminals. Most of the time the tests... Heathers & Sex and Death 101by Jesse Hassenger[23.Jul.08] :. In a few devastating gestures, Heathers makes Sex and Death 101 look like a wannabe -- a script in search of a director and a star to complete the clique. The Devil Wears Prada (2006)by Matt Mazur[6.Feb.07] :. According to this film women in power are cruel, lonely, and constantly paranoid; not to mention supremely non-sexual. Smithby Cynthia Fuchs[19.Sep.06] :. Faces are hard to read in Smith. Sometimes, this inscrutability is obvious, even exaggerated. The Devil Wears Prada (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[30.Jun.06] :. 'You sold your soul the first time you put on that pair of Jimmy Choos.' So ascertains Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), editor-in-chief at Runway magazine, disdainful of her self-doubting assistant. And so she summarizes yet another tale of a little girl who finds corruption in the big city. Something New (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[2.Feb.06] :. As the film is focused on Kenya's dilemmas, Brian is something of a cipher, the primary force for her transformation without a life beyond her vision. Land of the Dead (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[24.Jun.05] :. Predictably macabre, darkly comic, and grimly class conscious, Land of the Dead imagines a world where humans turn against each other when facing dreadful fates. The Ring 2 (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[18.Mar.05] :. Rachel misses the fact that she's living in a horror movie sequel, which ordains that she's not anywhere near 'starting over' in the usual sense. Red Planet (2000)by Todd R. RamlowWARNING: The following review contains plot spoilers. Dud Planet Red Planet is freshman director Antony Hoffman’s entry into the most recent spate of films that have... The Affair of the Necklace (2001)by F.L. CarrIt really sucks to be poor and of no social consequence, especially once you have had a taste of nobility and luxury. |
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