(Going to do my breakdown of the field in a later post. This one deserved to stand on its own.) My first observation from reading this year’s nominees for the Academy Awards is what an amazing year it is for
From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – Hotel Rwanda
Originally posted 2/9/05 Hotel Rwanda Director: Terry George Writer: Keir Pearson and Terry George Producers: A. Kitman Ho and Terry George Stars: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte, Joaquin Phoenix, Desmond Dube, David O’Hara, Cara Seymour, Fana Mokoena, Hakeem Kae-Kazim,
From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – Finding Neverland
Originally posted 2/2/05 Finding Neverland Director: Marc Forster Writer: David Magee, based on the play The Man Who Was Peter Pan by Allan Knee Producers: Richard N. Gladstein, Nellie Bellflower Stars: Johnny Depp, Kate Winslett, Julie Christie, Radha Mitchell, Dustin
From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – Million Dollar Baby
Originally posted 1/24/05 Million Dollar Baby Director: Clint Eastwood Writer: Paul Haggis, based on stories from Rope Burns by F.X. Toole Producers: Clint Eastwood, Tom Rosenberg, Albert S. Ruddy, Paul Haggis Stars: Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Jay Baruchel,
From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – The Woodsman
Originally published 1/21/05 The Woodsman Director: Nicole Kassell Writers: Steven Fechter and Nicole Kassell, based on the play by Steven Fechter Producer: Lee Daniels Stars: Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, David Alan Grier, Eve, Benjamin Bratt, Mos Def, Hannah Pilkes Is
From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – In Good Company
Originally published 1/20/05 In Good Company Director: Paul Weitz Writer: Paul Weitz Producers: Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz Stars: Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson, Marg Helgenberger, Clark Gregg, David Paymer In Good Company is built on a simple premise –
Making the movie proved too precious for the country to resist
File this under “News They Oughtta Know Isn’t Really News”; the LA Times is confirming that The Hobbit will film in New Zealand after all, in spite of weeks of recent grumbling amongst SAG, a small sister union Down Under,
MOVIE REVIEW – Knight and Day
Knight and Day Director: James Mangold Writer: Patrick O’Neill Producers: Todd Garner, Cathy Konrad, Steve Pink, Joe Roth Stars: Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaard, Jordi Mollà, Viola Davis, Paul Dano Alfred Hitchcock made some classic movies that were essentially
MOVIE REVIEW – Toy Story 3
Toy Story 3 Director: Lee Unkrich Writers: story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, and Lee Unkrich, screenplay by Michael Arndt Producer: Darla K. Anderson Featuring the vocal talents of: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Ned Beatty, Don Rickles, Michael
In which some penniless fool shows his ignorance of How Things Work
Entertainment Weekly just ran a feature asking what is wrong with this summer’s movies. By extension, it merits asking what has been wrong with movies in 2010, from both the critical and commercial standpoint. If you ask the masters of