I am amazed this movie was not nominated for an Oscar last year. The Painted Veil is set in the 1920s. Edward Norton plays a bacteriologist, and Naomi Watts plays the wealthy young woman with whom the doctor falls in love while he is back home in England. She says yes when he proposes marriage,…
300 (R, 2007) Directed by Zack Snyder and based on Frank Miller’s graphic novel about the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C. Starring: Gerard Butler as King Leonidas, Lena Headey as Queen Gorgo, Dominic West as Theron, David Wenham as Dilios, Vincent Regan as Captain, Michael Fassbender as Stelios, Tom Wisdom as Astinos, Andrew Pleavin…
Apocalypto (2006: Rated R) http://apocalypto.movies.go.com/Directed by Mel Gibson. Starring: Rudy Youngblood …. Jaguar Paw; Dalia Hernandez …. Seven; Jonathan Brewer …. Blunted; Morris Birdyellowhead …. Flint Sky; Carlos Emilio Baez …. Turtles Run; Ramirez Amilcar …. Curl Nose; Israel Contreras …. Smoke Frog; Israel Rios …. Cocoa Leaf, and many more. It’s a haunting tale…
Review by Leaf McGowan 5 stars out of 5 Must Love DogsRated PG-13 – 2005Directed by Gary David GoldbergStarring: Diane Lane …. Sarah, John Cusack …. Jake, Elizabeth Perkins …. Carol, Christopher Plummer …. Bill, Dermot Mulroney …. Bob, Stockard Channing …. Dolly, Ali Hillis …. Christine, and more Another cute drama with John…
Boston, Massachusetts is hosting its annual Independent Film Festival this weekend. The Somerville Theatre, Coolidge Corner Theatre, and The MFA are hosting a variety of underground films from April 21-April 24. Steve Buscemi is making his directorial debut with his film, Lonesome Jim, a poignant portrait of a working class man (played by Casey Affleck)….
Lauren Bacall is at it again. She tells Radio Times magazine that today’s actresses have no talent, all look the same and are too skinny (see this BBC article for more details). She says they’ll sacrifice anything to be stars, and even work on television (the horror!) and that we live in an age of…
We can rant and rave about all of the new crappy movies that are out there today. We can shed tears over the Hollywood stars and their spouses splitting up. We can spend $11.50 on a single movie – only to be disappointed by the fact that it took us 2 hours working at a…
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