IN MY LIBRARY: PAUL SCHRADER Sep 21, 2008
" But he'll be in one particular place tonight: Symphony Space, on Broadway at 95th Street, where he and his wife, the fine actress Mary Beth Hurt, will kick off the film series, "Paul Schrader's Personal Choice. " Here are a few of his recent choices, bookwise: Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson This won the National Book Award last year. It's a great American novel about the 10-year history of the CIA and Vietnam, starting in the Philippines at the time [President] Kennedy's killed . . . I was so... (New York Post -- Opinions)
'WALKER' THIS WAY . . . PLE... Jul 27, 2008
" It's uttered by none other than the living legend Lauren Bacall. This movie played a lot of festivals last year, had a limited run in the US last December, and its DVD has just been released in Iceland, of all places! (Hey, us regular movie-goers would like to see it.) Woody Harrelson plays the actual "walker" in this movie, which is reminiscent of director Schrader's classic "American Gigolo," starring Richard Gere. But there's a whispering campaign about this outr film. In it, Bacall, Lily... (New York Post -- Gossip)
The Dead Girl Film Review May 28, 2008
Ruth (Mary Beth Hurt) has suspected her husband of doing something strange on his late night drives for a very long time, then comes across something shocking in one of the storage units that they rent out. Melora (Marcia Harden) is the distraught mother of Krista (Brittany Murphy, the dead girl from the title) who meets Rosetta (Kerry Washington) who was Krista s roommate. (Suite101.com)
Saved by a water nymph May 16, 2008
There are many likely suspects: Bill Irwin, Mary Beth Hurt, Bob Balaban, Jeffrey Wright (unrecognizable as always - what is with that. Sarita Choudhury (ever see "Mississippi Masala". (San Francisco Chronicle)
'Top Girls' sets the table for feminism May 9, 2008
Mary Catherine Garrison, Mary Beth Hurt, Jennifer Ikeda and Ana Reeder complete a flawless company, ensuring that Top Girls finally gets its due in the capital of commercial theater ... Full plates: Ana Reeder, left, Jennifer Ikeda, Elizabeth Marvel, Marisa Tomei, Mary Catherine Garrison, Mary Beth Hurt and Martha Plimpton. (USA Today -- Life)
Can 'Top' pop on Broadway? May 3, 2008
"A lot of the matinee ladies really love it," says thesp Elizabeth Marvel, who plays Marlene opposite a cast that includes Marisa Tomei, Martha Plimpton and Mary Beth Hurt. MTC initiated the production in the wake of a reading a year ago with a different set of actors. (Variety)
A thriller with a fascinating premise Feb 3, 2008
Maybe that's plot-functional because he can become a threat to Marsh, her daughter, Annie (Perla Haney-Jardine), and her mother (Mary Beth Hurt). The computer tech jargon in the movie sounds convincing. (Brantford Expositor)
REVIEW: Untraceable R Feb 1, 2008
Diane Lane brings a bit of class to Jennifer Marsh, middle-aged single mother she lives with her own mother Stella (Mary Beth Hurt) ... Mary Beth Hurt has a walk-on as Jennifer s supportive mom Stella. (Lima News, OH)
'Untraceable' Jan 25, 2008
She's a single mom with an adorable daughter (Perla Haney-Jardine) and a spunky mother (Mary Beth Hurt), and toward the end of the film Marsh makes so many stupid scary-movie decisions she should have "Me next!" tattooed on her forehead. There's a good movie to be made about the power of the virtual mob, the ethical consequences of participating in it, the costs of free will. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Oh what a movie this might have been Jan 25, 2008
Colin Hanks, Mary Beth Hurt ... Lane gives her usual top-drawer, her-eyes-tell-the-story work, suggesting an agent facing grief, fear for her child and mom (Mary Beth Hurt), and a manic determination to hit as many keys as she can in an effort to save each victim nabbed by the killer. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Movie mini-reviews 01-24-2008 Jan 25, 2008
Starring Diane Lane, Colin Hanks, Billy Burke, Joseph Cross, Mary Beth Hurt. Synopsis: Within the FBI, there exists a division dedicated to investigating and prosecuting criminals on the Internet. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
Implausible, unbearable Untraceable Jan 23, 2008
