Today, in the world of freedom, the proudest boast is “Ich bin ein Berliner!”… All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words “Ich bin ein … Read more
An interesting and visually spectacular re-imagination of the tale of the enormous ape named Kong.
“We reaffirm that on days like this, there are no Republicans or Democrats. We are Americans, united in concern for our fellow citizens.” – President Barrack Obama at a press conference after the Boston Bombing Marathon Each year on the … Read more
“There was bad faith and good, honesty and dishonesty, courage and cowardice, selflessness and opportunism, wisdom and stupidity, good and bad on both sides; and almost every individual involved, no matter where he stood, combined some or all of these antithetical qualities in his own person, in his own acts” – Dalton Trumbo in a 1970 speech.
Read more‘Trumbo’ is a movie that’s every bit as outstanding as the scripts he wrote
In 1943, at the height of World War II, it became clear that the Germans were engaged in the systematic looting of every major art work in Europe. It was up to the soldiers and civilians who worked in the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Program to recover and repatriate this stolen art back to its rightful owners. That is the true story on which the film The Monuments Men, written by George Clooney and Grant Heslov and directed by Clooney is based. If you know anything about the actual events, you know that poetic license is in play. The choices to exercise such license are good ones in this case, as was the decision that the film wouldn’t take itself so seriously. This allowed the filmmakers to poke fun at situations where humor works, and still display the high drama that is war right up on the enemy lines.
Read more‘The Monuments Men’ deserves at least a small monument of its own
[rating=1]Starring: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong, John Goodman
Director: Todd Phillips
Writer: Todd Phillips, Craig Mazin
In retrospect I don’t feel I came down hard enough on The Hangover Part II, but I won’t make that mistake this time. The Hangover Part III does do a couple things that the previous film should have, but at this point it’s much too little and far too late.
Argo builds on Ben Affleck’s most recent films to continue to cement his reputation as a director of high quality movies.