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Articles tagged "tom hanks" Film DVD ReviewCharlie Wilson’s Warby Christian Toto[24.Apr.08] :. Sorkin's signature dialogue -- smart, rapid fire chatter that packs a punch -- makes this the most engaging poli-sci class you'll ever attend.  Film ReviewCharlie Wilson’s Warby Cynthia Fuchs[21.Dec.07] :. Like The West Wing, Charlie Wilson's War is leftish and glib, entertaining and exasperating, and written by Aaron Sorkin.  TV FeatureKen Burns’ Arithmetic of War: ‘The War’ Premieres Tonightby Cynthia Fuchs[21.Sep.07] :. To its credit, The War considers the terrible effects of difference. But even as it argues that representations can make differences, it also exemplifies how limited vision can reinforce them.  Film DVD ReviewThat Thing You Do! - The Directors Cut (1996)by Marc Calderaro[18.Jun.07] :. That Thing You Do!, the movie, is humorous and entertaining. Skip the annoying extras, and you'll actually enjoy it. Featured Article Film DVD ReviewBigby Adam Besenyodi[12.Jun.07] :. Over the course of eight months, four body switch movies were released in the late '80s. Only one Big remains standing.  Film DVD ReviewToy Story: 10th Anniversary Edition (1995)by Jesse Hassenger[5.Oct.05] :. Ten years on, much of Pixar's Toy Story, the first computer-animated feature film, is as sweet and smart as ever. The Terminal (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[6.Dec.04] :. The saga of Viktor Navorski (Tom Hanks) is an apt reflection of what might be termed a global fear. The Polar Express (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[11.Nov.04] :. It's part Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, and part Terry Gilliam's Brazil, that is, just this side of sinister. The Ladykillers (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[8.Sep.04] :. Pious, earnest, and broadly drawn, Marva is the first black character in a Coen brothers movie to occupy center stage. The Terminal (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[17.Jun.04] :. Viktor is pronounced 'unacceptable', a man without nation, identity, or status. A League of Their Own (1992)by Jesse Hassenger[19.Apr.04] :. A League of Their Own is an engagingly old fashioned and family-friendly comedy. The Ladykillers (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[26.Mar.04] :. Pious, earnest, and broadly drawn, Marva is the first black character in a Coen brothers movie to occupy center stage. For a minute, anyway. Catch Me If You Can (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[26.Dec.02] :. Steven Spielberg's zippy new film is about the kind of 'truth' that might only be apprehended in its telling. Punchline (1988)by Valerie Franch[9.Aug.02] :. Explores a dark side of stand-up comedy, but relies on stereotypes rather than shedding new light on the subject. Road to Perdition (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[12.Jul.02] :. The perfectly grim surface evokes eons of pain, as well as a highly stylized contemporary sensibility, not so much cynical as skeptical and self-aware. Cast Away (2000)by Isaac KersonCast Away, the new movie directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, follows the life of Chuck Noland (Hanks), an over-achieving efficiency expert for FedEx who is stranded on a... The Green Mile (1999)by Mark ReiterIt's not news to anyone that Steven King screen adaptations get tossed into two categories: absolute crap (Maximum Overdrive, Cujo, Pet Cemetery, et. al.) and important American cinema (Stanley Kubrick's The Shining and Frank Darabont's previous King adaptation, The Shawshank Redemption). The Green Mile (1999)by Cynthia Fuchsound dogs baying, wildflowers bending to the wind, angry white men in shirt-sleeves carrying shotguns, a swatch of cloth clinging to a tree branch. The details are all a little too familiar. You know you're looking at yet another recreation of the scary Old American South, specifically, you're looking at the set up for a lynching. This first scene of Frank Darabont's The Green Mile... |
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