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Friday, March 5 2010

"They're All One Guy to Me": Interview with Antoine Fuqua

Antoine Fuqua's new film, Brooklyn's Finest, is about men under pressure, men whose choices range between "righter and wronger", as on character outs it.


Reviews

Thursday, July 8 2010

Director Antoine Fuqua Continues His Dark Streak in 'Brooklyn's Finest'

Despite a cast of talented actors, an extremely dour tone keeps Brooklyn's Finest from capitalizing on its potential.


Friday, March 5 2010

Brooklyn's Finest

In Brooklyn's Finest, the cycle is familiar: no one deserves what he or she gets, but they've all got it anyway.


Friday, March 23 2007

Shooter (2007)

While Swagger describes himself modestly, he's also one of those highly trained government instruments whose post-trauma mission in life is vengeance.


Monday, March 7 2005

Lightning in a Bottle (2004)

For director Antoine Fuqua, it was clear that the right place to start a concert imagining the history of the blues would start with a song from Africa.


Wednesday, December 22 2004

King Arthur: Extended Unrated Director's Cut (2004)

'The idea of these young boys being taken away from home at a young age... reminded me a lot of my own culture,' says director Antoine Fuqua.


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Friday, March 5 2010

These Cops, Like this Film, are Not 'Brooklyn's Finest'

The burnt-out veteran who's seen too much and tries to cover it up with quite disdain…and alcohol. The undercover detective who's gotten lost in the…


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