| The Muse Review |
| by Stephen Graham Jones |
| Through Get Shorty we learned that to make it in Hollywood, you have to be
not of Hollywood. That way all your 'foreign' methods of doing things will
be just new enough to work. The west coast was a cakewalk for Chili Palmer
and his in your face,...more |
| The Muse Review |
| by Mark R Leeper |
| Capsule: A screenwriter who has lost his edge
meets a real muse, a spirit said to inspire
artists. The price of the muse's services is to be
constantly pampered in some of the most exquisite
ways...more |
| The Muse Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz |
| MUSE, THE (director/writer:Albert Brooks; screenwriter:MonicaJohnson;
cinematographer: Thomas Ackerman; cast: Albert Brooks (Steven Phillips),
Sharon Stone (Sarah, the muse), Andie MacDowell (Laura Phillips), Jeff
Bridges ( Jack Warrick), Catherine...more |
| The Muse Review |
| by Joy Wyse |
| According to the dictionary, a Muse is one of nine nymphs generally
represented as young, beautiful, and modest virgins, distinguished as the
peculiar protectresses of the fine and liberal arts. There is another
definition: A loophole; a means of...more |
| The Muse Review |
| by Jamey Hughton |
| The Muse is 3/4 of a great film. For the majority of Albert Brooks’
newest satire, the comedy is vibrant and funny, the situation is
amusing, and the stars are immensely likable. And then, without warning,
the film abruptly switches gears into sheer...more |
| The Muse Review |
| by Ross Anthony |
| By Ross Anthony
Albert Brooks plays a screenwriter "passing his prime." Having "lost his
edge" he entrusts the inspiration of a mythical muse (Sharon Stone) who's
prone to very expensive whimsy. more |
| The Muse Review |
| by Eugene Novikov |
| "You have to turn around, park in the lot and walk to the building. You
don't have a drive-on."
"Excuse me?"
"You don't have a drive-on, you have a walk-on."
"Is that the worst a person could get or is there like a crawl-on?" more |
| The Muse Review |
| by Edwin Jahiel |
| THE MUSE (1999) **3/4. Directed by Albert Brooks.Written by Brooks
and Monica Johnson. Photography, Thomas Ackerman. Editing, Peter
Teschner. Production design, Dina Lipton. Music, Elton John. Produced
by Herb Nanas. Cast: Albert Brooks (Steven...more |
| The Muse Review |
| by Michael Redman |
| Those damn Muses. The children of Zeus and Mnemosyne are some of the most
infuriating of the gods. They are supposed to provide artistic inspiration but
they're so demanding and just when you need them, they are busy elsewhere. more |
| The Muse Review |
| by George Lau |
| Cast: Albert Brooks, Sharon Stone, Andy Macdowell, Jeff Bridges and Steven
Wright
Director: Albert Brooks
Producer: Barry M. Berg and Herb Nanas
Screenplay: Albert Brooks and Monica Johnson
Cinematographer: Thomas E. Ackerman
Editor: Peter Teschner...more |
| The Muse Review |
| by Frankie Paiva |
| Steven Phillips (Brooks) is sitting in a posh restaurant with a young studio
executive that says he's lost his edge. "What can I do to fix it?" Brooks asks,
but he says it's beyond fixing. "But I just got the Humanitarian Award!" he
fires back, "Oh come...more |
| The Muse Review |
| by Jerry Saravia |
| The cinema of the 1990's will be remembered for two things: Quentin Tarantino's
revolutionary "Pulp Fiction" and its slew of rip-offs, and the spate of films
about filmmaking. It is no surprise that since "The Player," we have become
bombarded by several...more |
| The Muse Review |
| by Nick Lyons |
| Albert Brooks saves the day, just in the nick of time. With a very poor
summer for movies, Brooks is just what audiences were looking for to cheer them
up, and does so in a positive way. While this may not be his finest work, "The
Muse" still shakes up...more |
| The Muse Review |
| by James Sanford |
| For 20 years, Albert Brooks' movies have been acclaimed as some
of the funniest and smartest comedies around, although the general
public has always been less appreciative of his efforts than the
critics.
Instead of expressing...more |
| The Muse Review |
| by Dustin Putman |
| Directed by Albert Brooks.
Cast: Albert Brooks, Sharon Stone, Andie MacDowell, Jeff Bridges, Mark
Feuerstein, Martin Scorsese, James Cameron, Jennifer Tilly, Rob Reiner.
1999 - 97 minutes.
Rated PG-13 (for mild profanity and brief, partial...more |
| The Muse Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| "I've hit the wall," proclaims Albert Brooks's character toward the
beginning of _The_Muse_, and one may feel the same about the
writer-director-star after seeing his latest, which ends in a most
lackluster fashion. But before the film hits that...more |
| The Muse Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| THE MUSE
(USA Films)
Starring: Albert Brooks, Sharon Stone, Andie MacDowell, Jeff Bridges.
Screenplay: Albert Brooks and Monica Johnson.
Producer: Herb Nanas.
Director: Albert Brooks.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (profanity, adult themes, brief...more |
| The Muse Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| A few days ago screenwriter Steven Phillips (Albert Brooks), the winner
of a humanitarian award for his life's work, was on top of the world.
Now, a studio executive -- who proudly owns the sofa used in SAVING
PRIVATE RYAN -- tells him that he's lost his...more |
| The Muse Review |
| by Jon Popick |
| Steven Phillips’ career is at a crossroads. Although the script writer
for seventeen films (including 1993 Oscar nominee McCormack Place) has
just won a humanitarian award, he has been told that he has “lost his
edge” by his friend, his agent and his...more |
| The Muse Review |
| by Edward Johnson-ott |
| The Muse (1999)
Albert Brooks, Sharon Stone, Andie MacDowell, Jeff Bridges, Mark
Feuerstein, Steven Wright, Bradley Whitford, Mario Opinato, Dakin
Matthews, Concetta Tomei, James Cameron, Bobby Edner, Lorenzo Lamas,
Wolfgang Puck, Rob Reiner, Martin...more |
| The Muse Review |
| by Berge Garabedian |
| Actor/writer/director Albert Brooks teams up with several other well-known
directors, Scorsese, Cameron, Reiner, as actors, to create a magical film
about gorgeous actress Sharon Stone, and cute-as-a-patootie actress Andie
MacDowell, spending a night...more |
| The Muse Review |
| by Akiva Gottlieb |
| rated PG-13
October/USA Films
97 minutes
starring Albert Brooks, Sharon Stone, Andie MacDowell, Jeff Bridges
written by Albert Brooks and Monica Johnson
directed by Albert Brooks more |
| The Muse Review |
| by Susan Granger |
| Susan Granger's review of "THE MUSE" (USA Films release of an October Films =
movie)
Sharon Stone is an irresistible comedienne in Albert Brooks'
slightly surreal send-up of the motion picture business. Taking a
whiny cue from Woody Allen,...more |
| The Muse Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| USA Films
Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Director: Albert Brooks
Writer: Albert Brooks & Monica Johnson
Cast: Albert Brooks, Sharon Stone, Andie MacDowell, Jeff
Bridges, James Cameron, Bobby Edner, Mark Feuerstein,
Wolfgang Puck, Rob Reiner, Martin...more |
| The Muse Review |
| by Christopher Null |
| THE MUSE
A film review by Christopher Null
Copyright 1999 Christopher Null
filmcritic.com more |
