The Last Station
This is a wonderful film! It should be on the expanded Academy Awards list for Best Picture, but sadly it isn't. At least both Christopher Plummer as Tolstoy and Helen…
The Hurt Locker
The Hurt Locker is one of those films that came and went without much fanfare, and then when all the awards nominations began to come out, it was on just…
Oscar
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences released their 82nd Annual Oscar Nominations this morning. With all the other awards shows and announcements of best lists these days, it…
The Book of Eli
End of the world as we know it/post-apocalyptic cinema is all the rage these days and The Book of Eli is the latest addition to this genre. As post-apocalypse fare,…
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Terry Gilliam does not make mainstream movies. They are always quirky and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is no exception. Part of the strangeness this time is that (as anyone…
Chéri
I heard about Chéri when it was around, but being in small town USA, it was only here for an instant and I missed it. Fortunately, it is now on…
The Road
Another post-apocalyptic movie? Seems there can't be too many of them these days. The difference though with The Road is that it has a real story and isn't reliant on…
The Young Victoria
To look at The Young Victoria for historical accuracy would be the wrong way to approach it. Screenwriter Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park) admits to taking dramatic license in many places…
Sherlock Holmes
If you go to Sherlock Holmes expecting anything resembling Basil Rathbone or any other incarnation of the staid Sherlock Holmes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's books, you'll be happily surprised…
Avatar
I've heard it described as Dances with Aliens and that is a pretty good description, though I think Dances with Wolves had better character development. Avatar tells the story of…
And the Award goes to…
It has begun. The film awards season is upon us. The Academy Awards aren’t until March 7, but in the past couple of days, the film societies have begun releasing…
Invictus
Two questions come to mind when you watch Clint Eastwood's new feel good movie Invictus. Did rugby really make that big a difference in race relations in South Africa? And…
Brothers
Brothers is another film that I went to having one expectation from the previews and came away with a different story altogether. Directed by Jim Sheridan (In America) and starring…
Another Vampire Enters the Fray
I found this posted today on the Syfy Wire and couldn't be happier. I loved Dark Shadows. And Johnny Depp as Barnabas! He can suck my blood any time. Forget…
Pirate Radio aka The Boat that Rocked
Pirate Radio aka The Boat that Rocked is a very, very funny movie with a kick ass soundtrack. I don't think I have ever enjoyed the music in a film…