For fans of Hong Kong movies, the name Yimou Zhang creates sparkling eyes of excitement, conjuring up images of movies such as "Hero," "Raise The Red Lantern" or "House Of Flying Daggers." Known for his dazzling movies, his [...]
What a difference 10 years make. When "The Frighteners" first appeared in 1992, few people had heard of the name Peter Jackson, an independent filmmaker from New Zealand with a knack for dark horror comedies, such as "Dead Alive (aka [...]
Comic book icon Stan Lee, the man behind such legendary fare as "Spider-Man, " "X-Men," and "The Incredible Hulk," has certainly had sufficient years of success and experience to earn his reputation and stature as the head of [...]
Being a fan of the first DVD release of "Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl", I have somehow avoided watching its sequel, "Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" up until now. All of the hype of its [...]
I'm a sucker for mob movies and whether it's one of Scorsese's mafia films, Coppola's treatment, Damiani's "La Piovra" TV series or as in this case Mike Newell's "Donnie Brasco," the subject matter holds [...]
The story begins with a native Mayan tribe hunting together, and after the successful hunt, playing tricks on one another. On their way home they encounter another tribe, the first of a series of foreboding events which are all part of a prophecy [...]
The sad part about much of the indie film scene is that so many truly wonderful movies fly under the radar. "Aurora Borealis, " a movie that played the film festival circuit as early as 2005 and barely received a limited theatrical release in [...]
"Pirates Of The Caribbean" is probably Disney's most successful non-animated movie franchise and by now it is hard to imagine anyone out there hasn't seen Captain Jack Sparrow's exploits on the high seas. This has been one of the [...]
For four seasons, the inept police force of Reno, Nevada have made a mockery of justice and caused more shenanigans than they've resolved . . . and we wouldn't have it any other way. The Comedy Central series "Reno 911!" offers a [...]
Riffing on the concept of "Jurassic Park" and his Animal Planet documentary series, wildlife expert Nigel Marven has created a television mini-series that feels a lot like one of his dreams come true. "Prehistoric Park" takes [...]
