Wildlife
One never senses judgment from Dano, Kazan, Gyllenhaal, or Mulligan—they recognize that there’s beauty even in the mistakes we make in life. It’s what makes…
Russell Banks
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Affliction (1999)
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Based On The Novel by
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The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
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Based On The Novel by
Roger Ebert
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A Bleak Human Condition: On Atom Egoyan's "The Sweet Hereafter"
“The Sweet Hereafter” is superlative in its uncompromising but undeniably compassionate depiction of a bleak human condition.
"Affliction"
A FFC essay on Paul Schrader's 1997 darkly powerful drama Affliction.
Movie Answer Man (03/22/1998)
Q. In predicting the Oscar winners, you should take into account Hollywood's bias against blond leading men. Jon Voight is the only blond winner I'm sure of. The debate goes on around here about Lee Marvin (gray), Jimmy Cagney (red) and Paul Newman (auburn), but even if I concede all four of those and throw in Lionel Barrymore (gray) for good measure, that's only 5 out of, what, 69? Not a high percentage (Y/N?). So I, for one, ain't surprised that "Leo" wasn't nominated. And he, or at least his agent shouldn't be surprised either. That's show biz. (Don Howard, San Jose, CA)
