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Tag Archives: Kevin Spacey
The Big Kahuna -
John Swanbeck directs this 16mm film starring Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito and Peter Facinelli as a trio of salesmen at an industrial lubricans convention in Wichita. Roger Rueff adapted his comic play. Previously titled Hospitality Suite. Capsule Review: Very obviously … Continue reading
Posted in 2000, Movie Reviews
Tagged Danny DeVito, Kevin Spacey, Peter Facinelli
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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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The Negotiator -
Like a successful hostage negotiation, hostage negotiation dramas tend to follow a set pattern. As such, most hostage films fall into one of two camps: those where you sympathize with the hostage takers (see Dog Day Afternoon, or Cadillac Man), … Continue reading
Posted in 1998, Movie Reviews
Tagged Crime, Kevin Spacey, Samuel L. Jackson, Thriller
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil -
John Berendt’s popular nonfiction novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a very difficult book to adapt. Clint Eastwood’s film version might be as good an adaptation of the book as you could hope, but it is … Continue reading
Posted in 1997, Movie Reviews
Tagged Clint Eastwood, Drama, John Cusack, Kevin Spacey
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L.A. Confidential -
It would be easy to label L.A. Confidential a nineties attempt a film noir, but it doesn’t quite fit. That overeager catagorization does a disservice both to the film and to the genre. Sure, the pulpy film takes place in … Continue reading
Posted in 1997, Movie Reviews
Tagged Curtis Hanson, Danny DeVito, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, Kevin Spacey, Kim Basinger, Noir, Russell Crowe
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Albino Alligator -
Kevin Spacey makes his directoral debut with this moody hostage drama. After a botched robbery, three crooks (Matt Dillon, Gary Sinise, and William Fichtner) hide out in a small underground New Orleans bar. Things get tense when the cops arrive … Continue reading
Posted in 1996, Movie Reviews
Tagged Gary Sinise, Joe Mantegna, Kevin Spacey, Matt Dillon, William Fichtner
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A Time to Kill -
A Time to Kill is an outstanding courtroom drama, and easily the best adaptation of one of John Grisham’s legal thrillers. Samuel L. Jackson stars as Carl Lee Hailey, a black lumberyard worker in Clanton, Mississippi, whose little girl is … Continue reading
Posted in 1996, Movie Reviews
Tagged John Grisham, Kevin Spacey, Kiefer Sutherland, Matthew McConaughey, Samuel L. Jackson
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Se7en -
Grisly and disturbing, but very, very good. Seven is a thriller about a serial killer obsessed with the seven deadly sins; and the two homicide cops on his trail. Morgan Freeman is the elder cop, seven days from retirement, and … Continue reading
Posted in 1995, Movie Reviews
Tagged Brad Pitt, David Fincher, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman
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The Usual Suspects -
Highly entertaining, highly convoluted whodunnit. Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Pollak, Stephen Baldwin and Benicio Del Toro star as five cons who join together after all are picked out for a police lineup. In a series of flashbacks, the film … Continue reading
Posted in 1995, Movie Reviews
Tagged Benicio Del Toro, Bryan Singer, Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Pollak, Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin
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