Salma Hayek fought for years to get the life story of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo made into a film. Madonna and Jennifer Lopez also attempted to get versions of her life to the big screen. (For the life of me, I can’t see why Madonna would think herself right forContinue Reading
William H. Macy is one of the finest character actors acting onscreen today. Focus, a little-seen indie adaptation of Arthur Miller’s book, showcases Macy’s talent while providing an eye-opening look at a dark chapter in the U.S. history. Unfortunately, it’s not a movie that is easy to recommend. Near theContinue Reading
View Askew Productions, home of Kevin Smith (writer and director of Clerks, Chasing Amy and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back among others), have put their name, stable of talent, and considerable marketing reputation behind a movie with what appears to be absolutely no budget. Why? Because it’s based onContinue Reading
Jim Carrey’s quest to become a serious actor has led him to take some interesting roles. First, he was the media-fueled, crazed cable guy in The Cable Guy. Then, he was Truman Burbank, the man who everyone watched, in The Truman Show. His most recent, before the movie I’m aboutContinue Reading
Made for less than $200,000 and shot on digital video, Tadpole doesn’t look like a Hollywood production. Featuring the unlikely cast of Bebe Neuwirth (TV’s Cheers), John Ritter (TV’s Three’s Company), Sigourney Weaver (Aliens) and newcomer Aaron Stanford, this little film takes on a somewhat controversial subject and handles itContinue Reading
Telling the tale of the inhabitants of two different sides of a fictional Florida beach community, John Sayles populates his new film, Sunshine State, with as many characters as you can possibly pack into a two-hour and twenty-minute film. While that provides variety, it has the annoying side effect ofContinue Reading
Baseball and movies are a combination that really puzzles me. I find the actual game to be rather slow, boring and relatively uninteresting. Movies about baseball, however, captivate me for some reason. The Natural and Field of Dreams are two of my favorite movies. I can listen to Billy Crystal,Continue Reading