The disintegration of what appears on the surface to be a near perfect marriage is the focus for "Gosford Park" writer/director Julian Fellowes in his latest film "Separate Lies." Life for James (Tom Wilkinson) and Anne Manning (Emily [...]
Not only as an actor but also as a director, George Clooney, proves over and over again that he knows his chops. With his latest film "Good Night, And Good Luck," which he directed and stars in, he takes on the political nightmare that went down [...]
ABC's "Lost" series has garnered a huge fan base, won multiple Emmy Awards, yet I never seemed to take the time to watch this show on television. Now its not that "Lost" doesn't appeal to me, it's simply a matter of me [...]
I've never been a big fan of movies set in the medieval "sword/bow and arrow" era. For some reason, I've always found them uninteresting and a tad bit bland for my tastes. Perhaps that's the sci-fi side of me speaking, but it [...]
Once again I can say that having the task of watching and reviewing DVDs is really great way of experiencing some of the best films and documentaries, ones that I might have otherwise overlooked. Such is the case with "Island in the Sun", a film [...]
When I first inserted "A History In Violence" in my DVD player I did not know what to expect, really. Then it reads there "A film by David Cronenberg." Okay… I had no idea. I remembered the trailers for the movie I had seen and it [...]
When I put "North Country" in my DVD player I expected to be entertained, but nothing prepared me for the true power this movie exuberates, making it more than just entertainment, but a thought-provoking film instead. After a battered [...]
John Singleton blends blaxploitation and his love of the spaghetti western theme to produce an original spin on the typical revenge plotted story with his latest film "Four Brothers". Set in Detroit's mostly blue collar neighborhoods, four [...]
I didn't pay a lot of attention to "The Weather Man" when it originally hit theaters but when the DVD arrived a little while ago, I decided to give it a check-up nonetheless, and I am glad I did. It is a thoughtful and heartfelt movie about [...]
Based on Paul Gallico's novel, the story of the luxury liner that capsizes in the middle of the ocean with many of its cruise passengers trapped on the inside has been inspiration to a number of filmmakers. From the 1972 film and its 1979 sequel, to [...]
