Charlie Rose Movies
From the beginning of his career, the inimitable, Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist Charlie Rose cultivated and sustained a reputation as one of America's foremost intellectually oriented talk show interviewers. The Henderson, NC, native received his formal education at Duke University, with an AB in history and a JD from the School of Law. His eponymous talk series debuted on PBS in 1992; it employed a unique (and now famous) style and venue that found him perched in a chair to one side of a round wooden table; celebrity guests (who spanned the fields of arts, entertainment, sports, politics, and current events per se) sat across from him, one at a time, and responded to an array of incisive, cerebral questions about their lives, careers, worldviews, and hopes for the future. In terms of interviewing style, Rose utilized an approach commonly termed "disarming" for its directness and lack of pretense and manipulation, but it was nevertheless softened by a southern warmth and graciousness that set him apart from the pack, which gave him a broad following. In addition to the program, Rose launched a documentary series called Great Masters that examined the lives and works of various artists. Though Rose strictly limited his cinematic activity, he turned up as himself in Isabel Coixet's 2008 psychological drama Elegy. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
Adapted from author Philip Roth's novel The Dying Animal, director Isabel Coixet's elegant tale of obsession explores the relationship between a highly respected professor (Ben Kingsley) and an impossibly gorgeous grad student (Penélope Cruz). As their relationship deepens, the professor finds his ego challenged by the girl's enchanting beauty. Dennis Hopper and Patricia Clarkson co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Penélope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, (more)
- 2000
- R
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In 1955, artist, author, and anthropologist Tobias Schneebaum fulfilled a life-long dream by visiting the jungles of Peru. Seven months later, the New York native returned with remarkable tales of living with a tribe of cannibals, watching their murderous raids on other tribes, and even eating human flesh with them. In 1999, Schneebaum returned to Peru at the age of 78 with a camera crew in tow in hopes of finding the cannibals he lived with many years before. While Schneebaum prepares for his journey, he lectures on the rituals and lifestyles of indigenous peoples, shares his views on homosexuality and open marriage among the natives of West Papua (in one sequence, Schneebaum, who is gay, is reunited with a tribesman who became his lover), and shows footage from his expedition with the Asmat people, who are believed to have attacked and eaten Michael Rockefeller in 1961. Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale was shown at the 2000 L.A. Independent Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tobias Schneebaum, Norman Mailer, (more)
- 2000
While provisions are in place for just such an occurrence, the death of a president is always a shock to the nation. The statistics are sobering: nearly one in five presidents has died while in office. The American President: Happenstance takes a look at events set in motion once this happens, and how the man formerly second-in-command reacts when suddenly elevated to the presidency. When a vice president has been selected to complete a campaign ticket for reasons other than strong and charismatic leadership abilities, can he rise to the demands of the highest office in the nation? ~ Alice Day, All Movie Guide
