Michael Shannon
Actor
Chicago Cab (Hellcab) (1998)
- Dir. Mary Cybulski, John Tintori
Feat. John Cusack, Gillian Anderson, Julianne Moore…
- Bleak black comedy based around a day in the life of a Chicago cab–driver (Dillon) in the lead up to Christmas, who becomes confessor to his…
Jesus' Son (1999)
- Dir. Alison Maclean
Feat. Billy Crudup, Samantha Morton, Jack Black…
- Flashback to the scungy perimeter of 70s America in the company of various rootless druggies, mainly on–again–off–again couple…
Cecil B. Demented (2000)
- Dir. John Waters
Feat. Stephen Dorff, Melanie Griffith, Alicia Witt…
- An unruly and somewhat passe battlecry against the mediocrity of Hollywood from the Low Priest of Pop Culture, John Waters. In a weird parody of…
Pearl Harbour (2001)
- Dir. Michael Bay
Feat. Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, Josh Hartnett…
- Overblown, but technically impressive rendition of the 1941 Japanese surprise–attack on Pearl Harbour in which a sizable proportion of the US…
Tigerland (2001)
- Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Colin Farrell, Clifton Collins Jr., Matthew Davis…
- The dir. of recent Hollywood gloss forsakes stars for a gritty, admired character piece set in a Vietnam War–bootcamp in Louisiana, 1971.…
Vanilla Sky (2001)
- Dir. Cameron Crowe
Feat. Tom Cruise, Jason Lee, Cameron Diaz…
- A straight Hollywood remake of the Spanish sci–fi thriller OPEN YOUR EYES by the director of ALMOST FAMOUS – the result of which plays like…
High Crimes (2001)
- Dir. Carl Franklin
Feat. Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, Jim Caviezel…
- Ashley Judd is a little confused when ex–Army hubby Jim Caviezel is arrested for massacres in Latin America under a different name.
Soon she…
8 Mile (Eight Mile) (2002)
- Dir. Curtis Hanson
Feat. Eminem, Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer…
- Mainstream feature film vehicle for white rap star Eminem has a narrative typical of the “youth craze” genre – young working class wannabe…
Kangaroo Jack (2003)
- Dir. David McNally
Feat. Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, Estella Warren…
- A misadventure comedy ensues when two friends from Brooklyn, NY are forced to deliver mob money to Australia, only to see it 'stolen' by a kangaroo…
Bad Boys 2 (2003)
- Dir. Michael Bay
Feat. Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Joe Pantoliano…
- A new low (or high) in crassness from the Bruckheimer action movie sausage machine (see CON AIR, ARMAGEDDON), with maverick cops Smith and Lawrence…