Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Happy Gilmore’
‘Happy Gilmore’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Dennis Dugan’s 1996 movie.
‘Happy Gilmore’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Dennis Dugan’s 1996 movie.
D.M. Palmer on the career women of ‘9 to 5’ (1980), ‘Baby Boom’ (1987), ‘Big Business’ (1988), ‘Working Girl’ (1988) and ‘Disclosure’ (1994).
“Dennis Potter left us with one of the most ambitious and meaningful pieces of British television, bridging commercial and public broadcasting to address the state of the nation and the fate of the artist with his customary irreverence and accessibility.”
“The real horrors of Glawogger’s films are the moments when people, having been given an opportunity to open up, are crushed by their own words.”
“‘The Addams Family’ is a beacon of hope for weird kids everywhere, since Wednesday and Pugsley are never forced to change who they are to fit in, nor do they care what anyone thinks.”
I Know What You Did Last Summer Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in the 1997 movie (now on Amazon Prime).
Candyman Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in the 1992 horror movie starring Virginia Madsen and Tony Todd.
Mrs. Doubtfire Cast and Characters: A Vague Visages Guide for Chris Columbus’ 1993 Film Starring Robin Williams
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‘Romeo + Juliet’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 movie.
“In ‘Freeway,’ Vanessa isn’t a girl who has won a battle, but one who has lost a war.”
Author Joseph B. Atkins on Filmmaker Monte Hellman’s Life and Career
“DiCaprio’s early 90s accomplishments have been widely dismissed or ignored ever since Titanic’s Jack Dawson become a beloved movie figure amongst parents and their nostalgia-loving kids.”
“The small character gestures in ‘Chungking Express’ give the film its soul, but the spark comes from the act of being seen at all.”
“Despite being mired in controversy, ‘Bandit Queen’ is one of the finest films made in India that pushes the envelope of cinematic excellence.”
“‘Sátántangó’ becomes an almost transcendental experience, illustrating fissures in a civilization constructed by an inimitable, sublime design.”
“It’s easy to feel a sense of loss for the great actress and movie star that Paltrow could have become, had she not lost interest in the profession and shifted her attention to her questionable business empire.”
“Where Berkeley uses excess as a contrast to the real world, Verhoeven uses it as a magnifying glass.”
“Although the events in ‘The Virgin Suicides’ may not be presented through an innately nostalgic lens, they become a binding source of nostalgia by viewing the film 20 years after its initial wide release.”
“‘Joe Versus the Volcano’ is as thoughtful and sensitive as it is goofy. It brims with the sort of amazement that can reawaken forgotten feelings, and resuscitate a heart clogged by ennui.”