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Articles tagged "steve buscemi" Film DVD ReviewInterviewby Jack Patrick Rodgers[10.Dec.07] :. Pierre and Katya are too strange and too duplicitous for their conversation to have any deeper level than simply skewering the vapidity of most celebrity journalism.  NewsSteve Buscemi combines acting, directing talents in ‘Interview’by Bruce Dancis [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][14.Sep.07] :. In “Reservoir Dogs,” he didn’t believe in leaving tips for waitresses. In “Fargo,” he was referred to as “the little guy (who) was kinda...  Film DVD ReviewI Think I Love My Wifeby Tiffany White[27.Aug.07] :. When you strip away all its jokiness and "Rock-isms", there's actually a good film hiding in here. Film ReviewInterviewby Cynthia Fuchs[3.Aug.07] :. Katya and Pierre's mutual distrust is predictable, but the movie emphasizes their sometimes surprising sameness.  Film ReviewI Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[20.Jul.07] :. Ving Rhames gets that Duncan can be gay, and not have to be a fulltime "flamer," in the film's parlance. Film ReviewI Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)by Bill Gibron[20.Jul.07] :. This gay marriage movie isn’t really ready to deal with the overriding disputes that arise whenever civil rights and civil unions become part of the human dialogue. Twenty Bucks (1993)by Glenn Michael McDonald[27.Jul.05] :. Reflecting its long gestation period, Twenty Bucks seems ageless, its photography and art direction creating an ambiguous timestamp. The Island (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[21.Jul.05] :. Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson run around in an efficiently digitized near-future scary-scape, occasionally propelled by ethical questions about cloning. Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[20.Sep.04] :. Coffee and Cigarettes is a return, of sorts, for Jim Jarmusch. 13 Moons (2002)by Bill Gibron[12.Jul.04] :. In this world of unbelievable coincidences, Karma battles fate for the destiny of all involved. Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[20.May.04] :. Coffee and Cigarettes is a return, of sorts, for Jim Jarmusch. Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)by Jesse Hassenger[13.May.04] :. On its own terms, Coffee and Cigarettes is an effective addiction movie, self-indulgent but also familiar and low-key. Big Fish (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[26.Apr.04] :. Edward's persistent self-inflation frustrates Will, just as its contradictions appeal to Burton. The Sopranosby Oliver Wang[12.Apr.04] :. As The Sopranos enters its fifth season, it's clear that things will not go well for New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano. Big Fish (2003)by Jesse Hassenger[8.Jan.04] :. Edward is less obviously an outsider than Burton's other Edwards (Scissorhands and Wood), but equally filled with a winning sense of wonder. Fargo (1996)by Cynthia Fuchs[30.Sep.03] :. This is the film's genius, its simultaneous emulation and excavation of true crime's obsession with dull or spectacular minutiae, coupled with a refusal to make such details cohere into master plans and meanings. Living in Oblivion (1995)by Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece[14.Apr.03] :. Living in Oblivion's fine cast works together like a dream. The Grey Zone (2002)by Elbert Ventura[31.Oct.02] :. This crepuscular work offers the most realistic depiction of the infernal workings of a Nazi death camp ever seen in a fiction film. Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[9.Aug.02] :. Juni and Carmen's perspective, part convincingly ingenuous and part movie-kid calculated, organizes the film's general view of things. Domestic Disturbance (2001)by Cynthia FuchsDomestic Disturbance goes through the motions, slowly at first, and then with a speed that would seem remarkable if you cared a whit what was going on. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)by Cynthia FuchsThe invasion is not from without, per se, but from, and, as Ripley noted so insightfully in 'Alien 3', 'It's a metaphor.' And when 'Final Fantasy' pauses to engage this question, most notably in Aki's dreams, it's onto something. Ghost World (2001)by Cynthia Fuchs'Ghost World' is smart, sensitive, and insightful about the lunacy that constitutes adolescence, and never forgets how real and how complicated kids' feelings are. 28 Days (2000)by Cynthia FuchsThe pleasure Gwen takes in all this chaos -- not to mention Bullock's signature sunniness -- makes this introductory sequence look like the opening to a broad Farrelly brothers-style comedy. The Laramie Projectby Stephen Tropiano'The Laramie Project' gives the townspeople a voice, an opportunity to respond to the murder and the trials that put them in the national spotlight. |
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