I remember anxiously waiting for the broadcast of the TV movie "Pirates Of Silicon Valley" on TNT back in 1999. Having worked in the computer industry for most of my life, and having actually been part of the digital revolution of the 80s, I [...]
Todd Solondz certainly has a way of making movies. They almost seem voyeuristic in nature as he forces us to watch characters face situations that are normally frowned upon in cinema. Issues like rape, pedophilia, and exploitation are just a few of his [...]
Slick cinematography with a cool mix of some rather uncommon scene transitions help to enhance the storytelling of director Matthew Vaughan's British gangland drama "Layer Cake". Clever title for a film that delves into the various [...]
Let's not get this confused with David Cronenberg's steamy 1996 film, as the two couldn't be more different. "Crash" is one of those movies that seems to be on everyone's backburner. Everyone has heard of it, but not many [...]
Ah, the stresses of college life; girls, losing ones virginity, studying (yeah right), parties, pimples and oh yeah, parties! Life for Steve Karp (Jay Baruchel) seems pretty good, attending college and attempting to establish his own identity and meet new [...]
The French drama "Clara's Summer", centers itself on two close friends spending a week at summer camp and choosing to use the opportunity to explore their sexuality. Clara (Selma Brook) and Zoe (Stephanie Sokolinski) find themselves [...]
A touching drama centered on Terry Wolfmeyer (Joan Allen) who is attempting to deal with the sudden and mysterious departure of her husband, while her four daughters, Andy (Erika Christensen), Lavender 'Popeye' (Evan Rachel Wood), Emily (Keri [...]
Recently, Anchor Bay Entertainment has brought forth a few new independent movies that are truly living up to the studio's reputation of being one of the premiere providers of the genre. Now the unleash "Lightning Bug" upon viewers, the [...]
Empire Pictures is bringing us here a fascinating film about "what could have been." In 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte loses the battle of Waterloo and is exiled to the island of St. Helena in the Atlantic Ocean. History tells us that he dies there in [...]
Clint Eastwood stars as boxing trainer Frankie Dunn, in the story of female boxer Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank) determined to fulfill her one and only dream of becoming a champion, in the Academy Award winning "Million Dollar Baby". Eastwood [...]