"In 2086, two peaceful aliens journeyed to Earth, seeking our help. In return, they gave us the plans for our first hyperdrive, allowing mankind to open the doors to the stars…." So begins the prologue on each episode of "Adventures [...]
Justin Chadwick's "The Other Boleyn Girl" is a historical romance based on the bestselling novel by Philippa Gregory. Curiously, it was also the basis for a TV movie in 2003. Chadwick's first large production from BBC Films and Focus [...]
Some time ago I revisited the original "Rambo: First Blood" movie and was disappointed to see that the film really didn't live up to the fond memories I had. Gaping plot holes and errors made it hard for me to really enjoy the film the way [...]
Generation X is the propagator of nostalgia. After all, Gen X folk are by-products of Reaganomics and the have-it-now, dispose-it-tomorrow, long-for-it-years later syndrome that lures late thirty-somethings into the malls they once prowled, flirted and [...]
Nothing draws mass appeal to a lighthearted comedy about white collar crime than a sour economy. The "Ocean's Eleven" redux and its sequels apply themselves to the lower and middle classes who derive envy in the sheer chutzpah of pulling [...]
Perhaps it is the area I live in, but I've always had something of a fascination with tornadoes. They are so transcendental and at the same time their power is undeniably brutally destructive. There is an eerie peace and quiet that permeates before [...]
Among both fans and critics of Italian director Dario Argento, "Phenomena" is perhaps his most divisive film, elating some viewers with its giddy audacity and confounding others with its mondo bizarre excesses that overstep even the [...]
"Semi-Pro" is the latest Will Ferrell sports comedy directed by first timer Kent Alterman. Very loosely based on actual occurrences when the ABA merged with the NBA in 1976, the film is much more concerned with lampooning the era's [...]
After the supernatural horrors of "Suspiria" (1977) and "Inferno" (1980), Italian maestro Dario Argento made a notable return to the slick thriller subgenre known in Italy as giallo in 1982. The director had his first taste of success [...]
Well, the French have certainly given American filmmakers a run for their money in the torture-porn genre during the last few years. First Alexandre Aja created a hotly debated gore fest with "High Tension" in 2003, and now Xavier Gens serves up [...]
