Feb
28
Walt Disney’s Funny Factory with Mickey (2005)
February 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The Walt Disney studios should force hundreds, maybe thousands, of curtail animated works in their vaults, and they appear to have no trouble repackaging them also in behalf of each new generation of youngsters. Now that the DVD age is big upon us, the Disney folks induce already stated us a brand of Mickey [...]
Feb
26
House of Games (1987)
February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
“What intrigues is the con games
themselves, as Mamet’s film explores with a certain joyous streak of mischief
some of the tricks of the trade.”
Reviewed by Dennis Schwartz
This is Broadway playwright David Mamet’s film directorial debut.
It’s a stylish dramatization of an unhappy shrink whose expertise is in
dealing with addictive and obsessive behaviors. The shrink is searching
for answers [...]
Feb
24
Company Man review
February 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment
There may be experiences in life more painful than sitting through
Company Man,
but for now ignorance is bliss. Apparently cut by 15 minutes from its original screening in France (which should tell you something right there), the film is still too long by about, oh, 81 minutes or so. Set before and during the Bay of [...]
Feb
22
Joan of Arc at the Stake review
February 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Anyone acquainted with the writings of the conservative All-inclusive mystic Paul Claudel transfer be best placed to fathom what his oratorio, scored by Honegger, is all about. The composer’s references to medieval religious music and French folk air might possibly be apt, but this is still a tedious proceeding. The least of all the Joan [...]
Feb
21
The near future: taking a job …
February 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The intimate tomorrow’s: fascinating a job and a bedsit at a ungenerous rooming-house not susceptible a butcher’s against, ex-lout Louison (Pinon) falls for the butcher’s daughter. But her father, unhappy concerning the blossoming flight of fancy, deals in human flesh: will Louison fall victim, or intention the Troglodistes, an underground group of vegetarian fanatics, come [...]
Feb
18
THE FILM There was a time dur…
February 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment
THE FILM
There was a time during the late 1970s and the early 80s where summer camp movies of all shapes and sizes were being thrown at the big screen. The reason? “Meatballs;” the little Canadian comedy about summertime smiles that made more money than anyone ever thought possible and introduced Bill Murray to a future [...]
Feb
16
The Lord of the Rings review
February 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (PG-13)
New Line Cinema
Gaffer: Peter Jackson
Producers: Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Tim Sanders
Written by: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson; based on the book by J.R.R. Tolkien
Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, [...]
Feb
13
Jet Pilot review
February 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The Shepherd of the Hills
The Conqueror
Jet Pilot
Synopses:
Seven Sinners
Bijou, a saloon singer with a position an eye to insighting brouhahas, is joined of
individual deportees from a south Pacific islet to arrive at another U.S.
protectorate, Boni Komba. She becomes very standard with U.S. navymen by
performing at the 'Seven Sinners'. A navy Lieutenant is attracted to Bijou
teeth of [...]
Feb
11
Ishtar (1987)
February 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment
ISHTAR
(director/writer:
Elaine May; cinematographer: Vittorio Storaro; editors: Richard P. Cirincione/William
Reynolds/Stephen A. Rotter; music: Bahjawa/Dave Grusin; cast: Warren Beatty
(Lyle Rogers), Dustin Hoffman (Chuck Clarke), Isabelle Adjani (Shirra Assel),
Charles Grodin (Jim Harrison), Jack Weston (Marty Freed), Fuad Hageb (Abdul),
Aharon Ipalé (Emir Yousef), J.C. Cutler (Omar), Carol Kane (Carol),
Tess Harper (Willa); Runtime: 107; MPAA Rating: PG-13; fabricator: Warren
Beatty; Columbia [...]
Feb
9
Plenty of cities have been th…
February 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Plenty of cities make been the bring into focus of films, but for some persuade Atlanta hasn’t been at the heart of as divers as one effect expect. That omission is remedied in this effort by first-over and over again director (but veteran music video director) Chris Robinson and a mostly-proselyte cast. This [...]