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Douglas plays Nick with the same fire and intensity that characterized his brilliant work in Fatal Attraction.

He starred in Fatal Attraction (1987) by Adrian Lyne with Glenn Close, Wall Street (1987) by Oliver Stone, and its sequel Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010), Black Rain (1989) by Ridley Scott, The War of the Roses (1989) directed by Danny DeVito, Basic Instinct (1992) with Sharon Stone directed by Paul Verhoeven, Falling Down (1993) by Joel Schumacher, The American President (1995) with Annette Being by Rob Reiner, Wonder Boys (2000) by Curtis Hanson.

Ignore his portrayal of the adulterating Dan Gallagher in Fatal Attraction.

Besides Glenn Close, the original bunny boiler in Fatal Attraction, other Hollywood portrayals of Borderline Personality Disorder, or BPD, have included, among others, Kristen Wiig in Welcome To Me and Evan Rachel Wood in Thirteen.

Not exact matches

Actor Joel Edgerton («Warrior,» «Exodus,» «The Great Gatsby») wrote, directed and stars in the film, which is clearly reminiscent of similar thrillers like «Fear,» «Fatal Attraction» and even Michael Haneke's fantastic «Caché,» but gleefully twisted enough to distance itself from the pack.

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For that reason I thought Ivan's final sentence highly questionable, and fatal for Pomocon / Porcher dialogue: «we should not confuse the philosophical argument in favor of the local community, or a very reasonable attraction to its many virtues, with either the possibility or desirableness of that arrangement for us today.»

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Life does not yield to such universal codes, and the fatal attraction drawing Ms. Harvey into the fray is the desire for some legal decision in some court, or a theological discovery in someone's heart, that will once and for all resolve every such case and eliminate all ambiguity.

Coming soon in theaters near you — «Fatal Attraction 2», starring Arsene Wenger, and Konstantin Mitov.

Kate McKinnon's Conway went full «Fatal Attraction on Beck Bennett's Jake Tapper in a biting «Saturday Night Live» sketch that mocked the White House adviser's credibility issues and need for the spotlight.

The researchers have so far focused on laboratory experiments to demonstrate the fatal attraction but have not yet observed M. caffra cannibalizing the native species in the wild.

This book follows the earlier, more technical Life in Amber (Review, 12 December, 1992) and describes the progress of the Poinars» passionate pursuit of the bugs and their host material, the amber that for thousands of years has proved a lasting and sometimes fatal attraction for humans.

The oft - fatal attraction may explain why the native species is apparently in decline where the species coexist, the researchers say.

As my fatal attraction to that mad mermaid proved, scary situations can pop up for anyone in the dating world — female or male, online or not.

Natascha McElhone is currently starring in Trevor Nunn's production of FATAL ATTRACTION at The Theatre Royal Haymarket.

Veteran move and film actress Archer, is most notable to audiences for playing Michael Douglas's wife in the 1987 Best Picture Oscar nominee «Fatal Attraction,» starring Glenn Close as a psycho mistress.

Although Fatal Attraction does go overboard in a few memorable scenes, it never quite breaks suspension of disbelief, even when Lyne lets it all rip in a frantic confrontation at the end (reportedly re-shot for audience approval) that commands your attention, even if it feels a bit inconsistent with the rest of the film's tone

Close first hosted «SNL» on February 25, 1989 where — as seen below — she spoofed her star - making turn in the thriller «Fatal Attraction.»

Long before Michael Douglas cornered the market on cinematic infidelity in films like Disclosure and Fatal Attraction, his father Kirk starred in an entirely unmemorable little melodrama called Strangers When We Meet.

Kate Hudson and Kerry Washington were originally cast in this flip - flop on the Fatal Attraction formula, but cat - fight-wise, the Heigl - Dawson matchup is significantly more promising.

If you look at «The Hand That Rocks The Cradle» and «Fatal Attraction» and all of those genre movies, what I wanted to do was a contemporary version of those movies, where you really understand all the characters, and steep it in plausibility.

