Word: fenn
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...today's homeless horde searching for work, for value, for someone -- anyone -- who might find value in them. In Horton Foote's scrupulous new adaptation, John Malkovich is lumbering Lennie, whose frustrated tenderness crushes the things he would cherish; Gary Sinise is George, Lennie's protective pal; Sherilyn Fenn is the lonely wife held hostage by capricious fate. The credibility of their playing breaks through the familiar sanctity of a "classic" revival. Sinise also directs, in a muted style sensitive both to the palette of a waning California autumn and to the texture of an enduring American parable...
Casey Siemaszko, who portrays the tyrannical rancher's son Curly, contrasts well with John Terry in the part of the generous foreman Slim; their antagonism symbolizes the power differences between the haves and have-nots. Sherilyn Fenn's performance as Curly's wife subtly allowing her more sympathy and greater development as the sole woman in the story. Here, Sinise modernizes the original, transforming the role of the wife Jezebel into a modern-day victim of circumstance...
Casey Siemaszko, who portrays the tyrannical rancher's son Curly, contrasts well with John Terry in the part of the generous foreman Slim; their antagonism symbolizes the power differences between the haves and have-nots. Sherilyn Fenn's performance as Curly's wife subtly alters the book's version of the character, allowing her more sympathy and greater development as the sole woman in the story. Here, Sinise modernizes the original, transforming the role of the wife Jezebel into a modern-day victim of circumstance...
...film opens in Dallas, where Ruby (Danny Aiello) runs the Carousel Club, a burlesque bar. In need of a dancer, Ruby visits his usual haunt, the Greyhound depot diner, where he meets stripper-to-be Sheryl Ann Dujean (a blonde Sherilyn Fenn...
...humanize the man behind the historical figure of Jack Ruby--remarkably well. As a Jewish hustler trying to move up in the Sicilian hierarchy, Ruby is the quintessential outsider, and Danny Aiello movingly portrays him as an heroic figure seeking truth, justice and the American way. Sherilyn Fenn, as Candy Cane, also boosts the movie's emotional impact...