The Long Kiss Goodnight

Davis plays a suburban mom, amnesiac, and trained-to-kill bottle blonde.

"...Directed by: Renny Harlin. Starring: Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Malahide, Craig Bierko, Brian..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Speechless

"...Directed by: Ron Underwood. Starring: Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Christopher Reeve, Bonnie Bedelia, Ernie Hudson, Charles Martin..."

Dec. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Angie

"...Directed by: Martha Coolidge. Starring: Geena Davis, Stephen Rea, James Gandolfini, Aida Turturro, Philip Bosco,..."

March 4, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Peppermint

Jennifer Garner assumes an Alias to get revenge

"...focus on Garner’s physicality. There’s more than a little Geena Davis magic – à la The Long Kiss Goodnight..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

SXSW Interactive Announces More Featured Speakers

J.J. Abrams, Susan Glasser, Winklevoss twins, Geena Davis top the list

"...of the Winklevoss twins, and altogether empowered screen star Geena Davis are all confirmed...."

Feb. 8, 2016 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Thelma & Louise

"...Directed by: Ridley Scott. Starring: Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Christopher McDonald and Stephen..."

May 24, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hero

"...Directed by: Stephen Frears. Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Andy Garcia, Joan Cusack and Tom Arnold. It's..."

Oct. 2, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

TV Eye

Geena Davis is not really the president, but you might be surprised to learn how many people are riding the coattails of her administration

"...during Commander in Chief, the new ABC series starring Geena Davis as the first female president of the United..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Tim Roth, Antonio Banderas, Jennifer Beals, Paul Calderon, Sammi Davis, Valeria Golino, Madonna, Ione Skye, Lili Taylor, Marisa Tomei,..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

The Legend of Hercules

Kellan Lutz muscles his way into classical mythology.

"...of all films that had not only Harlin’s then-wife Geena Davis playing the pirate queen but also Matthew Modine..."

Jan. 17, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Fall Movie Round-Up

Sneaking Into Autumn

"...THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT D: Renny Harlin; with Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson...."

Sept. 6, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

After a Fashion

"...hook you up. After you book your appointment, give Geena Davis a call. Geena's whole appearance was a head-to-toe..."

March 28, 2003 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Tim Burton's long-awaited sequel is a wasted opportunity

"...Maitlands. Played in the original by Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis, they were an affable middle-class couple who suddenly..."

Sept. 6, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Women's Writes

From 'Thelma & Louise' to 'Nashville,' Callie Khouri has honed the art of telling women's stories

"...And I was. Scott had made another great movie. Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon, as well, left mind-blowing impressions..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

NBA Lockout Will Not Affect Toros' Season

Good news for local hoops fans

"...Remember the film A League of Their Own, when Geena Davis, Madonna, and Lori Petty took the baseball field..."

Sept. 22, 2011 Sports Post by Will Schmidt

The Hungry Bachelors Club

"...many of its obvious models. Fox, a pretty serviceable Geena Davis facsimile, does an impressive job of reconciling the..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Deep Blue Sea

A team of scientists discovers a way to regenerate human brain tissue using extracts from the brains of mutated mako sharks. The film's sharks are convincing, its characters less so.

"...a pair of cheekbones masquerading as an actress named Geena Davis, but just then a trio of killer sharks..."

July 30, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Out to Sea

"...characters, is stumbling badly in her more recent work (Geena Davis' star turn as Angie, the film version of..."

July 4, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Murder at Sixteen Hundred

"...a confident, credible athleticism that places her just below Geena Davis' The Long Kiss Goodnight character in the cinematic..."

April 18, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

A League of Their Own

The story of the short-lived women's baseball league gives Marshall and her cast the opportunity to examine oblique roots of modern feminism and have a darn fine time doing it.

"...Directed by: Penny Marshall. Starring: Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Madonna, Lori Petty, Rosie O'Donnell and..."

July 3, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Blink Twice

In her directorial debut, Zoë Kravitz delivers a distinctive, post-#MeToo thriller

"...Christian Slater, Simon Rex, Adria Arjona, Haley Joel Osment, Geena Davis, Kyle MacLachlan, María Elena Olivares, Liz Caribel, Levon..."

Aug. 23, 2024 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Marjorie Prime

"...Directed by: Michael Almereyda. Starring: Jon Hamm, Geena Davis and Tim Robbins...."

Sept. 15, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Stuart Little 2

"...Directed by: Rob Minkoff. Starring: Hugh Laurie, Geena Davis and Jonathan Lipnicki. So I'm a sucker for..."

July 19, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Stuart Little

Retelling of E.B. White's children's classic.

"...Directed by: Rob Minkoff. Starring: Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, Jonathan Lipnicki, Brian Doyle-Murray, Estelle Getty,..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Spirit of Mid-Season

"...year by a new, ABC-created pre-Oscar show hosted by Geena Davis, Sunday at the Oscars. Though Davis was lovely..."

March 26, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Unbelievable Summers at the Paramount

The most unforgettable moments from this year’s classics of cinema

"...I don't weep every time I see it. – Steve Davis..."

May 18, 2018 Screens Feature by Chronicle staff

SXSW Film Announces Keynotes

Fest releases full schedule, plus convergence details

"...Uncle Buck); Don Cheadle (Marvel's War Machine), whose Miles Davis' biopic Miles Ahead screens at SX; and Joel Edgerton..."

Feb. 16, 2016 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Recommends: Films About Memory Loss

Forget your troubles (and everything else) with these movies

"...Amnesiac CIA agent Geena Davis displays mad kitchen skills and more in Renny..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Chronicle Recommends: Makeover Films

A new year, and a new you

"...This Renny Harlin effort stars Geena Davis (the director’s then-wife) as a charmingly mild suburban..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

TV Eye

The flirting has just begun. Yes, it's only the end of July, and yet the networks are already running promos for new shows that may not even premiere until late fall.

"...admit I start to giggle every time I see Geena Davis' apple cheeks flash across the screen as the..."

July 29, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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