Caught Up in His `Adventures'

From: The Washington Post | Date: August 20, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

YOU COULD describe "The Adventures of Sebastian Cole" as a coming- of-age story, but it's so much more charismatic than that.

"Adventures," a series of scattered, quirky episodes in the life of 17-year-old Sebastian Cole (Adrian Grenier), a disaffected youth living in a small town during the 1980s, is the artistic equivalent of supply-side economics.

Writer-director Tod Williams concentrates purely on generating a wealth of character. The heck with any narrative structural problems or unresolved subplots incurred along the way.

Handsome, listless, enigmatic Sebastian lives with his sister, ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

	'Cole' not much of an adventure. Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald ; The Adventures of Sebastian Cole. Rated R. At the Kendall...directing debut The Adventures of Sebastian Cole is yet another addition...Times, has described Sebastian Cole as a variation of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn...
	Sebastian's `Adventures' pretty tame Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ; ...film, "The Adventures of Sebastian Cole." The movie...high schooler Sebastian Cole (Adrian Grenier...said that "The Adventures of Sebastian Cole" are more peculiar...teens. The Adventures of Sebastian Cole **1/2 Cast...
	`Adventures of Sebastian Cole' too wayward: Film with teen, transsexual stepdad ends with thud.(Metropolitan Times)(Art & Entertainment)(Movies) Newspaper article from: The Washington Times ; The Adventures of Sebastian Cole is an excusable misadventure at best. A low-budget first...fancy to Henrietta. *** ONE AND ONE-HALF STARS TITLE: The Adventures of Sebastian Cole** RATING: R (Occasional profanity, sexual candor and vulgarity...
	Actor's Ms. adventure `Sebastian Cole' helps Gregg dress for success Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times ; ...Henrietta in the new film "The Adventures of Sebastian Cole," actor Clark Gregg has...at it." At the outset of "Sebastian Cole" (which is in its opening...movie." (In his review of "Sebastian Cole," Sun-Times film critic...
	OFFBEAT CAST NO MATCH FOR DULL `SEBASTIAN COLE'.(What's Happening)(Review) Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) ; ...edited - rite-of-passage picture we're introduced to Sebastian Cole (Adrien Grenier), a high school junior who is miserable...basically just another self-centered teenager and his adventures are pedestrian and dull as dishwater. Because Sebastian...cliched script. Ultimately, what we take away from ``The ...
	Excellent adventures `Cole' tells a winning coming-of-age story Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times ; THE ADVENTURES OF SEBASTIAN COLE (STAR) (STAR) (STAR) Sebastian Cole Adrian Grenier Hank/Henrietta Clark Gregg...abuse). Opening today at Pipers Alley. `The Adventures of Sebastian Cole" is a coming-of-age movie that puts a new spin...
	Recreation program offers youth 'Adventures' Newspaper article from: ; ...registration for the program, entitled "Adventures in Recreation and Life Skills," will...increasing to about 325 (children)." The "Adventures in Recreation and Life Skills" summer...activities for participants. These include: n Adventures in Sports: Basketball, softball, soccer...
	ADVENTURES IN LEARNING \| MILLION-DOLLAR FACILITY FEATURES INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES Newspaper article from: Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL) ; AURORA -- Inside the infant room at Adventures in Learning, a baby sleeps to soothing...million facility. Open just five weeks, Adventures in Learning has already attracted 55...for use in early child care centers. Adventures in Learning will use these educational...
	What does Adventures in Advertising do?(Brief Article)(Advertisement) Magazine article from: Fairfield County Business Journal ; ADVENTURES IN ADVERTISING is a network of independently owned and...pleased with our reliability and professionalism. At Adventures in Advertising, we're not just order takers; we work...complete marketing program suitable for your organization. Adventures in Advertising develops extensive marketing ...
	Affecting the hands, hearts and minds of today's youth.(Adventures in Engineering and Science) Magazine article from: Canadian Chemical News ; In it's ninth year of operation, Adventures in Engineering is committed to providing...running the non-profit bilingual program Adventures in Engineering and Science, an initiative...000 children, parents and teachers. Adventures offers classroom workshops, summer day...