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5 Famous People Who Succeeded Late in Life

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:34:00 CST

Good news for those still struggling to fulfill their career dreams: A few famous people have succeeded surprisingly late in life. Cracked lists five: Alan Rickman . Won his first film role at age 42. He became a theater actor after abandoning his graphic design business in his late 20s. His...

No Prize for Nobel Son

Matt Cantor — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:02:08 CST

The story of an arrogant professor reluctant to pay ransom for his kidnapped child, Nobel Son is a mixed bag, with “moments of vengeance-filled enjoyment but also a sense of tonal haphazardness,” writes Robert Abele in the LA Times . “Signal-flare plotting” reveals a less-than-perfect screenplay, but “the large, eclectic cast...

First Film Was Minghella's Finest Work

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:45:57 CDT

He might be known for his sweep of the 1996 Academy Awards with The English Patient , but director Anthony Minghella should be remembered for his first film, Dana Stevens writes in Slate. Truly, Madly, Deeply , a 1990 made-for-TV movie that's now something of a cult classic, is a "psychologically accurate...