Word: childe
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...another version now? The film does not offer a clear answer. In a time when movies seem to be offering their audiences a greater message--some sort of connection to our times--this movie tries to illustrate tragic love but sometimes feels like no more than the child of extravagant producers and a director yearning to live out his fantasy of bringing an epic to the screen. What results is a movie that is "nice"--entirely innocuous, in fact--but fails to sweep you away (except with regards to its leading...
...Owens and 19-year-old Michael Legge. Sadly, only Breen manages to capture the essence of Frankie and the "odd look" he gets from his good-for-nothing, "North of Ireland, Presbyterian" father. Breen, slack-jawed and observant, effectively captures McCourt's portrayal of himself as a slightly vapid child...
...film when Roedel, Chiles, and Holt move to a dugout to wait away the winter. Jewel is surprisingly good at engaging in dialogue, yet she visibly shies away from the camera when she finishes her lines. Lee quickly establishes a romantic relationship between Shelley and Chiles, who sires a child before dying in a federal raid on the dugout. Chiles death scene is sickeningly melodramatic as Roedel and Holt first attempt to amputate Chiles' diseased arm, only to realize that Chiles' death is inevitable. Jewel attempts to be a grieving lover, yet the camera does not stop wandering over...
...Kansas. The viewer expects Holt and Roedel to perish in a tragic death in battle so Lee can make some sort of universal claim that war is pointless. However, Roedel and Holt merely receive injuries and miraculously, find themselves at the Shelley farm. Images of Jewel breast-feeding her child again distract the viewer and destroy whatever dramatic tension remains. In a contrived plot twist, Shelley maneuvers herself into matrimonial bliss with Roedel, and she, her new child and Roedel set off to California as Holt journeys to freedom...
...December. But TRL once known for having Backstreet Boys at #1, 'NSync at #2, 98 Degrees at #3 every single day isn't just bubblegum pop anymore. On Friday's show, Backstreet held #1, but Korn was close behind at #2, and several R&B groups including Destiny's Child were close on their heels. The young girls who dominate TRL's audience might even be getting tired of their boybands the countdown is showing encouraging signs of diversity...