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Articles tagged "whoopi goldberg"NewsWhoopi joins ‘View’; and it’s plugs ‘n’ hugsby Karen Heller [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][6.Sep.07] :. Tuesday, Whoopi Goldberg assumed the Your Name Here spot in the forever-rotating coffee klatch known as “The View.” Ostensibly, “The View’s” premise, as it launches... NewsA new ‘View’ of celebs for Whoopi Goldbergby Cristina Kinon [New York Daily News (MCT)][2.Aug.07] :. NEW YORK - Whoopi Goldberg is so excited about her gig as moderator on “The View,” she says she’s ready to start now. Her official debut isn’t until September, so the...  Film ReviewThe Aristocrats (2005)by Kevin Wong[12.Aug.05] :. The sheer number of performances wears thin by film's end.  TV ReviewWhoopiby Stephen Tropiano[16.Sep.03] :. Whoopi is intelligent and topical, infused with politically oriented humor reminiscent of such 1970s Norman Lear sitcoms as All in the Family and Maude.  Film ReviewGirl, Interrupted (1999)by Cynthia FuchsWhat is it that makes girls in trouble so interesting? Think about all the novels, memoirs, biographies, songs, movies of the week, TV shows, and movies that have investigated, spectacularized, and...  Film ReviewKingdom Come (2001)by Cynthia FuchsWhat the film does especially well is explore the perpetual strains and stresses of family relationships, especially with the added duress of scraping by, day to day, in an economy that shows no mercy. That 'Kingdom Come' does all this through comedy makes the exploration both more and less painful. Monkeybone (2001)by Todd R. RamlowIn 'Monkeybone', we are given visual representation of (presumably) every man's internal struggle, between his social conscience and his unbridled testosterone frenzy. Rat Race (2001)by James SnapkoIt's full of pratfalls, sight gags, and irreverence toward 'I Love Lucy', Nazis, body piercing, a very unlucky cow, and a dog. Fortunately, Zucker executes them all like a ringmaster. Rat Race (2001)by Cynthia FuchsA balls-out stupid summer comedy where no one cares about special effects or plots making sense or even about characters winning or losing is not a bad thing. It is, rather, a representative thing. |
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