“Boomerang” is a comedy/ romance film starring Eddie Murphy. Eddie Murphy plays the role of Marcus, a successful advertising executive. Although Marcus has a great life and career, he is never content with one woman. He has high standards for the women he meets, preferably women with nice feet. When the company takes on a…
“Leaving Las Vegas” is about a man who relocated to Las Vegas after losing his job due to engaging in alcohol excessively. Ben, played by Nicholas Cage, lost his family, career, and was on the verge of committing suicide with alcohol. When Ben arrives in Las Vegas he starts going to bars, driving while intoxicated,…
“Fright Night” is about a teenager named Charlie Brewster, played by William Ragsdale. Charlie decided to watch a vampire television show hosted by his favorite actor, Peter Vincent, played by Roddy McDowall. Peter Vincent specialized in killing vampires. Charles Brewster lived with his mother in a quiet town and very few neighbors. One day that…
I missed the Scarlet Letter when it was released in 1995, but recently rented it on DVD. The movie is set in the 1600’s and is loosely based on a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Demi Moore stars as Hester Prynne and Robert Duvall plays her husband, Roger. Hester is a strong and passionate woman, although…
Fans of the popular TV series, Reba are thrilled with the release of season 6 on DVD this past June. The American sitcom is set in Houston, Texas. The talented singer Reba McEntire plays Reba Hart, a divorced mother of three children. Her husband Brock, played by Christopher Rich, is a dentist. Unfortunately, he practiced…
I recently had my first taste of HBO’s dark comedy, titled Six Feet Under on DVD. The series is about the Fisher family who operates a funeral home. Each episode is based on someone who has died, the Fisher’s funeral home and subsequent circumstances. The Fishers are a dysfunctional family, yet each character plays well…
We Own the Night is a crime thriller, nominated for 5 awards and released in 2007. Joaquin Phoenix stars as Bobby Green, a New York nightclub manager. There are drug dealers in the mix, but Bobby overlooks this. This is a huge deal because Bobby has forsaken his family whose focus is in law enforcement….
Trailer Park of Terror (R: 2008) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0892109/ Director: Steven Goldmann. Starring: Nichole Hiltz … Norma, rest of cast listed alphabetically: Trace Adkins … The Man, Priscilla Barnes … Jean, Stefanie Black … Tiffany, Jeanette Brox … Bridget, Madonna Cacciatore … Trucker, Ryan Carnes … Alex, and many more. Rated R for strong sadistic horror violence…
We Own the Night (2007) is a story about two brothers, Bobby Green (Joaquin Phoenix) and Joe Grusinsky (Mark Wahlberg). The siblings are polar opposites. Bobby is a New York hustler who takes his mother’s maiden name in attempts to disconnect himself from his family. Joe is a NYPD officer rising in rank. Although the…
When my husband first brought this movie home, I wasn’t too sure about it. I read what it was about and thought it would be like all of the other psychic movies out there. I did like the Actors/Actresses that were in it. I was ready to be bored out ofmy mind when he put…
