Writing about Magnolia seems a daunting prospect (I don’t think I’ve ever read a review of the film). Following the prologue, which one could (or could not) see as a way to ease the viewer into the genre–the multi-character, all connected genre (Magnolia’s got to be the best of the genre… I can’t think of […]
Entries Tagged as 'William H. Macy'
Boogie Nights (1997, Paul Thomas Anderson)
January 9th, 2009 · No Comments
Boogie Nights is so well-made, so stunningly made–I’m not even thinking about Anderson’s wonderful, lengthy steadicam sequences, I’m thinking about Philip Seymour Hoffman alone in his freshly painted car–it’s hard to think about anything else while watching it. The omnipresent soundtrack–Nights is a combination of American Graffiti (the prolific use of songs), Goodfellas (the way […]
Tagged: Alfred Molina· Burt Reynolds· Don Cheadle· John C. Reilly· Julianne Moore· New Line Cinema· Paul Thomas Anderson· Philip Seymour Hoffman· Thomas Jane· William H. Macy· ★★★
Pleasantville (1998, Gary Ross)
October 17th, 2007 · No Comments
All through Pleasantville, I kept wondering how–for a film with so many problems–it could have not only some of the most emotionally affecting (not effective) scenes I can remember seeing, but also an overwhelming ending, which makes the whole film seem like it was better than it was… Then I saw Steven Soderbergh’s name at […]
Tagged: Gary Ross· Jeff Daniels· Joan Allen· New Line Cinema· William H. Macy· ★★
A Civil Action (1998, Steven Zaillian)
March 12th, 2007 · No Comments
A Civil Action is somewhere in between a modestly budgeted Hollywood drama (you know, the kind they don’t make anymore unless it’s for Oscar season) and a wildly passionate–well, not art film, but it’s certainly something else. Steven Zaillian casts the film with a knowing grown-up indie eye (William H. Macy, Dan Hedaya playing a […]
Tagged: Dan Hedaya· James Gandolfini· Jonathan Harr· Robert Duvall· Steven Zaillian· Touchstone Pictures· William H. Macy· ★★★