At the 45th Golden Globe Awards, held on January 23, the other films nominated in the Drama category were Nuts, La Bamba, Fatal Attraction, Cry Freedom and the other Far - East based drama Empire of the Sun.

«Fatal Attraction» started as a short, and wound up competing in adapted.

This one is at the level of other mainstream thrillers such as Fatal Attraction and Basic Instinct, and it's not difficult to imagine Michael Douglas in the lead, were this 1988.

Said to be in the vein of Fatal Attraction and Basic Instinct, «Passion tells the story of a deadly power struggle between two women in the dog - eat - dog world of international business.

But usually people who are in the mood for some flirtations do not act out their immature wishes with almost the ferocity of a fatal attraction.

Just when you think that the Fatal Attraction rip - offs have all but cycled themselves out, someone out there will conceive of a new ripple in the oft - told story to bring it trotting back to the big screen.

The episode also features a clip of Dario's deep discussion about film criticism and contemporary film culture with friend of the podcast Simran Hans, which can be found in full over on our Patreon site for subscribers, as well as Neil's chat with film critic and podcaster Leslie Byron Pitt about representation in filmmaking and film criticism alongside as Basic Instinct and erotic thrillers as Leslie is one quarter of the excellent Fatal Attractions podcast.

Six - time Academy Award ® nominee Glenn Close (Best Supporting Actress: The World According to Garp, 1982, The Big Chill, 1983, The Natural, 1984; Best Actress: Fatal Attraction, 1987, Dangerous Liaisons, 1988, Albert Nobbs, 2011), Academy Award nominee Terence Stamp (Best Supporting Actor, Billy Bud, 1962), Max Irons (Woman in Gold), Stefanie Martini («Doctor Thorne»), Emmy ® winner Gillian Anderson (Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, «The X Files,» 1993) and six - time Emmy nominee Christina Hendricks («Mad Men») head the all - star cast bringing Agatha Christie's eponymous best - selling book to life when CROOKED HOUSE debuts on Blu - ray and DVD January 16 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Close earned Academy Award nominations for her roles in «Dangerous Liaisons,» «Fatal Attraction,» «The Natural,» «The Big Chill,» «The World According to Garp» and «Albert Nobbs,» the latter of which she also co-wrote and produced.

Natascha McElhone has been cast in a staged adaptation of 1987 thriller Fatal Attraction that will play in London this coming March.

Think Fatal Attraction in reverse — a male stalking a women (Sanaa Lathan) with whom he's obsessed.

Billing itself as «In The Suspenseful Style Of Fatal Attraction And Unfaithful,» Asunder is every bit the rushed, formula production moldering on a shelf somewhere until either one of its stars hits it big (see: Ordinary Decent Criminal and Colin Farrell) or, as in this case, a higher - profile film with a similar theme makes an impact, thus giving the folks in marketing a hooIn The Suspenseful Style Of Fatal Attraction And Unfaithful,» Asunder is every bit the rushed, formula production moldering on a shelf somewhere until either one of its stars hits it big (see: Ordinary Decent Criminal and Colin Farrell) or, as in this case, a higher - profile film with a similar theme makes an impact, thus giving the folks in marketing a hooin this case, a higher - profile film with a similar theme makes an impact, thus giving the folks in marketing a hooin marketing a hook.

Additionally, the sexual components in Anon lack the electricity and pulpiness of other classic erotic thrillers like Basic Instinct and Fatal Attraction.

The alternative for gutsy actresses is very often to play murderesses and vipers, like Anjelica Huston in «The Grifters,» Glenn Close in «Fatal Attraction» and Ellen Barkin in «Sea of Love.»

The Gift The sins of the high - school cafeteria come home to roost in «The Gift,» a coolly unsettling thriller that begins as an unironic homage to late -»80s / early -»90s yuppies - in - peril dramas like «Fatal Attraction» and «The Hand That Rocks the Cradle,» before taking a turn toward the moral and existential minefield of Michael Haneke's «Cache.»

