"Birthday Girl" was one of four films produced under a five-year joint venture between Miramax and London-based HAL Films before creative differences and personality clashes caused the partnership to break up after two and a half years. It was [...]
When director/writer George A. Romero and writer John Russo parted ways after doing the infamous cult classic "Night Of The Living Dead" together in 1968, they agreed that they both could use the "Living Dead" moniker for future [...]
I first encountered the work of Wes Anderson and his cohorts the Wilson brothers (Luke and Owen) back in 1996 with their debut film, "Bottle Rocket." It’s hard to explain exactly what it was about that quirky little movie that captured my [...]
Blake Edwards’ "The Great Race" will always have a special place in my heart. I loved the movie since the first time I saw it when I was a child and its quirky characters, the locales and of course the zany comedy all appeal to me like few [...]
At first glance, "Orange County" could easily be dismissed as Hollywood nepotism at it worst, as the film stars Colin Hanks (son of Oscar winner Tom Hanks), Schuyler Fisk (daughter of Oscar Winner Sissy Spacek) and was directed by Jake Kasdan [...]
In most modern movies the driving force seems to be to make things appear as realistic as possible. With the advent of CGI it’s now possible to make even the most otherworldly of settings look lifelike. Very few things are left to the viewer’s [...]
"Incredibly witty and funny!" is how I would describe "Bandits" in only a few words. The film has far exceeded my expectations and made me chuckle all the way through as Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton and Cate Blanchet bumble and [...]
"Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" is a gem of a comedy movie, by far one of the most hilarious comedies I have seen in my entire life. We all know that Steve Martin and Michael Caine have a funny bone or two, but teamed up together with director Frank [...]
Have you ever noticed that when a movie is made using a pre-existing/familiar character, the story is always as convoluted and complicated as possible? Why is that? Just look at movies such as "The Addams Family", "Casper", [...]
"Ghost World" is a film that resides near the top of just about every film critic’s top ten list for 2001. Unfortunately, this was not an easy movie to market and even all the accolades didn’t lead to much box office success. One look at the [...]
