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Talented Tilda Swinton on the edge again in ‘Julia’

by Robert W. Butler [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[31.Aug.09] :. Actors are always saying they want to take risks. This is usually just before they sign on for a Sandra Bullock romantic comedy. But Brit actress Tilda Swinton means it. Try to name another actress...

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Julia

by Cynthia Fuchs

[11.May.09] :. Julia is a mix of fantasy and tragedy, with the violence amped up and the background noisy and lurid.

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The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview Feature

Summer of Same: May 2009

by Bill Gibron

[27.Apr.09] :. May's titles include the fourth films in two aging franchises, more Pixar perfection, and the reboot of a TV series from 40 years ago. And they say there are no new ideas.

The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview

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“Julia” directed by Erick Zonca (stills / trailer)

by PopMatters Staff

[20.Apr.09] :. JULIA Director: Erick Zonca Cast: Tilda Swinton, Saul Rubinek, Kate Del Castillo, Aidan Gould, Jude Ciccolella, Bruno Bichir, Horacio Garcia Rojas, Gaston Peterson, Mauricio Moreno, Kevin Kilner,...

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Which road will Oscar take? ‘Benjamin Button,’ ‘Slumdog’ travel on two distinct paths

by Duane Dudek [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (MCT)]

[16.Feb.09] :. New Orleans is 8,870 miles from Mumbai, India, as the crow flies. The Academy Award nominees for best picture set in those cities - “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” and...

The New Classics - The 30 Best Films of 2008

by 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.

Iconic - The Top 20 Male Performances of 2008

by 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.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

by Cynthia Fuchs

[24.Dec.08] :. It's an inelegant but provocative means to measure Benjamin and Daisy's ostensibly transcendent connection: as he grows young and she grows old, they share but a single moment when their bodies and visions and hopes can easily coincide.

Burn After Reading (2008)

by Bill Gibron

[21.Dec.08] :. The Coen Brothers remains the most predicable unpredictable artists in Hollywood. You can be guaranteed that the minute you think you have them pegged - post-modern nostalgists, retro Hollywood...

Being John Malkovich brings many movie roles

by Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[18.Sep.08] :. TORONTO - John Malkovich is, well, being John Malkovich, although no portals affording entry to his mind seem to be in operation here at the Four Seasons Hotel. The actor, who starred as himself, of...

Burn After Reading

by Cynthia Fuchs

[12.Sep.08] :. Ozzie (John Malkovich) embodies the problem of the CIA, of the "intelligence community," which is that it reacts to data, then fashions a story about it to comport with the reaction.

Talk, Talk, Talk: December 2008

by Bill Gibron

[12.Sep.08] :. Just like the end of an inspiring speech that may or may not succeed in making its point, these final four weeks before 2009 tend to define or defeat the entire awards season purpose.

Talk, Talk, Talk: September 2008

by Bill Gibron

[9.Sep.08] :. From wars both past and present to a number of nail-biting thrillers, September is sizing up as a potentially profitable one.

Life Into Art: Strange Culture and the Measure of Documentary Film

by Shaun Huston

[14.Aug.08] :. Strange Culture is a critical entry point into the current discussion of what makes a documentary a documentary, most notably because it announces its own subjectivity in a clear and provocative way.

Independent Lens: Deep Water

by Cynthia Fuchs

[17.Jun.08] :. Deep Water tracks Donald Crowhurst's voyage over the horizon and into himself, filtered through observations by associates and family members, and amplified by his own logs.

A Gallery of Good Works: The Best Films of 2007

by 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.

All Around the World: The Best International/Indie Films of 2007

by PopMatters Staff

[10.Jan.08] :. Beginning and ending with the superlative filmmaking of Jia Zhang-ke, traversing the nooks and crannies of the globe, PopMatters presents the 20 best international and indie films of 2007.

Performance Art: The Best Acting of 2007 - Female

by PopMatters Staff

[9.Jan.08] :. From the most sweetly nuanced performance of Jennifer Jason Leigh's career to Cate Blanchett's revelatory portrayal of Bob Dylan in I'm Not There, the women of 2007 were stellar.

Performance Art: The Best Acting of 2007 - Male

by 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.

In suit-hairdo uniform, Tilda Swinton becomes legal evil

by Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[11.Oct.07] :. TORONTO—Maybe it’s the military lineage (she comes from a long line of generals), but Tilda Swinton is probably one of the few actresses working today who can slip guy-rope into her...

Strange Culture

by Cynthia Fuchs

[9.Oct.07] :. Strange Culture presents Kurtz's bizarre legal and political predicament within layers of context, having to do with fears of terrorism and art, the Patriot Act and U.S. prosecutorial zealousness.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[9.Dec.05] :. The scariest scene in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe comes at the start.

Broken Flowers (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[5.Aug.05] :. A sort of minimalist male melodrama, Broken Flowers tracks a journey through regret and hope.

Constantine (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[18.Feb.05] :. Doubting his mission and his faith even as he's consumed by them, Constantine is an achingly topical comic book/movie hero.

Young Adam (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[15.Sep.04] :. 'Joe's abandonment is like a political act and a political philosophy, he's a libertine and a libertarian,' says Tilda Swinton.

Young Adam (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[15.Apr.04] :. Joe's trajectory through post-war Glasgow and Edinburgh takes on a sort of dread inevitability.

Teknolust (2002)

by Daniel Mudie Cunningham

[4.Mar.04] :. Tilda Swinton is perfectly suited to Leeson's cyberfeminist project.

The Statement (2003)

by Michael Healey

[11.Dec.03] :. The Statement is a rarity: a serious, politically-minded thriller.

Adaptation (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[28.May.03] :. Careens between fiction and confession, repetition and revelation.

Adaptation (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[6.Dec.02] :. Careens between fiction and confession, repetition and revelation.

The Deep End (2001)

by Susan Brown

'The Deep End' might be accurately described as 'The Tilda Swinton Show', as her portrayal of the desperate, self-sacrificing mother Margaret Hall is the center of the film.

The Deep End (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

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The Beach (2000)

by Todd R. Ramlow

Leo's much anticipated follow up to the record smashing Titanic has finally arrived, and it is, perhaps not so surprisingly, considering the hype to be lived up to -- an unmitigated flop.

The Beach (2000)

by Cynthia Fuchs

“Innocence never lasts forever.” This is the tagline for The Beach, the expensive and highly touted occasion for Leo’s long-awaited return to the big screen. How silly it...