It's astounding that this actor has never won an Oscar, despite iconic turns in Dangerous Liaisons, Fatal Attraction, The Natural and The Big Chill.

In the 60 years since, the genders have changed, and the degree of sexual interest, too, from the spurned psychotic single woman (Play Misty for Me, Fatal Attraction) to the parasitic bi-curious battening of Jennifer Jason Leigh on Bridget Fonda in Single White FemalIn the 60 years since, the genders have changed, and the degree of sexual interest, too, from the spurned psychotic single woman (Play Misty for Me, Fatal Attraction) to the parasitic bi-curious battening of Jennifer Jason Leigh on Bridget Fonda in Single White Femalin Single White Female.

And the 1987 thriller «Fatal Attraction» served as a cautionary tale about casual sex in the age of AIDS.

Bernardo Bertolucci's «The Last Emperor» took home the best picture Oscar over the James L. Brooks» media satire «Broadcast News,» starring William Hurt, Holly Hunter and Albert Brooks; the John Patrick Shanley - Norman Jewison romantic comedy «Moonstruck,» with Cher in her Oscar - winning role; and the Glenn Close - Michael Douglas thriller «Fatal Attraction.»

The District Attorney, Thomas Krasny (Coyote, Sphere), is out to make a name for himself by putting away Forrester, but on Jack's side is former Assistant DA Teddy Barnes (Close, Fatal Attraction), who once worked for Krasny until she discovered that he suppressed evidence in a case that would have exonerated the defendant.

In the hands of a better director and with a cast of credible thespians, this could have worked much the way Fatal Attraction or Jagged Edge did, but we aren't so blessed here.

Adrian Lyne directs for the first time, showing his propensity for soft - focus, glossy dramas early on that would become his trademark style in future popular films like Flashdance, 9 1/2 Weeks, and Fatal Attraction.

Elba is a good starting point for this feature: He's a great actor whose undiscriminating ways have led him to figure prominently in the popular choice for the best television show ever made (The Wire), some big movies (American Gangster, Prometheus, Thor, 28 Weeks Later), and some unwatchable dreck, from the Madea - free Tyler Perry movie Daddy's Little Girls to the godawful Fatal Attraction knockoff Obsessed.

It opens on a heist scene that reminds of Point Break and Heat (plus a thousand other heist films), segues into a home invasion / child - snatching that recalls Michael Douglas's own Fatal Attraction, proceeds into a cell phone cat - and - mouse like Ransom, ends with a cascade of particulate debris that brings to mind Witness, and touches base to varying degrees with Sliver, Nick of Time, Instinct, Nuts, and Awakenings in particular in its sloppy patient / doctor dynamic (and the naming of a secondary character «Dr. Sachs»).

It's a rote and bathetic production from top to bottom, from Douglas's successful man violated from without (The Game, Fatal Attraction) to Murphy's all - too familiar turn (see her unbalanced character in Girl, Interrupted); from Esposito's underwritten cliché of a cop to the laughably stock band of cardboard cut - out villains.

Here's the details on the upcoming Blu - ray / DVD release: Six - time Academy Award ® nominee Glenn Close (Best Supporting Actress: The World According to Garp, 1982, The Big Chill, 1983, The Natural, 1984; Best Actress: Fatal Attraction, 1987, Dangerous Liaisons, 1988, Albert Nobbs, 2011), Academy Award nominee Terence Stamp (Best Supporting Actor, Billy Bud, 1962), Max Irons (Woman in Gold), S...

A new study called Fatal (Fiscal) Attraction: Spendthrifts and Tightwads in Marriages, from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, found that people who spend less than they'd would like to tend to marry big spenders, while those who spend more than they would like to are drawn to penny - pinchers.

Curated by Leigh Robb, the unnerving explorations of incorporeal identities in the works of more than twenty local and international artists shown in Dead Ringer offer some insight into this «fatal» attraction.