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Articles tagged "steve coogan" NewsThis year’s Supporting Actor?by Rafer Guzman [Newsday (MCT)][19.Feb.09] :. When it comes to the best supporting actor Oscar, the winning hand could be held by The Joker. That, of course, is the late Heath Ledger, whose eye-popping turn as The Joker in “The Dark...  PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 FeatureThe New Classics - The 30 Best Films of 2008by PopMatters Staff[16.Jan.09] :. Unlike previous years, where classics came crawling out of the celluloid woodwork with regular reckless abandon, 2008 was more calm… and considered. That's not to say that choosing 30 top titles was hard. The difficulty in placing them in some manner of rank order suggests the actual depth of quality involved. PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008  PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 FeatureIconic - The Top 20 Male Performances of 2008by PopMatters Staff[14.Jan.09] :. Like the gladiators of old, 2008 resembles a battle of formidable acting gods, especially when looking over the 20 choices presented below. Indeed, if anything, choosing a winner requires more of a leap of faith than any amount of critical skill - they all were that good. PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008  Short Ends and LeaderHamlet 2 (2008)by Bill Gibron[20.Dec.08] :. There is nothing wrong with earnestness. Trying too hard usually validates the effort. But when it comes to comedy, being obvious can often lead to being unbearable. Sometimes, it’s better to...  Film DVD ReviewTropic Thunder: Unrated Director’s Cutby Evan Sawdey[14.Dec.08] :. A fun, occasionally brilliant satire of these Hollywood tropes that actually retains its comic punch after multiple viewings.  Column: The ScreenerAre We Not Funny? Laugh, Damn You!by Chris Barsanti[5.Sep.08] :. The problem with the (inexplicably popular) Tropic Thunder may be that Ben Stiller is just not a funny filmmaker. Not even remotely. ‘Madness’ Maintains Tropic Thunder’s Gimmickby Bill Gibron[29.Aug.08] :. Say what you will about Tropic Thunder - hilarious Hollywood satire or sorry excuse for politically incorrect potshots - but it’s hard to deny its insularity. Of all the contained within... “Hamlet’ Rotten for Wrong Reasonsby Bill Gibron[26.Aug.08] :. There is nothing wrong with earnestness. Trying too hard usually validates the effort. But when it comes to comedy, being obvious can often lead to being unbearable. Sometimes, it’s better to... Hamlet 2by Cynthia Fuchs[22.Aug.08] :. Dana's inability to parse the difference between acting and living is put to several tests in Hamlet 2, which is not only the name of his movie but also the title of the audacious play he writes for his students to perform. Jack Black talks ‘Tropic Thunder’ and how he got the girlby Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][14.Aug.08] :. They teach it in Interviewing 101: find common ground with your subject. But when your subject is rich, famous, plump and happy Jack Black, that might be tricky. Do your homework and there, in the... Tropic Thunderby Cynthia Fuchs[13.Aug.08] :. Tropic Thunder tells you that race and masculinity and class identity issues make men in this business mean and juvenile. And then it tells you again. ‘Tropic’ Blunderby Bill Gibron[13.Aug.08] :. We hear it all the time, that comedy cop out meant to assuage the offender of all implied guilt: “It’s just a joke.” Be it a race under attack or a particular person getting the... Danny O.D.: Too Much McBride?by Bill Gibron[12.Aug.08] :. That’s it. I’ve had it. I am officially at my character actor capacity. Nothing personal on the man in question, but after a summer where it seems like he shows up in every movie made, I... Finding Amandaby Cynthia Fuchs[27.Jun.08] :. Too much of Peter Tolan's movie takes up Taylor's self-absorption as if it's actually interesting. The 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. Digital Dynamite: The 30 Best DVDs of 2007by PopMatters Staff[25.Jan.08] :. It was the year of the behemoth box set, the multi-disc triumph that tried to give long suffering fans everything their demanding little digital hearts ever desired. Here are PopMatters' 30 picks for the best DVDs of the year. A 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. Performance Art: The Best Acting of 2007 - Maleby PopMatters Staff[9.Jan.08] :. From the tender and eerie precision of Sam Riley's depiction of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis in Control to yet another superlative performance by Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood, PopMatters highlights the best male actors of 2007. ‘Bad Boys’ influenced the British makers of ‘Hot Fuzz’by Joshua Klein [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][28.Jul.07] :. The British comedy “Hot Fuzz,” out this week on DVD, plays like a compendium of every action movie and cop thriller cliche ever made. The brilliance of creators Simon Pegg and Edgar... Night at the Museum (2006)by Bill Gibron[16.May.07] :. A digital love letter to the fine art of F/X, a celebration of promotion and publicity, and a lot of misguided arrogance. Hot Fuzz (2007)by Daynah Burnett[24.Apr.07] :. Hot Fuzz is all about the guys. And who needs girls when you have guns? ‘Hot Fuzz’: Filmakers approve the use of deadly farceby Phoebe Flowers [South Florida Sun-Sentinel][20.Apr.07] :. "The one word that we bristle at is 'spoof.'" ‘Hot Fuzz’: An Over-the-top Brit-riffby Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][20.Apr.07] :. Simon Pegg is the silliest David Caruso since the real one in Hot Fuzz, an over-the-top Brit-riff on cop movies, cop shows and the CSI age we live in. All that’s missing are the... Taking aim at cop movies with ‘Hot Fuzz’by Jeff Strickler [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][19.Apr.07] :. Most filmmakers hate the city-a-day promotion tours that inevitably end up producing a lot more sitting around—in airports, airplanes, taxis, hotel rooms and restaurants—than promoting.... Marie Antoinette (2006)by Jake Meaney[19.Apr.07] :. Marie Antoinette's veneer is so impregnably varnished, so buffed to such an imposing sheen, that any attempt at critical ingress either bounces off of or slides down its glossy façade. The PopMatters ‘Short Ends & Leader’ Spring Film Previewby Bill Gibron[2.Mar.07] :. In order to separate the worthy from the worthless, PopMatters' "Short Ends & Leader" editor is highlighting 10 new films he's looking forward to this spring. Night at the Museum (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[22.Dec.06] :. Worried that his dad's dreams are getting in the way of his present life, Nicky asks, "What if you're just an ordinary guy, who should get a job?" Featured Article Film ReviewMarie Antoinette (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[20.Oct.06] :. A girl made queen by the peculiar forces of 18th-century statecraft, Marie is by turns amused, alarmed, and pissed off, mercurial and imperious as only a teenager can be. Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[3.Feb.06] :. The film controverts various theories of writing and reading, production and reception. Happy Endings (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[15.Jul.05] :. Happy Endings begins with what seems quite an unhappy ending, when Mamie (Lisa Kudrow) is hit by a car. Around the World in 80 Days (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[1.Nov.04] :. 'Actually,' Frank Coraci begins his commentary for Around the World in 80 Days, 'I never wanted to do a director's commentary.'" Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[20.Sep.04] :. Coffee and Cigarettes is a return, of sorts, for Jim Jarmusch. Around the World in 80 Days (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[17.Jun.04] :. The absolutely scariest scene in Around the World in 80 Days features Arnold Schwarzenegger. 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. Ella Enchanted (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[8.Apr.04] :. It is an updated fairy tale that, for all its charms, can't quite break out of its old-time constraints. 24 Hour Party People (2001)by Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece[9.Aug.02] :. Tony Wilson lived for the explosive moment. |
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