Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him?)
I remember really liking Harry Nilsson back in the day and even buying a couple of his albums, including the wonderful Nilsson Schmilsson. But I didn't really grasp his mark…
WGA Best of 2010
The Writers Guild of America has picked its favorite scripts of the past year. And as usual, many of the films that will no doubt be nominated for Best Screenplay…
Arty Chick’s Top Picks of 2010
I’ve been looking back over all the films I saw during this past year and while I feel like it was a pretty good year for movies, for me it…
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
Not to be confused with the Casino Jack with Kevin Spacey opening today, Casino Jack and the United States of Money is a documentary, which examines the rise and fall…
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
With all the hoopla about the penultimate Harry Potter and the third installment of The Chronicles of Narnia, the end of the Steig Larson Millennium Trilogy may have slipped your…
Golden Globe Nominees
And so the awards season begins. The Golden Globes nominees were announced today. And as usual, unless you live in a big city, there are a lot that you will…
Tamara Drewe
Stephen Frears has directed quite a few big budget, star-studded hits like Dangerous Liaisons, The Queen, High Fidelity, and The Grifters. And in between he keeps busy with smaller, somewhat…
Due Date
I do love Robert Downey Jr., and I’d probably pay to watch him read a phone book, but Due Date is Zach Galifianakis’ movie. This road-trip comedy about a couple…
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Woody Allen’s latest is set in London and in early voiceover we are treated to a quote from Macbeth. "Life's but a walking shadow …a tale told by an idiot,…
The Social Network
When I saw the early blurbs about this movie, I was thinking it would be either a big yawn or a lot of youth culture that would make me feel…
The Town
Okay, I think it's time that we all forget about Gigli and admit that Ben Affleck is one very talented guy. Returning to his working class Boston roots with The…
Get Low
Robert Duvall is without doubt one of the great American actors alive and the real reason to see the nice little movie Get Low. Set in 1930s Tennessee, it tells…
The Girl Who Played with Fire
The second installment of the Millennium Trilogy, The Girl Who Played with Fire, is really good, but unlike the first installment, I felt that there were lots of missing pieces…