Its certainly the preferable alternative for anyone who doesnt want to see talented performers like Diane Lane, Colin Hanks and Mary Beth Hurt wasted on an insufferably stupid script ... Starring: Diane Lane, Billy Burke, Colin Hanks, Joseph Cross, Mary Beth HurtDirector: Gregory Hoblit, David Rosenbloom Run time: 1 hour, 41 minutesMPAA rating: R. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Last of the great Hollywood outsiders Aug 5, 2007
Marrying the actress Mary Beth Hurt, he swapped cocaine and suicidal despair for fatherhood and family life. I went to New York, then Japan. (Times Online)
Rose Byrne steps out of character Jun 15, 2007
A succession of women - including the inhibited young wallflower (Toni Collette) who finds the corpse, the estranged mother (Marcia Gay Harden) of the victim, an angry housewife (Mary Beth Hurt) suspicious of her husband's activities - must confront their own decisions, before the narrative culminates with the final hours of Krista (Brittany Murphy), the titular subject who has escaped the Hollywood cliche of her character (the archetypal dead hooker) through the stories that precede hers.... (The Age)
A starlet shows her true Britt Jun 8, 2007
Split into five vignettes, the film features a stellar cast who enact roles ranging from Murphy's estranged mother (Marcia Gay Harden) to a lonely young woman who finds Murphy's brutally ravaged body (Toni Collette), to a young morgue worker whose sister was kidnapped years ago (Rose Bryne) to a serial killer's wife (Mary Beth Hurt) to Murphy's prostitute lover (Kerry Washington). Moncrieff based the story on her experiences as a juror in a murder trial some years ago, and Krista, who appears... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
* Dead girls tell many tales May 25, 2007
The angry tone returns with a vengeance in The Wife, in which Ruth (Mary Beth Hurt), a Bible-thumping harridan who lives in a trailer with her husband, Carl (Nick Searcy), harangues him mercilessly for his mysterious absences during which she is certain he is visiting prostitutes. Carl, who runs a storage facility, is so inured to her tirades that her fury seems to bounce off him. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Karen Moncrieff wants 'The Dead Girl' to spur lively discussions Mar 25, 2007
Lightness wasn't what attracted Mary Beth Hurt to "The Dead Girl." Talking by phone from her home in New York, she says the intricacy of the characters, the detail Moncrieff put down on paper, made her want to play Ruth, who is married to a man she realizes is a killer, in the vignette called "The Wife.". "Often times films call for personality rather than character," Hurt said. (Boston Globe)
Actress-turned-director attracted big names for her second film Mar 9, 2007
With a big-name cast (Toni Collette, Marcia Gay Harden, Brittany Murphy, Rose Byrne, Kerry Washington, James Franco, Nick Searcy, Mary Beth Hurt and Giovanni Ribisi), Moncrieff tells the story in five cinematic chapters. Each involves protagonists who have no connection to each other, only to "the dead girl.". (The Star Online, Malaysia)
See the full review Feb 14, 2007
Carter Page III - Woody Harrelson Lynn Lockner - Kristin Scott Thomas Natalie Van Miter - Lauren Bacall Abigail Delorean - Lily Tomlin Jack Delorean - Ned Beatty Emek Yoglu - Moritz Bleibtreu Larry Lockner - Willem Dafoe Mungo Tenant - William Hope Detective Dixon - Geff Francis Robbie Kononsberg - Steven Hartley Chrissie Morgan - Mary Beth Hurt. By. (Variety)
Stirring 'Dead Girl' teems with life Feb 9, 2007
Cast: Rose Byrne, Toni Collette, James Franco, Marcia Gay Harden, Mary Beth Hurt, Piper Laurie, Brittany Murphy, Giovanni Ribisi, Mary Steenburgen, Kerry Washington ... Cast Brittany Murphy, Marcia Gay Harden, Mary Beth Hurt, Rose Byrne, Toni Collette. (Contra Costa Times -- Entertainment)
Rewind: Dinner And A Movie — Hannibal Lecter's Favorite Films Feb 6, 2007
Young Michael (Bryan Madorsky) is more than a tad suspicious of his folks, Nick and Lily Laemle (the deceptively innocuous Randy Quaid and Mary Beth Hurt), especially after he finds them frolicking on the kitchen floor covered in blood late one night. The movie, with its gratuitous shots of unappetizing mystery meat, is enough to make the Burger King go vegetarian. (VHI.com -- Music News)
New Perspectives Jan 12, 2007
Chicago Reader: Movie Reviews -- Clint Eastwood looks at WWII from the losing side in Letters From Iwo Jima; Karen Moncrieff slices and dices the usual slasher narrative in The Dead Girl. Advertising, subscriptions, staff, privacy policy, contact info, freelancers' guidelines, etc. (Chicago Reader)
