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Articles tagged "spike jonze" Film DVD ReviewAdaptation (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[28.May.03] :. Careens between fiction and confession, repetition and revelation. Film ReviewAdaptation (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[6.Dec.02] :. Careens between fiction and confession, repetition and revelation.  Film ReviewBeing John Malkovich (1999)by Cynthia FuchsThe new movie Being John Malkovich is about celebrity culture, as it inspires, frustrates and pummels you into such desire. It offers its protagonists and you the chance to imagine being a celebrity, with one small hitch: the only celebrity you can be is John Malkovich.  Film ReviewThree Kings (1999)by Cynthia FuchsPuke green bile, dark blood, convulsing pink. tissue. A close-up shot following a bullet's path into and through internal organs is a frankly terrible image. In most war movies, bullets do tend to fly. But you only see their external effects: blood spurts, faces contort, handheld cameras zig and zag, explosions-effects create aestheticized, often slo-mo, chaos. In David O. Russell's Three Kings, however, you see the insides: the bullet rushes forward, stops, lodging in mangled, throbbing flesh while fluids accumulate. It's visceral and immediate. It's surreal and nasty.  TV ReviewJackassby Tobias PetersonThe eye-popping, gag-inducing, jaw-dropping comedic assaults of 'Jackass' are funny because they take such exaggerated steps over the boundaries of acceptable behavior. |
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