| Pushing Tin Review |
| by Jon Popick |
| A group of men emerge from a giant warehouse, their eyes obscured by
dark sunglasses. No, it’s not one of those Ray Ban commercials with the
vampires – it’s Pushing Tin, a film about a group of over-stressed,
bleary-eyed New York air traffic...more |
| Pushing Tin Review |
| by Ross Anthony |
| Nice take off and landing, but the flight was rather uneventful. "Pushing
Tin" pits John Cusack against Billy Bob Thornton one-upping each other for
top air-comptroller status. The ego-dual isn't enough to move the plot
along, so wives get involved;...more |
| Pushing Tin Review |
| by Luke Buckmaster |
| PUSHING TIN
Cast: John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, Angelina Jolie,
Jake Weber, Kurt Fuller, Vicki Lewis, Matt Ross
Director: Mike Newell
Screenplay: Glen Charles & Les Charles
Australian theatrical release: July 22, 1999
Reviewed by Luke...more |
| Pushing Tin Review |
| by Greg King |
| PUSHING TIN (M).
(Twentieth Century Fox)
Director: Mike Newell
Stars: John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, Angelina Jolie,
Jake Weber, Vicki Lewis, Kurt
Fuller, Matt Ross
Running time: 124 minutes.
Pushing Tin takes us inside the rarely...more |
| Pushing Tin Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz |
| PUSHING TIN (director: Mike Newell; cast: John Cusack (Nick Falzone),
Billy Bob Thornton (Russell Bell),Cate Blanchett (Connie Falzone),
Angelina Jolie (Mary Bell), Vicki Lewis (Tina Leary), Jake Weber (Barry
Plotkin), Kurt Fuller (Ed Clabes), Jerry...more |
| Pushing Tin Review |
| by Michael Redman |
| When I was a kid, we were told that competition was the main difference
between communism and capitalism. We had it, they didn't and because of that,
their economic system was doomed to failure. Plus they were godless which was
almost, but not quite as...more |
| Pushing Tin Review |
| by Marty Mapes |
| **1/2 (out of 4) It is well known that air traffic controllers have one
of the most stressful jobs there is. So it seems odd that before now,
they haven't shown up as the subjects of a movie. more |
| Pushing Tin Review |
| by Homer Yen |
| In the crowded skies over New York City, planes fly dangerously close
to one another, but somehow manage to never collide. In the film,
"Pushing Tin," hotshot air traffic controller Nick (John Cusack) and
new-kid-in-town Russ (Billy Bob Thornton) have...more |
| Pushing Tin Review |
| by Berge Garabedian |
| I was just telling one of my buddies the other day, about how there just
aren't enough air-traffic controller comedies out there, and the next thing
you know, boom...PUSHING TIN! Pretty amazing :) This film is director Mike
Newell's follow up to the...more |
| Pushing Tin Review |
| by Nathaniel R. Atcheson |
| Director: Mike Newell
Cast: John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, Angelina Jolie,
Jake Weber, Kurt Fuller
Screenplay: Glen Charles, Les Charles
Producers: Art Linson
Runtime: 124 min.
US Distribution: 20th Century Fox
Rated R: language, sex more |
| Pushing Tin Review |
| by David E. Smith |
| Air traffic controllers have one of the most demanding jobs on the
planet, by most accounts. With nothing more than strips of paper and small
radar scopes, they are responsible for thousands of lives daily. The
profession "boasts" high rates of...more |
| Pushing Tin Review |
| by David N. Butterworth |
| Sometimes a stellar cast can compensate for a lot of things, and
"Pushing Tin" certainly features some name stars who are going places:
Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, Angelina Jolie, and oh yes John Cusack
who might not realize it at first, but...more |
| Pushing Tin Review |
| by Steve Kong |
| Pushing Tin is one of those movies that have at its core a subject that is
quite exciting, but fails to realize it to its full potential. With
Pushing Tin, the core subject is the lives of air traffic controllers. The
movie starts out well, but then it...more |
| Pushing Tin Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten, Ph.D.
20th Century Fox/ Regency Enterprises
Director: Mike Newell
Writer: Glen Charles, Les Charles
Cast: John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett,
Angelina Jolie, Vicki Lewis, Ramona Milano, Robert N. Smith,
Jake...more |
| Pushing Tin Review |
| by James Sanford |
| "Pushing Tin" is air traffic controllers' slang for getting planes in
line for landing. That's the responsibility of Nick Falzone (John
Cusack), one of the sharpest controllers at New York's Terminal Radar
Approach Control center. Blessed with a...more |
| Pushing Tin Review |
| by Dustin Putman |
| Directed by Mike Newell.
Cast: John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, Angelina Jolie,
Jake Weber, Vicki Lewis.
1999 - 124 minutes
Rated R (for profanity and sexual situations).
Reviewed April 24, 1999. more |
| Pushing Tin Review |
| by Akiva Gottlieb |
| rated R
starring John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, Angelina Jolie,
Jake Weber, Kurt Fuller, Vicki Lewis
based on the article "Something's Got To Give" by Darcy Frey
written by Glen Charles and Les Charles
directed by Mike Newell more |
| Pushing Tin Review |
| by DeWyNGaLe |
| 20th Century Fox is now on a roll. This year, they have released many of what
I call "could have been great" films that have had everything in place to make
an outstanding, one of a kind film. Pushing Tin is just another to add to the
list. The main...more |
| Pushing Tin Review |
| by Bob Bloom |
| Pushing Tin (1999) 3 stars out of 4. Starring John Cusack, Billy Bob
Thornton, Cate Blanchett, Angelina Jolie and Vicky Lewis. Directed by Mike
Newell. more |
| Pushing Tin Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| In Mike Newell's PUSHING TIN, John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton go head
to head as rival air traffic controllers. If you thought air traffic
controllers wouldn't be promising subjects for a comedy, you'd be right,
at least based on PUSHING TIN. But...more |
| Pushing Tin Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| _Pushing_Tin_ is not, as a friend of mine erroneously yet understandably
concluded from its title, about aluminum siding salesmen. However, the
occupation held by its main characters, Nick Falzone (John Cusack) and
Russell Bell (Billy Bob Thornton), is...more |
| Pushing Tin Review |
| by Christopher Null |
| PUSHING TIN
A film review by Christopher Null
Copyright 1999 Christopher Null
filmcritic.com more |
| Pushing Tin Review |
| by Walter Frith |
| A children's tour group is shuffled through an air traffic control center
and while the tour guide is trying to make his usual informative speech, one
nerdy little kid observes that air traffic controllers have one of the
highest stress jobs imaginable....more |
| Pushing Tin Review |
| by Susan Granger |
| Susan Granger's review of "PUSHING TIN" (20th Century-Fox)
"The current (air traffic control) system is 99.4% reliable," according to an FAA spokesman, but how do the air traffic controllers, who have the ultimate high pressure job, let off...more |
| Pushing Tin Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| PUSHING TIN
(20th Century Fox)
Starring: John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, Angelina
Jolie, Jake Weber.
Screenplay: Glen Charles & Les Charles, based on the article "Something's
Got to Give" by Darcy Frey.
Producer: Art Linson.
Director:...more |
