Thinking of going to see Quentin Tarantino’s "Inglorious Basterds" soon? You’ll need to brush up on your Second World War knowledge, Hollywood-style. Typically a bunch of mismatched guys, each...
The previous installment of the Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) retrospective discusses "2001: A Space Odyssey." Betrayed by pirates and trapped between three Roman armies Spartacus has little choice but...
Film fans are mourning the loss of iconic filmmaker John Hughes, who died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 59. The genius behind hits such as "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off," "The Breakfast...
The previous installment of the Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) retrospective discusses "Dr. Strangelove." The screen is at first an impenetrable dark. “Real country dark” as Alex DaLarge might say....
The previous installment of the Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) retrospective discusses "The Killing." Released in the same year as "Goldfinger," Kubrick’s satire on nuclear Armageddon could be a Bond...
The previous installment of the Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) retrospective discusses "Killer's Kiss." You get the impression that Sterling Hayden’s two-time loser Johnny Clay never read much...
The sequel has become a quick way for the movie industry to draw in viewers. With the cost of production studios are reluctant to take chances and instead fall back on cookie cutter plots that seldom...
One of this year’s most powerful dramas, "The Stoning of Soraya M.," has tremendous implications for global audiences immersed in both the movie’s story arch and the political situation...
Waiting for a mystery movie to begin is rather like being on a blind date. You are left alone in the dark as endless possibilities flicker through your mind. Are they your type? Are you their type?...
The first "Transformers" was simply astonishing. Director Michael Bay had been rightfully lambasted in the past, but with Spielberg as his producer the film was an awesome display of what a modern...
