‘The Duchess’ starring Keira Knightley that is based on best selling book by Amanda Foreman, that tells the story of aristocrat Georgiana Cavendish, the Duchess of Devonshire. The film was directed by Saul Dibb, and the screenplay was adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher, and Foreman.
Ed Harris’ second directorial effort, ‘Appaloosa,’ is a study in friendship and quality filmmaking. While most westerns seem loath to have characters discuss their feelings and thoughts, ‘Appaloosa,’ doesn’t shy away from such openness. And that’s what makes it such a treat.
Pier Paolo Pasolini’s ‘Salo, or 120 Days of Sodom,’ is a difficult film to review. Not necessarily because of it’s challenging and unblinking content, but because of the controversy that has surrounded the film since the day the production wrapped. Director Pasolini was run over twice and killed by a male prostitute shortly after finishing …
Sometimes there are movies that move you, sometimes, there are movies that move you and make you laugh, sometimes, there are movies that just make you laugh. ‘Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay’ is the latter.
The saying that life is a tale told by a fool might have been talking about the latest movie by the Coen Brothers, ‘Burn After Reading.’ Even though it’s set in the world of intelligence there is very little of it going around.
‘Vantage Point’ is one of those films that has the potential of being a serious hit or miss.
Do you remember when the first ‘National Treasure’ came out? The reviews weren’t kind, saying in effect that it’s no Indiana Jones.
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Anthony Mann is known for his edgy westerns and large-scale epics.
With Quentin Tarantino finally getting pre-production started on his seventh feature film, attention has been re-focused on the 1977 Italian film from which Tarantino took his title. Enzo G. Castellari’s ‘Inglorious Bastards,’ is, like Tarantino’s promises to be, a ‘men on a mission’ film.