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'''''Storyville''''' is a [[1992 in film|1992]] film directed by [[Mark Frost]] and starring [[James Spader]]. |
'''''Storyville''''' is a [[1992 in film|1992]] film directed by [[Mark Frost]] and starring [[James Spader]]. |
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==Critical Reception== |
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Critical reviews have been mixed. The film has a 60% 'fresh' rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]], based on 13 reviews.<ref>{{rotten-tomatoes|storyville/|Storyville}} Retrieved July 10, 2013</ref> |
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In his contemporary review, [[Roger Ebert]] gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars, writing: |
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:"Storyville" is a movie for people who like New Orleans better when it is dark and mysterious. It is for romantics. It is not for pragmatists, who will complain that the characters do not behave according to perfect logic, and that there are holes in its plot. They will be right, of course - this is not an airtight movie - but they will have missed the point, and the fun.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/storyville-1992|title= Storyville |last1=Ebert |first1= Roger |date= October 9, 1992|website= |accessdate=July 10, 2013}}</ref> |
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Spader's performance was praised by critics<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/storyville-dvd/|title= DVD Review: Storyville (1992) |last1=Oliphant|first1= James|date= October 14, 2003|website= PopMatters|accessdate=July 10, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/storyvillerhinson_a0a7b6.htm|title= Storyville |last1=Hinson|first1= Hal|date= October 09, 1992|website= Washington Post|accessdate=July 10, 2013}}</ref>, including the [[New York Times]]' Vincent Canby who states: |
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:Mr. Spader may have won prizes for "Sex, Lies and Videotape" but he comes of age as an actor in "Storyville." The performance is clean, uncluttered and often funny, without sidestepping the material.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E0CE1D71F38F935A1575BC0A964958260|title= Movie Review: Storyville (1992) |last1=Canby|first1= Vincent|date= August 26, 1992|website= New York Times|accessdate=July 10, 2013}}</ref> |
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Canby also praised the film's cinematography and Frost's directing, invoking Frost's collaboration with [[David Lynch]] on [[Twin Peaks]], and calling the film "far less of a tease than the television series, a good deal shorter and much more fun."<ref>Ibid.</ref> |
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| Directed by | Mark Frost |
| Written by | Frank Galbally (novel) Robert Macklin (novel) Mark Frost (screenplay) |
| Produced by | Edward R. Pressman |
| Starring | James Spader Joanne Whalley Jason Robards Charlotte Lewis Michael Warren Piper Laurie |
| Cinematography | Ronald Víctor García |
| Edited by | B.J. Sears |
| Music by | Carter Burwell |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date | August 26, 1992 |
Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Box office | $422,503[1] |
Storyville is a 1992 film directed by Mark Frost and starring James Spader.
Plot
Cray Fowler, a young candidate for congress, is filmed with a prostitute as blackmail. As he investigates, Fowler discovers some family secrets involving his father and their political careers.
Cast
- James Spader as Cray Fowler
- Joanne Whalley as Natalie Tate
- Jason Robards as Clifford Fowler
- Charlotte Lewis as Lee Tran
- Michael Warren as Nathan LeFleur
- Piper Laurie as Constance Fowler
- Michael Parks as Michael Trevallian
- Chuck McCann as Pudge Herman
- Charles Haid as Abe Choate
- Woody Strode as Charlie Sumpter
- Justine Shapiro as Melanie Fowler
- George Cheung as Xang Tran
Critical Reception
Critical reviews have been mixed. The film has a 60% 'fresh' rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 13 reviews.[2]
In his contemporary review, Roger Ebert gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars, writing:
- "Storyville" is a movie for people who like New Orleans better when it is dark and mysterious. It is for romantics. It is not for pragmatists, who will complain that the characters do not behave according to perfect logic, and that there are holes in its plot. They will be right, of course - this is not an airtight movie - but they will have missed the point, and the fun.[3]
Spader's performance was praised by critics[4][5], including the New York Times' Vincent Canby who states:
- Mr. Spader may have won prizes for "Sex, Lies and Videotape" but he comes of age as an actor in "Storyville." The performance is clean, uncluttered and often funny, without sidestepping the material.[6]
Canby also praised the film's cinematography and Frost's directing, invoking Frost's collaboration with David Lynch on Twin Peaks, and calling the film "far less of a tease than the television series, a good deal shorter and much more fun."[7]
References
- ^ Storyville at IMDb Retrieved July 10, 2013
- ^ Storyville at Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved July 10, 2013
- ^ Ebert, Roger (October 9, 1992). "Storyville". Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ^ Oliphant, James (October 14, 2003). "DVD Review: Storyville (1992)". PopMatters. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ^ Hinson, Hal (October 09, 1992). "Storyville". Washington Post. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Canby, Vincent (August 26, 1992). "Movie Review: Storyville (1992)". New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ^ Ibid.
External links
- Storyville at IMDb
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