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Complete alphabetical listing of directory topics: Michael Caine
"Last Orders"
Michael Caine heads a dream cast of veteran English actors in Fred Schepisi's unassuming masterpiece about life, love and the cruel joke of old age.
"The Cider House Rules"
In adapting his novel for the screen, John Irving wanted the story
to be trimmer than in his book -- as long as he was the one wielding the
knife.
Michael Caine
Over four decades -- from "Alfie" to "The Cider House Rules" -- he has played warm, cold and everything in between, and never feared losing the audience's sympathy.
"The Man Who Would Be King"
He had to bide his time, but humane cynic John Huston finally got the chance to make one of the most sophisticated American entertainments ever.
Look out! Here comes a sound bite!
Being at the Academy Awards has a strange effect on the attendees. Some are moved to eloquence, some to idiocy, while others become just plain insufferable.
Oscars 2000
Untethered hooters! Suave cocksmiths! But even Billy Crystal and Hilary Swank couldn't save a crushingly boring show.
"Beauty" pageant
Oscar nominations for suburban satire and Denzel Washington; "Mr. Ripley" and Jim Carrey snubbed.
"The Cider House Rules"
Driven by Tobey Maguire's marvelously layered performance, Lasse Hallström's old-fashioned cinematic yarn-spinning yields genuine emotion without sentimentality. Complete alphabetical listing of directory topics: |
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