Alan J. Pakula News
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Politics As Usual-At Least in Hollywood
moviemaker.com –
2008-11-04
Alan J. Pakula directs Robert Redford in All the President's Men (1976). As we enter the home stretch of the 2008 presidential race and brace for the endless "I approved this message" tags, it may seem cruel and unusual punishment... ... Full Article
The Devil's Own (Blu-ray)
dvdtalk.com –
2008-04-23
The final film to be directed by the late Alan J. Pakula (probably best known for The Pelican Brief and The Parallax View ), 1997's The Devil's Own is a decent political action/thriller that puts action and star power over... ... Full Article
'Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you.'' That's always been one of my favorite sayings. So, it will probably come as no surprise that my favorite movie genre has always been the '70s conspiracy thriller. ... Full Article
Mercury Video Picks
portlandmercury.com –
2000-11-09
Thank Christ that asinine election is over!I mean, really.All that prattle about creating a third political party.Anybody who's paying attention knows that American politics doesn't have two honest-to-god parties. ... Full Article
Orphans (R)
washingtonpost.com –
1987-10-23
"Orphans" opens humorously enough: A mugged yuppie starts whining, convinced a minor knife wound on his arm will kill him. But just when you think you're in for a sardonic, funny ride, Alan J. Pakula's film changes tone. It leaves ... Full Article
A descriptive, illustrated bibliography of the work of noted film critic
cinemonkey.com –
1972-10-13
"Chabrollian Triangle," 13 October, 1972, page unknown; on Ten Days Wonder ."Disreputable Genre," 15 December, 1972, page unknown; on Death Line ."Inevitable Violence," 9 February, 1973, page unknown; on Arthur Penn and Sam Peckinpah. ... Full Article
'The movie that sticks with me the most and captures my own experience of newsroom life is Alan Pakula's "All the President's Men". It's the first of a series of films, including, say, "Apollo 13" and "Frost/Nixon", which take a... ... Full Article
Renowned for guiding actors to the Oscars and, as Robert Redford put it, bringing "sensitivity and intellect to seemingly intractable subjects," Alan J. Pakula built a successful career that was cut short by his death in a car accident in... ... Full Article
Of the myriad disappointments of Arthur Penn's atrocious Target , one of the smaller ones is the appalling score by Michael Small, who, in the seventies, was doing very fine work on Penn films like Night Moves and Alan Pakula... ... Full Article
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