Comic book writer Frank Miller had such a bad experience with Hollywood in 1990 when producers butchered his script for RoboCop 2 that he swore he’d never work with movies again. However, Robert Rodriguez did a short film based on one of Miller’s “Sin City” stories that so impressed MillerContinue Reading
Will Bloom (Billy Crudup) is embarrassed by his father. Edward Bloom (Albert Finney) has to be the center of attention at all times. Even at his son’s wedding, Ed Bloom has a crowd around him as he again tells the story of how he caught the “biggest fish in theContinue Reading
Roberto Benigni, who was so good in Life is Beautiful, has provided the world with the perfect example of how a concept that might sound good in theory can go horribly wrong in reality. Benigni, who’s also known for his uncontrollable enthusiasm at the 1999 Academy Award ceremony, decided itContinue Reading
While sitting in the theater, watching Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets, I felt like a kid again. Admittedly, I’ve gotten into the Harry Potter thing a little late, but I can see why it’s such a phenomenon. This time out, Harry and his friends confront a secret fromContinue Reading
I write this review on the eve of the opening of Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets, the second in the Harry Potter movie series. Of course, before Harry was a movie sensation, he was a literary sensation. I was a little slow in seeing the first movie inContinue Reading
As a young horror movie fan, I was always taken aback by photos from Nosferatu, a silent and unauthorized film version of Bram Stoker’s Dracula made in 1922. What struck me most was the strange appearance of the vampire, played by Max Schreck. He seemed too weird and unlike theContinue Reading
If you’ve heard Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is an action movie, you’ve heard correctly. Sort of. If you’ve heard Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a love story, you’ve heard correctly. Sort of. If you’ve heard Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a great movie, you’ve heard correctly. Well, sort of. CrouchingContinue Reading