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Tag Archives: Drama
Anywhere But Here -
Wayne Wang directs this drama about a 14-year old girl (Natalie Portman) and her mother (Susan Sarandon) who move from the midwest to LA. Based on Mona Simpson’s novel. Shawn Hatosy also stars as Portman’s cousin. Hart Bochner will play … Continue reading
Posted in 1999, Movie Reviews
Tagged Drama, Natalie Portman, Susan Sarandon
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The Insider -
Michael Mann directs this drama about Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe), a tobacco executive who turned whistle blower. Al Pacino will play 60 Minutes producer Lowell Bergman, and Lindsay Crouse will play journalist Sharon Bergman. Diane Venora, Christopher Plummer, Rip Torn, … Continue reading
Posted in 1999, Movie Reviews
Tagged Al Pacino, Biopic, Drama, Michael Mann, Russell Crowe
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The Story of Us -
Rob Reiner directs this romantic comedy starring Bruce Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer, a couple trying to put the spark back into their marriage. Paul Reiser, Julie Haggerty, Rob Reiner, Tim Matheson, Rita Wilson, Betty White and Red Buttons also star. … Continue reading
Posted in 1999, Movie Reviews
Tagged Bruce Willis, Drama, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rob Reiner, Romance
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Boys Don’t Cry -
Being based on a true story is somehow a blessing and a curse for a film. All too often, such movies try to capitalize on their origins to deliver an emotional impact which the film itself cannot provide. Such is … Continue reading
Posted in 1999, Movie Reviews
Tagged Chloe Sevigny, Drama, Gay, Hillary Swank, Peter Sarsgaard
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Random Hearts -
Sydney Pollack directs Harrison Ford in this adaptation of Warren Adler’s novel. Ford will play Dutch Van Den Broeck, an internal affairs detective whose wife dies in a plane crash. She is found carrying the same key as another man … Continue reading
Posted in 1999, Movie Reviews
Tagged Bonnie Hunt, Charles S. Dutton, Dennis Haysbert, Drama, Edie Falco, Harrison Ford, Kristen Scott Thomas, Richard Jenkins, Romance
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Jakob the Liar -
Nearly a year after Life is Beautiful graced the movie screens, Hollywood serves up its own version of a Holocaust comedy. But where Life is Beautiful made all the right moves, Jakob the Liar goes a few steps too far … Continue reading
Posted in 1999, Movie Reviews
Tagged Drama, Liev Schreiber, Robin Williams
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American Beauty -
What is normal? What is ordinary? What is beautiful? American Beauty proposes that appearances are nearly always deceiving, and there’s always more to see if you just look closer. Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey) is burnt out. At forty-two years old, … Continue reading
Posted in 1999, Movie Reviews
Tagged Academy Awards, Allison Janney, Annette Bening, Best Picture, Chris Cooper, Drama, Kevin Spacey, Mena Suvari, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley
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For Love of the Game -
Kevin Costner and baseball…for some reason the two just seem to go together. Costner has only made two prior baseball films (Bull Durham and Field of Dreams), but they rank among the best in his filmography. So seeing Kevin Costner … Continue reading
Posted in 1999, Movie Reviews
Tagged Brian Cox, Drama, Jena Malone, John C. Reilly, Kelly Preston, Kevin Costner, Sports
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Brokedown Palace -
Jonathan Kaplan directs this contemporary drama about two women (Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale) who are caught up in a series of nightmarish events while travelling in Southeast Asia. Bill Pullman is a lawer who works to free them of … Continue reading
Posted in 1999, Movie Reviews
Tagged Bill Pullman, Claire Danes, Drama, Kate Beckinsale, Lou Diamond Phillips
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Eyes Wide Shut -
Eyes Wide Shut marks the end of an era. It is not only the career concluding film of the recently deceased director, Stanley Kubrick, but also the end of one of the longest film shoots in history. For two years, … Continue reading
Posted in 1999, Movie Reviews
Tagged Drama, Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise
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