Word: characterizations
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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When they were handing out media, conservatives got talk radio and liberals got the movies. It may not be fair, but that's the way it is. GARY OLDMAN apparently had no idea. The British star of The Contender says he signed on believing that his character, G.O.P. congressional inquisitor...
It is still a surprise, for people used to the immaculate technical refinement of Sevres or Wedgwood, to see the lack of finish of Koetsu tea bowls. Slumped, pitted, cratered, they seem to preserve the primal character of the earth from which they're made. They're so uneven that...
Gere plays the title role: Dr. Sullivan Travis, gynecologist extraordinaire. Dr. T, as he is affectionately dubbed by the Dallas socialites who frequent his practice, is a man completely surrounded by women. He happily drifts along in his sea of XX chromosomes-females dominate Dr. T's life and he...
But language plays an even more important role in establishing the conflict between Bill and Frank. Not surprisingly, a lot of the machismo and competition in the play is something we see every day. But Frank and Bill take it to the extreme, comparing the cost of their suits, the...
The saving grace of the film is Gere, perfectly cast as the masculine yet non-threatening Dr. T. Gere devours this meaty role, bringing an aspect of humanity to a movie populated with caricatures. Yes, this is not exactly a departure from the type of character the actor typically plays...