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No Depression (p.63) - "Wallace sang with a vibrato croon...and his country hits were tricked out with string and backing choirs courtesy of arranger Bill Justis..."8.780871

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Entertainment Weekly (10/12/01, p.44) - Ranked #90 in EW's "100 Best Movie Soundtracks" - "...The unsurpassable template for just about every wistful and gently melodic Spielberg movie score ever."8.306489

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"...FACE/OFF is relentlessly exciting, thanks to Woo's operatically staged fight and chase scenes and the bravura acting of the two stars..." -- 3 1/2 out of 4 stars USA Today "...A mega-movie that actually delivers what mega-movies promise: strong characters, smart plotting, breathless action and a gimmick that hasn't been seen before..." New York Times "...A delicious inside-out double-reverse movie that's as outrageous and over the top as anyone could want..." Los Angeles Times "...This is an actor's dream, and Travolta and Cage make the most of it....The high-tech stuff is flawlessly done..." Chicago Sun-Times "...[A] successful mating of Hollywood brawn and crazy HK grace..." Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] hugely enjoyable cat and mouse bullet fest....This is Woo's best US film..."Ultimate DVD "The co-stars' pairing and facial sharing makes FACE/OFF a crazy thrill."Wall Street Journal7.572937

"...FACE/OFF is relentlessly exciting, thanks to Woo's operatically staged fight and chase scenes and the bravura acting of the two stars..." -- 3 1/2 out of 4 stars USA Today "...A delicious inside-out double-reverse movie that's as outrageous and over the top as anyone could want..."Los Angeles Times "...This is an actor's dream, and Travolta and Cage make the most of it....The high-tech stuff is flawlessly done..."Chicago Sun-Times "...A mega-movie that actually delivers what mega-movies promise: strong characters, smart plotting, breathless action and a gimmick that hasn't been seen before..."New York Times "...[A] successful mating of Hollywood brawn and crazy HK grace..."Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] hugely enjoyable cat and mouse bullet fest....This is Woo's best US film..."Ultimate DVD "The co-stars' pairing and facial sharing makes FACE/OFF a crazy thrill."Wall Street Journal7.572937

"...FACE/OFF is relentlessly exciting, thanks to Woo's operatically staged fight and chase scenes and the bravura acting of the two stars..." -- 3 1/2 out of 4 stars USA Today "...A delicious inside-out double-reverse movie that's as outrageous and over the top as anyone could want..."Los Angeles Times "...This is an actor's dream, and Travolta and Cage make the most of it....The high-tech stuff is flawlessly done..."Chicago Sun-Times "...A mega-movie that actually delivers what mega-movies promise: strong characters, smart plotting, breathless action and a gimmick that hasn't been seen before..."New York Times "...[A] successful mating of Hollywood brawn and crazy HK grace..."Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] hugely enjoyable cat and mouse bullet fest....This is Woo's best US film..."Ultimate DVD "The co-stars' pairing and facial sharing makes FACE/OFF a crazy thrill."Wall Street Journal7.558521

"...FACE/OFF is relentlessly exciting, thanks to Woo's operatically staged fight and chase scenes and the bravura acting of the two stars..." -- 3 1/2 out of 4 stars USA Today "...A delicious inside-out double-reverse movie that's as outrageous and over the top as anyone could want..."Los Angeles Times "...This is an actor's dream, and Travolta and Cage make the most of it....The high-tech stuff is flawlessly done..."Chicago Sun-Times "...A mega-movie that actually delivers what mega-movies promise: strong characters, smart plotting, breathless action and a gimmick that hasn't been seen before..."New York Times "...[A] successful mating of Hollywood brawn and crazy HK grace..."Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] hugely enjoyable cat and mouse bullet fest....This is Woo's best US film..."Ultimate DVD "The co-stars' pairing and facial sharing makes FACE/OFF a crazy thrill."Wall Street Journal7.558521

"...FACE/OFF is relentlessly exciting, thanks to Woo's operatically staged fight and chase scenes and the bravura acting of the two stars..." -- 3 1/2 out of 4 stars USA Today "...A delicious inside-out double-reverse movie that's as outrageous and over the top as anyone could want..."Los Angeles Times "...This is an actor's dream, and Travolta and Cage make the most of it....The high-tech stuff is flawlessly done..."Chicago Sun-Times "...A mega-movie that actually delivers what mega-movies promise: strong characters, smart plotting, breathless action and a gimmick that hasn't been seen before..."New York Times "...[A] successful mating of Hollywood brawn and crazy HK grace..."Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] hugely enjoyable cat and mouse bullet fest....This is Woo's best US film..."Ultimate DVD "The co-stars' pairing and facial sharing makes FACE/OFF a crazy thrill."Wall Street Journal7.558521

