Karen Black

Though her career of the late '80s and early '90s might indicate otherwise, Karen Black is one of Hollywood's finest actresses and has appeared in a number of well-wrought dramas. Born Karen Ziegler,...
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06/30/1942
Park Ridge, IL
  • Inland Empire Review
    By: Nicholas White December 08, 2006 5:09am EST
    David Lynch’s wildly eccentric INLAND EMPIRE is one of the more challenging films you’ll ever endure, if you make it through the whole 179 minutes. It’s a self-indulgent swerve into a ravine of non-sequential, visceral madness
  • Fast Food Nation Review
    By: Fred Topel November 17, 2006 6:07am EST
    Chow down on this taste of life inside the meat packing and “Happy Meal” Fast Food Nation.
  • Flags of Our Fathers Review
    By: Nicholas White October 20, 2006 8:08am EST
    An insightful epic that recasts World War II through a prism of symbols and heroes, Clint Eastwood’s Flags of Our Fathers is a visual treat, combining CGI with an old look in ambitious, thrilling battle scenes. One of the year’s best films.
  • Poster Boy Review
    By: Mike Szymanski September 08, 2006 5:03am EST
    Poster Boy is one of those surprisingly well-acted little indies that you will stumble across and say, "Why haven't I heard of this?"
  • Invincible Review
    By: Kit Bowen August 25, 2006 7:58am EST
    It’s hard to knock something as inspiring as a true story about a local guy, with no football experience, trying out for his home pro team and making the cut. But Invincible does nothing to improve on the already very tired sports underdog theme.
  • You, Me and Dupree Review
    By: Kit Bowen July 14, 2006 5:32am EST
    You, Me and Dupree manages to keep us mildly amused, mostly due to Owen Wilson’s infectious charm. But unlike some of his other comrades in comedy, a lot of Owen doesn’t necessarily spell success.
  • The Da Vinci Code Review
    By: Kit Bowen May 26, 2006 5:42am EST
    Ron Howard’s beautifully framed The Da Vinci Code sticks to author Dan Brown’s controversial wild goose-chase thriller pretty religiously. But the movie’s faithfulness to the book poses some inherent problems, including keeping your attention for two and a half hours.
  • Basic Instinct 2 Review
    By: Brian Marder March 31, 2006 9:23am EST
    Great sexpectations, nothing more: Despite potboiler moments, Basic Instinct 2 is much more fizzle than sizzle and arrives much too long after the once racy original. We can only hope that Sly uses this as his Rocky VI cautionary tale.
  • 16 Blocks Review
    By: Kit Bowen March 03, 2006 7:25am EST
    One downtrodden detective looking for redemption. One star witness set to testify against corrupt cops who are gunning for him. 16 Blocks to the courthouse. You get the picture.
  • Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion Review
    By: Brian Marder February 24, 2006 10:37am EST
    Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Family Reunion provides little more than very good acting. Tyler Perry’s uneven story matches his uneven story-telling and makes one wonder how this really works so well on the stage.