about contributors submissions book series advertising contests tour dates Mixed Media PopMatters Picks
|
|
Articles tagged "vanessa redgrave" Film DVD ReviewAtonementby Matt Mazur[3.Apr.08] :. There are so many perspectives to be considered in this film, that it might be said director Joe Wright had one too many cooks in the English country estate’s proverbial kitchen.  PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007 FeatureGone and Not Forgotten: The PopMatters DVD Wish Listby Bill Gibron[24.Jan.08] :. A lot of good movies are still missing from DVD. Here is a list of 25 that PopMatters feels have been unceremoniously left to simply fade away. PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007  NewsJames McAvoy gets a big role as a man wronged in ‘Atonement’by Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][14.Dec.07] :. TORONTO—“Don’t do that stupid thing with your mouth that you do.” Those were James McAvoy’s marching orders—“probably the most useful thing” that...  Film ReviewAtonementby Cynthia Fuchs[7.Dec.07] :. The lingering deaths of soldiers and the lost causes they embody serve as tragic backdrops to the less compelling plot points embodied by Briony and her characters.  NewsCharacter is a must for ‘Atonement’ star Keira Knightleyby Stephen Becker [The Dallas Morning News (MCT)][6.Dec.07] :. Keira Knightley has crooked teeth. You may not have noticed, as they are frequently hidden behind that trademark pout of hers. But she has noticed, and she likes them just the way they are, thank...  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. Claire Danes didn’t miss her chance to meet Redgraveby Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][21.Jun.07] :. In “Evening,” Claire Danes didn’t exactly work with Vanessa Redgrave. It was like she got to be Vanessa Redgrave - or, more precisely, the woman Redgrave plays. A handsome... The White Countess (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[20.Jan.06] :. The final Merchant/Ivory collaboration is set in 1936 Shanghai and revisits the filmmakers' usual concerns -- loss, desire, and nostalgia for a moment that never quite existed. Wetherby (1985)by Kevin Jagernauth[26.Jan.05] :. Crippled by their past and unable to function in the present, these characters represent what David Hare calls 'the part-emotional landscape that is England.'" Deep Impact: Special Collector’s Edition (1998)by Cynthia Fuchs[5.Oct.04] :. Mimi Leder's Deep Impact is both less and more than a science fiction-styled disaster melodrama. The Gathering Stormby Tracy McLoone[7.May.02] :. The point in 'The Gathering Storm' is that Churchill is 'human', that he has faults. The Pledge (2001)by Cynthia FuchsWhenever you see a man looking anguished and alone in the opening shot of a film, and especially if he’s surrounded by wide open space—dirt, snow, sky, whatever—it’s a pretty... Cradle Will Rock (1999)by John G. NettlesTim Robbins has never been shy about being one of them damn Hollywood liberals -- pro-union, anti-death penalty, solidly Green, married to Susan Sarandon. |
Now on PopMatters
Features
:. Re-Meet the Beatles: PopMatters Salutes the Still Fab Four :. Ayn Rand and the World She Made
Columns
Rabble Without a Cause: Table Space: The Final Frontier PopShots: PopShots: The Lighter Side of Swine Flu
Blogs
Sound Affects: Gem Found: An Interview with Luke Franks Marginal Utility: A Quick Theory of the Self Short Ends and Leader: Aliens in the Attic (2009): Blu-ray Peripatetic Postcards: What’s Hot in Korea
Music
:. Echo & the Bunnymen: The Fountain :. Ray Davies and the Crouch End Chorus: The Kinks Choral Collection :. Efterklang and the Danish National Chamber Orchestra: Performing Parades :. Lisa Germano: Magic Neighbor :. On Fillmore: Extended Vacation :. Various Artists: Si, Para Usted: The Funky Beats of Revolutionary Cuba Vol.2 :. Anjulie: Anjulie
|
