The Good Eye: Killer Outfits – Jennifer Connelly in Phenomena

This week's horror couture reveals how phenomenal Jennifer Connelly looks in Armani

"...Not so! The first was Jennifer Connelly, in the 1985 Dario Argento horror film Phenomena...."

Oct. 31, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Aloft

Jennifer Connelly and Cillian Murphy play an odd and estranged mother and son

"...Directed by: Claudia Llosa. Starring: Jennifer Connelly, Cillian Murphy, Mélanie Laurent, William Shimell, Zen McGrath,..."

June 26, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

House of Sand and Fog

Moody and offbeat adaptation of Andre Dubus III bestseller heralds strong debut for new director and dandy performances by Jennifer Connelly and Ben Kingsley.

"...Directed by: Vadim Perelman. Starring: Ben Kingsley, Jennifer Connelly, Ron Eldard, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Jonathan Ahdout, Frances Fisher..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Reservation Road

Crime and Punishment comes to New England in this story about the aftermath of a child's death.

"...Directed by: Terry George. Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Connelly, Mira Sorvino, Elle Fanning, Eddie Alderson, Antoni Corone..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Waking the Dead

"...Dane, Sandra Oh, Janet Mcteer, Molly Parker, Hal Holbrook, Jennifer Connelly and Billy Crudup. Director Keith Gordon, who will..."

March 24, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Dilemma

Ron Howard's latest is a decidedly honest comedy-melodrama about love and friendship.

"...Directed by: Ron Howard. Starring: Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Channing Tatum, Queen Latifah, Chelcie Ross..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Requiem for a Dream

Portrait of a young junkie – and those he loves.

"...Directed by: Darren Aronofsky. Starring: Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Ellen Burstyn, Louise Lasser and Marlon Wayans. In..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Only the Brave

Visceral dramatization of the heroic work of the Granite Mountain Hotshots

"...Joseph Kosinski. Starring: Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Connelly, James Badge Dale, Taylor Kitsch and Andie MacDowell...."

Oct. 20, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

American Pastoral

Philip Roth's beloved book hits the screen

"...Directed by: Ewan McGregor. Starring: Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connelly, Dakota Fanning, Peter Riegert, Molly Parker and Rupert..."

Nov. 11, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Noah

Partly allegorical, partly spectacular, and wholly sincere, Darren Aronofsky gives us another memorable movie about a driven individual.

"...Directed by: Darren Aronofsky. Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, Emma Watson, Logan Lerman,..."

April 4, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Day the Earth Stood Still

This dull, unnecessary remake of the 1951 science-fiction classic features Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly in a wooden cautionary tale.

"...Directed by: Scott Derrickson. Starring: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm..."

Dec. 12, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Blood Diamond

This action-packed take on the issue of blood diamonds is an example of social critique masquerading as cineplex fodder.

"...Directed by: Edward Zwick. Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly, Arnold Vosloo, Antony Coleman and David Harewood...."

Dec. 8, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dark Water

Despite a dream cast, this Hollywood remake of a Japanese horror classic is all wet.

"...Directed by: Walter Salles. Starring: Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Ariel Gade, Pete Postlethwaite, Tim..."

July 15, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

There is plenty of bad and ugly to go along with the good, yet each character in Sergio Leone's American opus seems to live inside a cinematic glass orb in which his virtue and his vice settle like snowflakes around an elegy to himself.

"...Robert De Niro, James Woods, Joe Pesci, Elizabeth McGovern, Jennifer Connelly...."

Dec. 20, 2002 Screens Review by Alexander Marcus

A Beautiful Mind

"...Directed by: Ron Howard. Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Rapp, Josh Lucas, Judd Hirsch, Adam Goldberg,..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pollock

"...Harris. Starring: Ed Harris, Marcia Gay Harden, Amy Madigan, Jennifer Connelly, Jeffrey Tambor, John Heard and Val Kilmer. Calling..."

March 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dark City

Stunning visuals highlight this story in which a city's inhabitants are the victims of some cosmic experiment being conducted by a race of aliens.

"...Directed by: Alex Proyas. Starring: Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt, Richard O'Brien and Ian Richardson. You..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

He's Just Not That Into You

A Baltimore-set romantic comedy roundelay based on a bestselling self-help book.

"...Directed by: Ken Kwapis. Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Ben Affleck, Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Connelly,..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Unbelievable Summers at the Paramount

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

"...Richard Whittaker LabyrinthD: Jim Henson; with David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly (1986)..."

May 18, 2018 Screens Feature by Chronicle staff

Little Children

A modern Emma Bovary and her should-have-been Mr. Right discover that while their suburban American lives may yet have a second act, it could well end up as a tragedy.

"...Directed by: Todd Field. Starring: Kate Winslet, Patrick Wilson, Jennifer Connelly, Gregg Edelman, Jackie Earle Haley, Phyllis Somerville, Noah..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

After a Fashion

You'd think we'd be all star-f***ed out after SXSW, but here it is, Oscar-time and we are just beside ourselves with the bold type and the dropped names! What? No silly. We said "fawned."

"...look like there was something dribbling down his chin. Jennifer Connelly looked dull, dull, dull in her raggedy, deconstructed..."

March 29, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Inventing the Abbotts

"...Pat O'Connor. Starring: Liv Tyler, Joaquin Phoenix, Billy Crudup, Jennifer Connelly, Joanna Going, Kathy Baker, Will Patton and Barbara..."

April 4, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

King of the Hill

It's lights, camera, action for the Hill Country Film Festival

"...D: Josh Boone; with Logan Lerman, Lily Collins, Jennifer Connelly, Kristen Bell, Stephen King, Greg Kinnear..."

April 26, 2013 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

The Hulk

"...Directed by: Ang Lee. Starring: Eric Bana, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Connelly, Sam Elliott, Josh Lucas, Paul Kersey and Cara..."

June 20, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Labyrinth

In this imaginative Jim Henson film that mixes puppetry and live action, Connelly stars as a young girl who must navigate a perilous labyrinth to save her brother. Bowie is charismatic as the King of the Goblins.

"...Directed by: Jim Henson. Starring: David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly and Toby Froud. Bowie makes another charismatic turn..."

Sept. 13, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mulholland Falls

"...Nolte, Melanie Griffith, Chazz Palminteri, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, Jennifer Connelly, Treat Williams, Daniel Baldwin, Andrew Mccarthy, John Malkovich..."

April 26, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Whole Lotta Lava Going On

Winter/Spring Movie Sneaks

"...ANACONDA D: Luis Llosa; with Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Jon Voight, Eric Stoltz, Owen Wilson...."

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Roll 'Em

March

"...D: Paul Weitz; with Jason Biggs, Jennifer Coolidge, Shannon Elizabeth, Alyson Hannigan, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Chris..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Chronicle Recommends: Animal Movies

Let these furry friends act their way into your heart

"...embarking on its own hauntingly bizarro themes. Strikingly young Jennifer Connelly is trapped at a hoity-toity Swiss boarding school..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

In Praise of Eyebrows

The brow beat

"...Having grown up on Brooke Shields, Jennifer Connelly, and Julia Roberts, I have always envied those..."

Jan. 17, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

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