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Monthly Archives: March 2009
“Based on a true story” tends to give fiction a different weight; horror filmmakers are especially fond of using it to label their movies even though it may not be in the movie’s best interest. Despite what his mother (Virginia … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: Amanda Crew, Carmen Reed, Elias Koteas, Erik J Berg, Haunting in Connecticut, Kyle Gallner, Martin Donovan, Peter Cornwell, Virginia Madsen
If you’ve read the graphic novel and seen the film adaptation, you may be wondering what happened to a couple of key elements from the book. Don’t fret; the filmmakers are taking care of you. Tales of the Black Freighter … Read more In a society where the American Dream (or your country’s equivalent) is still the most coveted lifestyle, The Riches emerged as a family willing to do anything to attain fantasy. Season one saw the tightly-knit, grifter, gypsy family drift further … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: Aidan Mitchell, Dmitry Lipkin, Eddie Izzard, Gregg Henry, Jared Harris, Margo Martindale, Minnie Driver, Noel Fisher, Riches, Shannon Marie Woodward, Todd Stashwick
Quantum of Solace marked the 22nd film that featured the infamous Agent 007 on the big screen but it’s not up to typical standards. In his second Bond picture, Daniel Craig (Bond) travels to Austria, Italy and South America. Despite … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: Daniel Craig, james bond, Judi Dench, Marc Forster, Mathieu Amalric, Olga Kurylenko
Jim Peterik, Lifeforce: Four-time Grammy award-winner Jim Peterik’s Lifeforce is smooth jazz done right; with a fusion of nu-jazz, funk and R&B sensuality. On Lifeforce, Peterik covers his biggest ‘80s hits (“Vehicle and “Eye of the Tiger”), re-interrupted and transformed … Read more
Posted in Music, Reviews
Tags: Actress, Circle Completing, Jim Peterik, Lifeforce, Lobster Newberg, Nora McCarthy, Rita Edmond, Sketches of a Dream
Madonna’s recent ventures onto the big screen have not been successful – in fact, they’ve been repeatedly booed. It would seem her journey behind the camera will not fair much better. Three roommates delve into the lascivious underworld of sex … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: Eugene Hutz, Filth and Wisdom, Gogol Bordello, Holly Weston, madonna, Vicky McClure
There’s usually some concern about the seriousness of a May-December romance but should that be the concern of May and December? David Kepesh (Ben Kingsley) is a seasoned art critic. After emancipating himself from an unhappy marriage, he began a … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: Deborah Harry, Dennis Hopper, Elegy, Isabel Coixet, Patricia Clarkson, Penelope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, Sir Ben Kingsley
It is nearly impossible for a movie based on a book with such a loyal (and sometimes obsessed) following to live up to expectations, unless they’re kept low. If you wisely did this, then the film fairs as an adequate … Read more What if there was a listing of disasters that was even more accurate than Nostradamus? In 1959, Lucinda Embry’s (Lara Robinson) class created artwork for a time capsule. Instead of drawing a flying car, Lucinda wrote a series of seemingly … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: Alex Proyas, Ben Mendelsohn, Chandler Canterbury, Knowing, Lara Robinson, Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne
If one thing can be said about productions from the 1950s, it’s that they weren’t afraid of going big. Marcellus Gallio (Richard Burton) is a Roman tribune in the time of Christ. To irk his rival, he purchases a slave … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: cinemascope, Henry Koster, Jean Simmons, Richard Burton, Robe, Victor Mature
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Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean will appeal a recent decision by Haiti’s electoral council rejecting his run in the country’s Nov. 28 presidential election. The former Fugees member’s candidacy was rejected beacause has hadn’t resided in the country for the past … Read more Here are top 20 programs in Canada for the week of August 9-15, 2010. This chart shows the top TV programs for all home market stations for the week indicated. Programs are ranked based on their average minute audience. The … Read more Here are top 20 programs in Canada for the week of August 2-8, 2010. This chart shows the top TV programs for all home market stations for the week indicated. Programs are ranked based on their average minute audience. The … Read more |
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