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Articles tagged "thomas mccarthy" NewsOscar nominees like Richard Jenkins may look familiarby John Anderson [Newsday (MCT)][18.Feb.09] :. The contenders for acting honors at this year’s Academy Awards are largely a collection of well-branded commodities known to millions of Americans by first name alone: Kate. Meryl. Heath. Even... NewsVeteran character actor Richard Jenkins gets a star turn in ‘The Visitors’by Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][24.Apr.08] :. An actor can wait a lifetime to earn notices like that. Richard Jenkins didn’t have to wait quite that long. He’ll be 61 on May 4. But the veteran character actor, the hang-dog face and... Film ReviewThe Visitorby Cynthia Fuchs[17.Apr.08] :. Tender and detailed, Thomas McCarthy's movie features beautiful performances, but is grounded in a fundamental difficulty, that Walter's education is achieved by his engagement with brown and black people.  Film ReviewYear of the Dog (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[2.May.07] :. Even as the film makes Peggy's life appear simple, the complexities she feels become clear in her responses to events that appear, at least at first, quite beyond her control.  Film DVD ReviewThe Great New Wonderful (2005)by Jesse Hassenger[8.Sep.06] :. This 9/11 film is subtle to a fault; this is a quality you may not expect in a film from Danny Leiner, master of the vehicular stoner comedy.  Film ReviewThe Great New Wonderful (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[17.Aug.06] :. Lack of understanding will be a sort of theme for Danny Leiner's film, uneven but full of rewarding subtleties. Boston Publicby Jessica HarbourBoston Public is, in short, a view of high school that dovetails with conservatives' worst fears: here, teachers can't teach because the students are too horny and violent to learn. |
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