Samantha Mathis
The daughter of actress Bibi Besch, Samantha Mathis earned respect and popularity for her work in such '90s films as Pump up the Volume (1990), Little Women (1994), and John Woo's Broken Arrow (1996)....
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
05/11/1970
Brooklyn, NY |
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Shame Review
December 02, 2011 7:07am ESTA raw, revealing portrait of sexual desire courtesy of the dazzling Michael Fassbender.
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Buried Review
September 23, 2010 10:02am ESTThis film's opening alone is more terrifying than the entirety of most horror movies.
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American Psycho Review
March 05, 2009 8:35pm ESTDirector Mary Harron adapts Bret Easton Ellis' controversial novelconcerning serial killer Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) who actsout his male rage by killing women ... or does he?Story Bateman is young, handsome, successful ... and homicidal. This Reagan-era yuppie-gone-mad portrait is not a savory story. Fortunately, much of theviolence is off screen, and some of the more gruesome elements of Ellis'novel were not in the script. Though Wall Street's 1980s excesses seem dated, this black satire is oddly fascinating.Acting "American Psycho's" standout is Welsh actor Bale, whose convincing performance as a chainsaw-wielding sociopath is matched only by the pure delight of watchingBale's sculpted physique. Willem Dafoe, Reese Witherspoon, Samantha Mathis and Guinevere Turner are at turns humorous, tragic and touching in the supporting roles, but who notices? Throughout the movie, Patrick flexes, poses and preens in all his tighty-whitie glory.Direction Harron, rather than concentrating on the murders, focuses on the excesses of Patrick's lifestyle -- expensive meals at exclusive restaurants, designer facial products and business cards printed on the finest paper. What could have been a run-of-the-mill serial killer pic is instead a mesmerizing account of the mystery behind a murderer.Bottom Line If you long for Reaganomics and hot bodies (and don't those two go together!), you'll like "American Psycho."
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The Punisher Review
April 15, 2004 4:06pm ESTDirector Jonathan Hensleigh's feature adaptation of the comic book super-antihero The Punisher has just the right mix of comic book poeticism, violence and comedy and the story is a compelling one, whether you are familiar with the comic book or not.
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NEWSMAKERS: Christian Slater, Married Man
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 14, 2000 -- 'Tis Valentine's Day, for loved ones to unite and lovelorn to show spite. In observance of this occasion, we find Tinseltown's love/no-love meter has been cranked up a notch. Former bad-boy Christian Slater got married over the weekend to former television producer Ryan Haddon at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills. The ceremony Saturday night was attended by 150 guests, according to his publicist, and officiated by author Neale Donald Walsch. The vow
