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Articles tagged "steve coogan" Short Ends and Leader“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...  Film ReviewHamlet 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.  Film ReviewTropic 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.  Film ReviewFinding 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. Film DVD ReviewNight 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.  Film ReviewHot Fuzz (2007)by Daynah Burnett[24.Apr.07] :. Hot Fuzz is all about the guys. And who needs girls when you have guns? 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. 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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