"...FACE/OFF is relentlessly exciting, thanks to Woo's operatically staged fight and chase scenes and the bravura acting of the two stars..." -- 3 1/2 out of 4 stars USA Today "...A delicious inside-out double-reverse movie that's as outrageous and over the top as anyone could want..."Los Angeles Times "...This is an actor's dream, and Travolta and Cage make the most of it....The high-tech stuff is flawlessly done..."Chicago Sun-Times "...A mega-movie that actually delivers what mega-movies promise: strong characters, smart plotting, breathless action and a gimmick that hasn't been seen before..."New York Times "...[A] successful mating of Hollywood brawn and crazy HK grace..."Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] hugely enjoyable cat and mouse bullet fest....This is Woo's best US film..."Ultimate DVD "The co-stars' pairing and facial sharing makes FACE/OFF a crazy thrill."Wall Street Journal7.558521

"...FACE/OFF is relentlessly exciting, thanks to Woo's operatically staged fight and chase scenes and the bravura acting of the two stars..." -- 3 1/2 out of 4 stars USA Today "...A mega-movie that actually delivers what mega-movies promise: strong characters, smart plotting, breathless action and a gimmick that hasn't been seen before..." New York Times "...A delicious inside-out double-reverse movie that's as outrageous and over the top as anyone could want..." Los Angeles Times "...This is an actor's dream, and Travolta and Cage make the most of it....The high-tech stuff is flawlessly done..." Chicago Sun-Times "...[A] successful mating of Hollywood brawn and crazy HK grace..." Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] hugely enjoyable cat and mouse bullet fest....This is Woo's best US film..."Ultimate DVD "The co-stars' pairing and facial sharing makes FACE/OFF a crazy thrill."Wall Street Journal7.551706

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"...Travolta is deft and vibrant and he never condescends to the character....The music moves with a real spring it is step, and the movie does too."New York Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "[Travolta] pure, chest-out charisma. The camera loves him -- and he loves it right back."Empire "...Among the definitive time-capsule pics of any era....It looks and sounds snappy..."USA Today "...Travolta melds brute machismo and hidden yearning; it's little surprise FEVER made him a superstar and earned him an Oscar nomination..."Entertainment Weekly "[G]iven a subtle sweetness and vulnerability by Travolta's layered performance."Premiere 4 stars out of 5 -- "[The film] still plays like an impossibly bleak slice of kitchen-sink realism..."Uncut 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] mesmerizing portrait from Travolta ensures it stays evergreen."Ultimate DVD7.208569

"...Travolta is deft and vibrant and he never condescends to the character....The music moves with a real spring it is step, and the movie does too."New York Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "[Travolta] pure, chest-out charisma. The camera loves him -- and he loves it right back."Empire "...Among the definitive time-capsule pics of any era....It looks and sounds snappy..."USA Today "...Travolta melds brute machismo and hidden yearning; it's little surprise FEVER made him a superstar and earned him an Oscar nomination..."Entertainment Weekly "[G]iven a subtle sweetness and vulnerability by Travolta's layered performance."Premiere 4 stars out of 5 -- "[The film] still plays like an impossibly bleak slice of kitchen-sink realism..."Uncut 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] mesmerizing portrait from Travolta ensures it stays evergreen."Ultimate DVD7.208569

"...Travolta is deft and vibrant and he never condescends to the character....The music moves with a real spring it is step, and the movie does too."New York Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "[Travolta] pure, chest-out charisma. The camera loves him -- and he loves it right back."Empire "...Among the definitive time-capsule pics of any era....It looks and sounds snappy..."USA Today "...Travolta melds brute machismo and hidden yearning; it's little surprise FEVER made him a superstar and earned him an Oscar nomination..."Entertainment Weekly "[G]iven a subtle sweetness and vulnerability by Travolta's layered performance."Premiere 4 stars out of 5 -- "[The film] still plays like an impossibly bleak slice of kitchen-sink realism..."Uncut 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] mesmerizing portrait from Travolta ensures it stays evergreen."Ultimate DVD7.208568

"...McTiernan is in his element here, drenching the action in relentless wind and rain..."Variety "...Action-movie director John McTiernan keeps things coherent and pacy..." Sight and Sound7.16903

