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Keanu Reeves, who plays the title role in the new action/fantasy movie Constantine, is accustomed to accusations of a messianic complex. Reeves, after having played Neo in The Matrix, returns with a new name but suspiciously similar storyline and character: laconic loner John Constantine fights an epic battle of good...

Author: By Steven N. Jacobs, Laura E. Kolbe, and Scoop A. Wasserstein, S | Title: Movie Reviews | 3/10/2005 | See Source »

Would the real Kazuo Ishiguro please stand up? The 50-year-old novelist is a tough man to classify. Born in Nagasaki, bred in Surrey (where he lived from the age of 5), he looks Japanese, but speaks with the accent of public-school England. Three of his six novels...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Strange New World | 3/6/2005 | See Source »

Keanu Reeves, who plays the title role in the new action/fantasy movie Constantine, is accustomed to accusations of a messianic complex. Reeves, after having played Neo in The Matrix, returns with a new name but suspiciously similar storyline and character: laconic loner John Constantine fights an epic battle of good...

Author: By Steven N. Jordan, Laura E. Kolbe, and Scoop A. Wasserstein, CONTRIBUTING WRITERS AND CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Movies: Bride and Prejudice, Constantine, Hitch | 3/3/2005 | See Source »

It’s a story as old as creation or, if you prefer, evolution: human beings love playing God. And our fellow mere mortals love taking us to task for it. Certainly Keanu Reeves, who plays the title role in the new action/fantasy movie Constantine, is accustomed to accusations...

Author: By Laura E. kolbe, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Movie Review | 2/24/2005 | See Source »

The cast seems remarkable mostly for their unbridled enthusiasm, which was surprisingly effective. Reynolds is really self-consciously charming; his shiny new pair of abdominal muscles only brightens his charm. Jessica Biel is just as pissed off as she was when she played Mary on Seventh Heaven, but now she...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Film Review | 12/10/2004 | See Source »

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