2009 March : Latest movie news

"Inkheart" (quality rating: 6 out of 10)Director: Iain SoftleyScreenplay: David Lindsay-Abaire, based on the Cornelia Funke novelCast: Brendan Fraser, Eliza Bennet, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Jim BroadbentTime: 1 hr., 46 min.Rating: PG (fantasy...

These are the films that made us laugh, the films that made us cry, and the films that brought us out of our seats. Some were blockbusters, while others slipped across the silver screen without much critical acclaim. Of course, many people will...

I just saw again for about the twelve time the kung fu classic "Enter The Dragon" starring Bruce Lee. The story line is about a dedicated martial artist played by Lee's character who feels compelled to go to this strange and remote island to...

We all know that the book is always better than the movie. At least that's conventional wisdom. But as useful as conventional wisdom usually is, sometimes we do well to push it aside and do the exact opposite. This is painful for me to say; after...

"The Wrestler" (quality rating: 9 out of 10)Director: Darren AronofskyScreenplay: Robert SiegelCast: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel WoodTime: 1 hr., 45 min.Rating: R (violence, sexuality, vulgarity, nudity, some drug use)Wow. Imaginative...

2008 was a great year for movies and they managed to rake in millions for the box office considering the current economic situation. We had the likes of The Dark Knight and Cloverfield not to mention many more. But what does 2009 hold in store for...

Tom Hanks is no Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise; he lacks the physical attractiveness that has catapulted those two stars (and most of the other actors in Hollywood) to fame. Instead, Hanks is just the guy next door, somebody you'd really like to sit down...

For a while back in the 1990s, Julia Roberts embodied everything that every woman in America wanted to be. She was sassy, yet refined, beautiful yet down to earth, and fun yet tranquil. Indeed, she's still on the scene, but it would seem that...