"...Elmore Leonard's deliciously profane dialogue gives a great cast, led by John Travolta, a feast to dine upon....GET SHORTY gets it wonderfully right..."Rolling Stone "...A small jewel..."Chicago Sun-Times "...Sizzling supporting performances by Dennis Farina and Delroy Lindo....[Travolta] oozes cool without breaking a sweat..." -- 3 out of 4 stars USA Today "...All the elements finally jelled, goosed by a terrific John Travolta performance..." -- Rating: A-Entertainment Weekly "...GET SHORTY is good, sly fun. With John Travolta putting on a dazzling demonstration of what being a movie star is all about..."Variety "...GET SHORTY is certainly entertaining..."Sight and Sound "...The film does a good job with the book's gentle digs at the inane way the movie business tends to function..."Los Angeles Times "[A] faithful adaptation of Elmore Leonard for a change....Memorable."Uncut7.140515

"[T]he vibe between Travolta as Chili and Uma Thurman as Tommy's luscious widow, Edie, is as splendiferous as it was when the two gleaming stars boogied for Quentin Tarantino 11 years ago."Entertainment Weekly "[W]ith all the best sequences being driven by a slimmed-down Travolta and The Rock....Charming..."Uncut7.135579

"...Elmore Leonard's deliciously profane dialogue gives a great cast, led by John Travolta, a feast to dine upon....GET SHORTY gets it wonderfully right..." Rolling Stone "...GET SHORTY is certainly entertaining..." Sight and Sound "...Sizzling supporting performances by Dennis Farina and Delroy Lindo....[Travolta] oozes cool without breaking a sweat..." -- 3 out of 4 stars USA Today "...All the elements finally jelled, goosed by a terrific John Travolta performance..." -- Rating: A- Entertainment Weekly "...GET SHORTY is good, sly fun. With John Travolta putting on a dazzling demonstration of what being a movie star is all about..." Variety "...The film does a good job with the book's gentle digs at the inane way the movie business tends to function..."Los Angeles Times "...A small jewel..." Chicago Sun-Times "[A] faithful adaptation of Elmore Leonard for a change....Memorable." Uncut7.127073

"...Elmore Leonard's deliciously profane dialogue gives a great cast, led by John Travolta, a feast to dine upon....GET SHORTY gets it wonderfully right..." Rolling Stone "...GET SHORTY is certainly entertaining..." Sight and Sound "...Sizzling supporting performances by Dennis Farina and Delroy Lindo....[Travolta] oozes cool without breaking a sweat..." -- 3 out of 4 stars USA Today "...All the elements finally jelled, goosed by a terrific John Travolta performance..." -- Rating: A- Entertainment Weekly "...GET SHORTY is good, sly fun. With John Travolta putting on a dazzling demonstration of what being a movie star is all about..." Variety "...The film does a good job with the book's gentle digs at the inane way the movie business tends to function..."Los Angeles Times "...A small jewel..." Chicago Sun-Times "[A] faithful adaptation of Elmore Leonard for a change....Memorable." Uncut7.127072

"THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3 boasts a smart cast headed by Denzel Washington and John Travolta and a literate Brian Helgeland script..."Hollywood Reporter 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Scott offers a topical, visceral entertainment: his best since CRIMSON TIDE....PELHAM demonstrates how a gripping crime flick can be a great leveler."Box Office "[A] fascinating portrait of how much New York has changed in 35 years, the film delivers the goods in excitement and big-star charisma..."Variety "PELHAM is so professionally done you rarely have the luxury of taking your eyes off the screen....A crisp, effective New York subway hostage drama..."Los Angeles Times 3 stars out of 4 -- "In this retelling, director Tony Scott uses quick panning shots to intensify the action scenes....And Brian Helgeland's script gives the characters more depth and dimension."USA Today "[A] canny, energetic updating of the 1974 mass transit thriller....The subway system itself serves as an index of how the city and action-movie technology have evolved over the years."New York Times "[Scott is] a canny director of actors....Mr. Travolta brings his patented evil elation to the role of the hijacker..."Wall Street Journal "[As the characters] and the film escape the confines of the subway, their volatility propels PELHAM through a crackerjack third act that finally transcends the arena of guilty pleasures."Movieline "[T]he new film, directed by Tony Scott, captures some of the grand venality of New York that make the original so much fun....John Travolta is in high manic mode, seething and unpredictable, violent and charismatic..."Washington Post 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "This movie hits you like 600 volts from a sparking third rail....It's electrifying..."Rolling Stone 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he leads share an edgy chemistry that, coupled with the no-nonsense real-time structure, keeps the suspense bubbling."Total Film 3 stars out of 5 -- "Washington is predictably excellent....The film thrills like a super-saturated fairground ride."Uncut7.1103

"THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3 boasts a smart cast headed by Denzel Washington and John Travolta and a literate Brian Helgeland script..."Hollywood Reporter 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Scott offers a topical, visceral entertainment: his best since CRIMSON TIDE....PELHAM demonstrates how a gripping crime flick can be a great leveler."Box Office "[A] fascinating portrait of how much New York has changed in 35 years, the film delivers the goods in excitement and big-star charisma..."Variety "PELHAM is so professionally done you rarely have the luxury of taking your eyes off the screen....A crisp, effective New York subway hostage drama..."Los Angeles Times 3 stars out of 4 -- "In this retelling, director Tony Scott uses quick panning shots to intensify the action scenes....And Brian Helgeland's script gives the characters more depth and dimension."USA Today "[A] canny, energetic updating of the 1974 mass transit thriller....The subway system itself serves as an index of how the city and action-movie technology have evolved over the years."New York Times "[Scott is] a canny director of actors....Mr. Travolta brings his patented evil elation to the role of the hijacker..."Wall Street Journal "[As the characters] and the film escape the confines of the subway, their volatility propels PELHAM through a crackerjack third act that finally transcends the arena of guilty pleasures."Movieline "[T]he new film, directed by Tony Scott, captures some of the grand venality of New York that make the original so much fun....John Travolta is in high manic mode, seething and unpredictable, violent and charismatic..."Washington Post 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "This movie hits you like 600 volts from a sparking third rail....It's electrifying..."Rolling Stone 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he leads share an edgy chemistry that, coupled with the no-nonsense real-time structure, keeps the suspense bubbling."Total Film 3 stars out of 5 -- "Washington is predictably excellent....The film thrills like a super-saturated fairground ride."Uncut7.1103

"THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3 boasts a smart cast headed by Denzel Washington and John Travolta and a literate Brian Helgeland script..."Hollywood Reporter 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Scott offers a topical, visceral entertainment: his best since CRIMSON TIDE....PELHAM demonstrates how a gripping crime flick can be a great leveler."Box Office "[A] fascinating portrait of how much New York has changed in 35 years, the film delivers the goods in excitement and big-star charisma..."Variety "PELHAM is so professionally done you rarely have the luxury of taking your eyes off the screen....A crisp, effective New York subway hostage drama..."Los Angeles Times 3 stars out of 4 -- "In this retelling, director Tony Scott uses quick panning shots to intensify the action scenes....And Brian Helgeland's script gives the characters more depth and dimension."USA Today "[A] canny, energetic updating of the 1974 mass transit thriller....The subway system itself serves as an index of how the city and action-movie technology have evolved over the years."New York Times "[Scott is] a canny director of actors....Mr. Travolta brings his patented evil elation to the role of the hijacker..."Wall Street Journal "[As the characters] and the film escape the confines of the subway, their volatility propels PELHAM through a crackerjack third act that finally transcends the arena of guilty pleasures."Movieline "[T]he new film, directed by Tony Scott, captures some of the grand venality of New York that make the original so much fun....John Travolta is in high manic mode, seething and unpredictable, violent and charismatic..."Washington Post 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "This movie hits you like 600 volts from a sparking third rail....It's electrifying..."Rolling Stone 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he leads share an edgy chemistry that, coupled with the no-nonsense real-time structure, keeps the suspense bubbling."Total Film 3 stars out of 5 -- "Washington is predictably excellent....The film thrills like a super-saturated fairground ride."Uncut7.1103

