The Assassination Of Richard Nixon The American Dream Goes Sour In Gritty '70S-Style Character Study The '70s were a grim and cynical time. I mean, not for me personally. I spent most of the decade concerned with Stretch [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jan 20, 2005 Read More “The dog told me to do it.”
Hotel Rwanda True-Life Horror Story Proves Enlightening, Inspirational Tragically, many Americans may end up ignoring Hotel Rwanda for the very same reason they ignored the war that inspired it: It simply [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jan 20, 2005 Read More This is long way from Ocean’s Twelve .
White Noise Boring, Illogical Horror Flick Takes The Terms “Static” And “Fuzzy” To Heart White Noise has been billing itself as “the scariest movie of the year,” and I really can't argue. Since it was, in fact, [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jan 13, 2005 Read More “Dear God in Heaven! It’s the unholy ghost of ... No
The Woodsman Low-Key Character Study, Finds Kevin Bacon Walking The Tightrope Between Good And Evil First-time filmmaker Nicole Kassell's screenplay for The Woodsman took first place in the 2001 Slamdance Film Festival screenplay competition. Slamdance is, of course, [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jan 13, 2005 Read More Kyra Sedgwick can’t help lovin’ that man of hers.
In Good Company Subtle Office Comedy Makes For Great Business Although he got rich and famous as one half of the brotherly duo that created the American Pie series, Paul Weitz has apparently [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Dec 30, 2004 Read More
Beyond The Sea Biography Captures Early-Hollywood Cinematic Glamour Walden Robert Cassotto's relentless drive, arrogance and charisma were a perfect recipe for superstardom. As an entertainer, he was absolutely remarkable. He had [...] Stephanie Garcia \ Dec 30, 2004 Read More
The Aviator Scorsese Soars With Stunning Star-Studded Biopic Director Martin Scorsese is one of the most celebrated American filmmakers. But even he has his ups and downs. Scorsese's last film, Gangs [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Dec 23, 2004 Read More “No
Andrew Lloyd Webber'S The Phantom Of The Opera Screechy, Overstuffed Phantom Dies Of Stage Fright Here's the problem: I think Phantom of the Opera is a crap musical. The songs are too literal, the music is smug and [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Dec 23, 2004 Read More “Boo. I’m a phantom.”
Lemony Snicket'S A Series Of Unfortunate Events Goth Fantasy Has Style To Spare, But Begs For More Story. It seemed like, in the wake of Harry Potter's monumental success, school kids suddenly became literate. Reading was, if not exactly cool, at [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Dec 16, 2004 Read More “Sure I can get ya Popeye’s autograph
Bright Leaves Diverse Documentary Traces One Man'S Family Ties To The Tobacco Industry Documentarian Ross McElwee achieved the perfect blending of fact-based documentary and personal reminiscence when he shot his hit 1986 film Sherman's March. The [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Dec 16, 2004 Read More Ross McElwee: Have camera