Dead Man Walking (1995)
Directed by Tim Robbins
A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.
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Those unclear about the differences between independent and major Hollywood studio productions need do no more than simply compare Gramercy's acclaimed Death Row drama Dead Man Walking and the new Buena Vista release, Last Dance.
As in "Dead Man Walking," there is no doubt she's guilty, but here the killer isn't seeking redemtion.
This is the most locked-in Penn has been since "Dead Man Walking" 30 years ago…
His other nominations were all for lead roles too: Dead Man Walking, I Am Sam and Sweet and Lowdown.
As I am a huge fan of Jack Black (who can play quieter roles as well-check out his work in "Dead Man Walking" and the little-seen "Jesus's Son"), I had high expectations for "The School of Rock" but what really had me looking forward to it was the presence of Richard Linklater as director; his 1993 film "Dazed and Confused" took similar youth-movie material (a bunch of kids goofing around on the last day of school in 1976) and transformed it into a masterpiece by not only making a wonderfully funny comedy but by examining the tenets of the genre with the precision of an anthropologist.
It shattered me like no other film since Dead Man Walking.
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No. Dead Man Walking and Schindler’s List contain disturbing images but are deeply life-affirming films.
Robbins' sympathies are clearly with the social activists, but, as he did in Dead Man Walking, he shows a willingness to explore the other side with some semblance of an open mind (if earnest, misguided namer of names Hazel falls into that category).