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Articles tagged "toni collette" Film ReviewEvening (2007)by Mike Scalise[6.Jul.07] :. More troubling than Evening's technical failures, the film suffers from a host of cynical political and social themes that undercut the drama throughout.  Film ReviewIn Her Shoes (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[9.Oct.05] :. In Her Shoes is formula of the quality sort. Formula that showcases big performances and metaphors, and mood-indicating rock songs.  DVD Film ReviewJapanese Story (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[17.May.04] :. Such immersion in Sandy's evolving perceptions shifts the film away from what would seem its generic romance outline. Film ReviewJapanese Story (2003)by Kirsten Markson[22.Jan.04] :. Like the striking landscape where it is filmed, Japanese Story is unpredictable, hard-edged, and strangely beautiful.  DVD Film ReviewThe Hours (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[14.Jul.03] :. 'What I learned seeing the movie is that yes, you do lose that ability to go into people's minds, but you gain Meryl Streep's ability to separate an egg, in a way that tells you everything you need to know about who that person is at that point.'" Film ReviewThe Hours (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[16.Jan.03] :. The women are also functions of a coherent narrative, made comprehensible as embodiments of historical patterns. About A Boy (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[15.May.02] :. 'About A Boy' is not 'The Hugh Show'. Thank goodness. 8 1/2 Women (1999)by Susan M. E. GlenFor all their superficial differences, the women are actually surprisingly homogenous, in attitude as well as their intellectual and emotional void, and in their collective role as the 'exotic other.'" Shaft (2000)by Cynthia FuchsIt’s Isaac Hayes’s music, of course, that resonates. Whatever else you say about that “complicated man” named John Shaft, that whaa-whaa-whaa theme song identifies him... |
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