Peter Weir's film about a young man who's life is highly publicized and dissected before the eyes of a huge TV audience had been the box-office sensation of 1998 and gave rise to what we now call "Reality Television." Little did we [...]
When it hit theaters a few years ago, "Fearless" was supposed to be Jet Li's last period martial arts film, much to the dismay of his countless fans around the globe. Well, fortunately for us, it turned out to be not entirely true, as the [...]
With the success of "Monster's Ball" (2001) and "Finding Neverland" (2004) behind him, director Marc Forster has established himself as a critic's and awards darling, if not necessarily a major cinematic artist. Thus, in [...]
Thomas Kinkade is well known to many as a commercial artist. His colorful paintings of idyllic countryscapes, lush gardens, and houses lit warmly by sunshine have found their way into thousands of American homes, but they have also drawn criticism from [...]
To follow the rule of multiples, we have recently seen a few films that recount the events surrounding the French heroine Jeanne D'Arc. One of the most prolific versions of the film comes from native Frenchman Luc Besson, the director who also [...]
Often referenced as one of the best so called "sports films" ever made, 1993's "Rudy, " directed by David Anspaugh has in the last fifteen years transcended its label as a sports film and entered into the favorites list of [...]
Gene, Shannon, Sophie and Nick are back for more of their "daily routine" antics in front of the camera. As you undoubtedly know by now, "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" is a guilty pleasure of mine as I have been fascinated with [...]
It has become cliché to say that truth is stranger than fiction. The Showtime series "This American Life" does not make this trite claim. It demonstratively proves it. According to the blurb on the back of the DVD package, the show is [...]
To me, "Quo Vadis" has been one of the most anticipated epics to come to DVD. Since the first days of DVD I had hoped for this film to surface, but to no avail. Studio representatives told me that the reason for this film to never make a DVD [...]
Richard Jenkins is one of those faces you will recognize instantly that you won't be able to place immediately. He is one of those character actors that blended seamlessly so well you just could never quite recognize him, although nit was on the tip [...]
