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Springsteen, Vedder, Damon, Cheadle, many more aboard for People's History of the United States
pastemagazine.com –
2009-04-17
In an unusually ambitious project, the History Channel announced that it plans to adapt Howard Zinn's seminal 1980 book A People's History of the United States as a two-hour film with archival footage and readings by Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder... ... Full Article
A Jew On Christmas
citypaper.com –
2007-11-14
Throughout my life it's been a source of contention, me being Jewish and all, that I could do Christmas down to the goose and chestnut stuffing as good and maybe even better than my non-Jewish compadres. ... Full Article
MovieMaker Staff | Published February 3, 2007 In celebration of our 11th year and the role that the Hands-on Pages newsletter has played in our success--throughout 2004, per reader request, we will be including several special "Things I've Learned" editions... ... Full Article
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orlandosentinel.com –
2006-10-20
Dan Dunne seems to sleepwalk through his days. A frustrated novelist, he's doing time as a middle school teacher in urban America, ignoring the curriculum, teaching history through the prism of Chinese philosophy and a simplistic grasp of facts. ... Full Article
The United States Of Leland - Film Review
totalfilm.com –
2005-01-07
Puppy-dog-eyed Leland P Fitzgerald (Ryan Gosling) seems to be the kindest, calmest teenager imaginable.Yet we meet this gentle soul in a juvenile detention centre. ... Full Article
The United States of Leland
popmatters.com –
2004-09-07
The suburbs seethe with young, broken, and furious souls. At least, this is the idea you might get from recent independent movies, earnestly charting teen terrors and traumas in order to point out the sickness of the culture that produces... ... Full Article
The United States of Leland - DVD
cinemablend.com –
2004-09-07
Starring: Don Cheadle, Ryan Gosling, Chris Klein, Jena Malone, Lena Olin, Kevin Spacey, Michelle Williams, Martin Donovan Directed by Matthew Ryan Hoge Produced by Kevin Spacey, Bernie Morris, Palmer West, Jonah Smith Written by Matthew Ryan Hoge Visit the movie's ... Full Article
The United States of Leland
stltoday.com –
2004-09-04
Ryan Gosling and Jena Malone in 'The United States of Leland.'(Paramount Classics) By Joe Williams Post-Dispatch Film Critic 04/09/2004 When the horrific happens - whether it's 9-11 or the Columbine massacre - it behooves us to ask why. ... Full Article
The United States of Leland
slantmagazine.com –
2004-08-31
United States of Leland is Sundance twaddle of the highest degree (yes, it's worse than Pieces of April ). You know the type: self-conscious, mostly pointless examinations of fringe folk coping with travesty and alienation in the suburbs of America,... ... Full Article
The United States of Leland
chron.com –
2004-04-30
Writer/director Matthew Ryan Hoge's earnest, melancholy feature is in a genre that goes back at least to Rebel Without a Cause . The pain of the teenage psyche is still profound -- and inexpressible. ... Full Article