The Crying Game
Film
Coraline author Neil Gaiman received 'hate mail' for liking Rudyard Kipling...which is not as welcoming as it first appears. The Graveyard Book is also to be filmed, with Neil Jordan, who won an Academy Award for The Crying Game, as its director. All this year's contenders on the six-strong Booktrust Teenage... In this article: Rudyard Kipling, Neil Gaiman, Coraline, Stephenie Meyer, The Graveyard Book, The Jungle Book, Harry Potter, Dog, Academy Award, and Nobel Prize for Literature |
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Reason Magazine - All Reason Articles from the Past Year: Page 1 | 4 days ago
Stephen Rea's Former Sister-In-Law Still a Psycho Terrorist
...story out of Belfast today: Marian Price, convicted in 1973 of the Old Bailey bombing and former sister-in-law of craggy-faced Crying Game actor Stephen Rea, was arrested in connection with the Quinsey and Azimkar murders. So, one...
In this article: Northern Ireland, Stephen Rea, UK, Ireland, and Michael Collins
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PopMatters | October 26, 2009
Stargate - 15th Anniversary Edition (1994): Blu-ray (Short Ends and Leader)
...aggressive ETs landed on Earth and absorbed as much ancient culture as possible, including the physical image of comely caveboy Jaye "The Crying Game" Davidson. Fast forward to present day and James Spader is a Erich von Daniken wannabe who...
In this article: Roland Emmerich, Stargate, James Spader, Blu-ray, Stargate, Jaye Davidson, Kurt Russell, DVD, and Dean Devlin
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Stuff | October 26, 2009
Best films on the box: Oct 27 - Nov 2
...in her first action hero role. Ewan McGregor, Sean Bean and Steve Buscemi co-star. Arthouse director Neil Jordan (The Good Thief, The Crying Game) lends a stylised grace to the mean streets cliches that are at the heart of this thriller...
In this article: Maggie Grace, Alfred Kinsey, Evan Almighty, Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Ridley Scott, Steve Carell, Bill Condon, Scarlett Johansson, and Morgan Freeman
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Filmcritic.com DVD Reviews | October 20, 2009
Stargate - 10/27/2009
...(and colonized the earth), Stargate outruns this hokey premise with a story that focuses on space-travelling pretty-boys (including The Crying Game's Jaye Davidson as Ra) who enslave a primitive human race (writing is forbidden!) and travel...
In this article: Stargate, Dean Devlin, James Spader, DVD, Roland Emmerich, Jaye Davidson, Kurt Russell, Crying Game, Stargate, and Godzilla
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Wikipedia | October 20, 2009
Neil Jordan
Neil Jordan (born 25 February 1950) is an Irish filmmaker and novelist. He won an Academy Award (Best Original Screenplay ) for The Crying Game. Jordan was born in County Sligo. He was educated at St. Paul's College, Raheny. Of his...
In this article: Neil Jordan, Academy Awards, John Boorman, God, The Miracle, Stephen Rea, Breakfast on Pluto, General Theory of Relativity, and Newbery Medal
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Hecklerspray | October 08, 2009
Who Wants To Hear Some Bad Accents? OK, So That's Everyone…
...cruel. We would never say that. Ever. Here are some other appalling stabs at sounding English… For those who haven't seen it, The Crying Game is mainly remembered for the scene where that couple start snogging. He's feeling her boobs,...
In this article: Marlon Brando, Heath Ledger, Mutiny on the Bounty, Toffee, St Trinian's, Mischa Barton, Forest Whitaker, and Keanu Reeves
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Blogcritics | October 07, 2009
TV Review: Law & Order: SVU - Solitary
...but it turns out she was actually "that lying meth head." See, we hardly know these people! Academy Award-nominee Stephen Rea from The Crying Game brings the tears as the very disturbing Donovan, who is eventually cleared of raping and...
In this article: Suicide, Deborah Ann Woll, Academy Award, Copper, Estrogen, Stephen Rea, and Christine Lahti
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Wikipedia | October 04, 2009
The Crying Game
...nationality, and sexuality against the backdrop of the Irish Troubles . The original working title of the film was The Soldier's Wife. The Crying Game is about the main character Fergus' (Stephen Rea) experiences as a member of the IRA...
In this article: It's The Crying Game, The Crying Game, Neil Jordan, Boy George, Culprit, and Transwoman
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A.V. Club RSS Feeds | August 19, 2009
Film: The New Cult Canon:Stuck
...little but a hastily gathered pile of clothes in his arms. Wearing the hangdog expression that has been Rea's stock in trade since The Crying Game, Thomas shuffles into the local employment office for a scheduled appointment, waits for...
In this article: Stuart Gordon, Stuck, Stephen Rea, Re-Animator, Saint John, and Providence
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Independent.ie | July 11, 2009
Face to face with new ideals of feminine beauty
...July 12 2009 There are not many of us, male or female, who are blessed with the facial beauty of a Jaye Davidson (Dil in Neil Jordan's The Crying Game). As a woman Jaye was good-looking, but as a man he was beautiful -- the same face, of...
In this article: Surgery, Gender identity disorder, Harry Benjamin, Jaye Davidson, Transwomen, and Suicide
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The Crying Game is a 1992 Irish/British drama film written and directed by Neil Jordan. The film explores themes of race, gender, nationality, and sexuality against the backdrop of the Irish Troubles. The original working title of this film was The Soldier's Wife.
The film is notable for its sympathetic portrayal of characters from often-reviled subcultures, presented here as complex and likable human beings. Audiences accepted the film as a thriller, but also as an unconventional romance.
- Name:
- The Crying Game
- Country of Origin:
- United Kingdom
- Release Date:
- November 27, 1992
- Directed By:
- Neil Jordan
- Produced by:
- Stephen Woolley
- Written By:
- Neil Jordan
- Editor:
- Kant Pan
- Cinematography:
- Ian Wilson
- Music By:
- Anne Dudley
- Distributed By:
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- Palace Pictures
- Channel Four Films
- Miramax Films
- Length:
- 112 min.
- Language:
- English
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