‘The Painted Veil’
The W. Somerset Maugham story The Painted Veil gets yet another screen adaptation, this time directed by John Curran.
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‘Notes on a Scandal’
Richard Eyres brilliant study of a friendship gone awry, Notes on a Scandal features two of the years greatest performances.
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‘Dreamgirls’
Despite some problems there are many pleasures to be found in the screen adaptation of Dreamgirls.
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‘The Good German’
Soderbergh tries so hard to make The Good German feel like an old-style film, that he forgets to make it a good one.
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‘Letters From Iwo Jima’
Clint Eastwood’s second look at Iwo Jima this year is a must-see.
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‘Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan’
Meet Borat. He come to America to study our culture. He is very funny guy although he not intend to be.
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You cannot lose by betting big on ‘Casino Royale’
Casino Royale is the 21st film in the James Bond series (not counting the spoof version of the same title and 1983’s Never Say Never Again); and the first to star Daniel Craig as the British superspy, 007. Martin Campbell directs from a screenplay by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Paul Haggis that is very…
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‘Shottas’ doesn’t give you much to care about
A one-note action flick with thin criminal characters with no redeemable qualities leaving you with no one to care about or root for.
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Dane Cook’s ‘Employee of the Month’ works… mostly
A fun comedy with terrific supporting characters that virtually steal the movie.
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‘Snakes on a Plane’ is an e-ticket flight
Good morning ladies and gentlemen and welcome aboard New Line Cinema’s non-stop adventure flight Snakes on a Plane, with flight crew of director David R. Ellis (Cellular, Final Destination 2) and screenwriters John Hefferman and Sebastian Gutierrez. Please remember to stow all logic and scientific knowledge of snakes in the overhead compartments, make sure your…
