Articles tagged "william h. macy"

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Here’s the deal on William H. Macy’s new movie on moviemaking

by Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[3.Apr.08] :. “It was bizarre making `The Deal,’” says William H. Macy. “There I was a producer, playing a producer, being the producer.” Indeed, a movie that almost didn’t...

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Bobby (2006)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[16.Apr.07] :. As reporter Warren Wilson remembers, "That would have been less of an impact on me, had I been shot [as he nearly was], than Kennedy being killed, stopped, in a moment in America's history, when we needed him and his advocacy more than ever before."

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Sahara (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[31.Aug.05] :. Then they get to the Dirk part, that is, their much-considered intentions for their hero, their plans to create the 'dynamic of Dirk'.

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Twenty Bucks (1993)

by Glenn Michael McDonald

[27.Jul.05] :. Reflecting its long gestation period, Twenty Bucks seems ageless, its photography and art direction creating an ambiguous timestamp.

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The Wool Cap (2004)

by Nikki Tranter

[23.Jun.05] :. Though Gigot harbors no real affinity for the tenants, he can't tell them when he's annoyed or out of sorts due to his being mute.

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Sahara (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[8.Apr.05] :. No surprise, all these plots -- whether engineered by villains or heroes -- rehearse imperial fantasies at the expense of African tribespeople.

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Cellular (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[10.Sep.04] :. Cellular is so corny it's even behind its own time.

Spartan (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[11.Mar.04] :. David Mamet extends his famous preoccupation with masculine preoccupations into the murky workings of the U.S. government.

The Cooler (2003)

by Jesse Hassenger

[11.Dec.03] :. The Cooler is interested in the nature of luck, be it a product of destiny or psychology.

Fargo (1996)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[30.Sep.03] :. This is the film's genius, its simultaneous emulation and excavation of true crime's obsession with dull or spectacular minutiae, coupled with a refusal to make such details cohere into master plans and meanings.

Seabiscuit (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[24.Jul.03] :. Engaging viewers emotionally, in a way that the rest of the summer's car chases and explosions can't even imagine doing, the racing scenes create an exhilarating rhythm for Seabiscuit's story.

Focus (2001)

by Kevin Devine

William H. Macy plays Larry like a length of coaxial cable in a bowtie and a cardigan.

Jurassic Park III (2001)

by Ben Varkentine

Digital dinosaurs in digital stereo.

Panic (2000)

by Josh Jones

Panic, written and directed by Henry Bromell, is the latest in a recent series of films about middle-aged white men in the throes of mid-life crises. As tired as this plot may sound—a...