3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Scott offers a topical, visceral entertainment: his best since CRIMSON TIDE....PELHAM demonstrates how a gripping crime flick can be a great leveler."Box Office "THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3 boasts a smart cast headed by Denzel Washington and John Travolta and a literate Brian Helgeland script..."Hollywood Reporter "[A] fascinating portrait of how much New York has changed in 35 years, the film delivers the goods in excitement and big-star charisma..."Variety "PELHAM is so professionally done you rarely have the luxury of taking your eyes off the screen....A crisp, effective New York subway hostage drama..."Los Angeles Times 3 stars out of 4 -- "In this retelling, director Tony Scott uses quick panning shots to intensify the action scenes....And Brian Helgeland's script gives the characters more depth and dimension."USA Today "[A] canny, energetic updating of the 1974 mass transit thriller....The subway system itself serves as an index of how the city and action-movie technology have evolved over the years."New York Times "[Scott is] a canny director of actors....Mr. Travolta brings his patented evil elation to the role of the hijacker..."Wall Street Journal "[As the characters] and the film escape the confines of the subway, their volatility propels PELHAM through a crackerjack third act that finally transcends the arena of guilty pleasures."Movieline "[T]he new film, directed by Tony Scott, captures some of the grand venality of New York that make the original so much fun....John Travolta is in high manic mode, seething and unpredictable, violent and charismatic..."Washington Post 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "This movie hits you like 600 volts from a sparking third rail....It's electrifying..."Rolling Stone 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he leads share an edgy chemistry that, coupled with the no-nonsense real-time structure, keeps the suspense bubbling."Total Film 3 stars out of 5 -- "Washington is predictably excellent....The film thrills like a super-saturated fairground ride."Uncut7.1103

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"...This provocative film touches a nerve. It's so funny it hurts..." Rolling Stone "...Travolta is a wonderful Clinton/Stanton....[Bates is] a fierce, funny force of nature..." Entertainment Weekly "...An array of vivid caricatures whose real-life role models aren't easy acts to follow..." New York Times "...For Tennessee-born Kathy Bates, this gleeful, high-energy part is a lifesaver, her best performance since winning an Oscar in MISERY and good enough to practically steal the entire picture..." Los Angeles Times "...It's a superb film -- funny, insightful and very wise about the realities of political life....The movie is endlessly inventive and involving..."Chicago Sun-Times "...PRIMARY COLORS rewards where other political dramas merely bore..." Total Film6.187048

"...[The film] may be Brian De Palma's best....It's a definitive revenge piece..." USA Today "...The opening sequence is an uncanny tour de force..."Sight and Sound "Brian De Palma's best movie, his virtuoso technique meeting its match in Sissy Spacek's touching performance." Total Film "[A] masterful mix of horror and adolescent angst..." Premiere6.097382

"...A remarkable achievement...Stylishly shot in neo-cartoon style, with massive, distorting close-ups offset by attractively angled shots..." Sight and Sound "...[Tarantino] has come up with a work of such depth, wit and blazing originality that it places him in the front ranks of American film makers..."New York Times "A spectacularly entertaining piece of pop culture....[The] performances are sensational..."Variety "...If the situations are inventive and original, so is the dialogue..."Chicago Sun-Times "Quentin Tarantino's ode to the gangster life hit Hollywood like a bullet to the underbelly....[T]he movie forever altered the aesthetic of cool..."Premiere "...PULP FICTION is ferocious fun....154 deliciously lurid minutes..."Rolling Stone Ranked #4 in Entertainment Weekly's "10 Favorite Films of the '90s" - "...Mod and merry....[An] achievement..."Entertainment Weekly "...In stunning fashion, Tarantino fulfills the promise of RESERVOIR DOGS. The film looks great and moves at a gallop..."Film Comment "...Jackson gives a strong performance..."Los Angeles Times "[A] self-reflexive postmodern black comedy of thugs and lugs, kingpins and common criminals, rampage and redemption."Wall Street Journal6.061064

"...A remarkable achievement...Stylishly shot in neo-cartoon style, with massive, distorting close-ups offset by attractively angled shots..." Sight and Sound "...[Tarantino] has come up with a work of such depth, wit and blazing originality that it places him in the front ranks of American film makers..."New York Times "A spectacularly entertaining piece of pop culture....[The] performances are sensational..."Variety "...If the situations are inventive and original, so is the dialogue..."Chicago Sun-Times "Quentin Tarantino's ode to the gangster life hit Hollywood like a bullet to the underbelly....[T]he movie forever altered the aesthetic of cool..."Premiere "...PULP FICTION is ferocious fun....154 deliciously lurid minutes..."Rolling Stone Ranked #4 in Entertainment Weekly's "10 Favorite Films of the '90s" - "...Mod and merry....[An] achievement..."Entertainment Weekly "...In stunning fashion, Tarantino fulfills the promise of RESERVOIR DOGS. The film looks great and moves at a gallop..."Film Comment "...Jackson gives a strong performance..."Los Angeles Times "[A] self-reflexive postmodern black comedy of thugs and lugs, kingpins and common criminals, rampage and redemption."Wall Street Journal6.061064