Posted in Movies on Apr 30th, 2007 No Comments »
Very “Northern Exposure“-ish. A gay New York City artist returns to his small hometown of Big Eden in remote Montana where he faces past relationships and nosy people. I wasn’t a big fan of the music, but the scenery was incredible.
Rating: ****
tags:****, drama, thomas bezucha, USA
Posted in Movies on Apr 28th, 2007 No Comments »
Not my favorite Woody Allen film, but still good. A little too serious for me.
Rating: *** +
tags:***+, alan alda, crime, martin landau, USA, woody allen
Posted in Movies on Apr 28th, 2007 No Comments »
Cheesy humor. I’m giving it a 1 [and not a 0] because Justin Long is the main character.
Rating: *
tags:*, comedy, USA
Posted in Movies on Apr 27th, 2007 No Comments »
I just realized that Water is the final installment of a series directed by Deepa Mehta (Fire and Earth were made first). This film takes place in the late 1930’s in India. It is the custom to send widowed women to a convent-like community, where they live shunned from the outside world. Chuyia is only […]
Posted in Movies on Apr 26th, 2007 1 Comment »
Rating: ***+
tags:***+, djimon hounsou, drama, edward zwick, jennifer connelly, leonardo dicaprio, USA
Posted in Movies on Apr 24th, 2007 No Comments »
Rating: ***+
tags:***+, drama, edward norton, jessica biel, paul giamatti, USA
Posted in Movies on Apr 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
Rating: **
tags:**, daniel auteuil, france, juliette binoche, michael haneke, thriller
Posted in Movies on Apr 16th, 2007 No Comments »
Just like the book, this movie was downright bizarre.
Rating: **
tags:**, daniel craig, drama, UK
Posted in Movies on Apr 16th, 2007 No Comments »
If you can just get past the first 30 minutes in this movie, you might like it. It’s definitely an odd, disturbing, and violent film.
Rating: ****
tags:****, crime, drama, stanley kubrick, UK
Posted in Movies on Apr 15th, 2007 No Comments »
It’s nice to see Will Ferrell in a more serious role. He somehow manages to be charismatic and dryly funny, even when playing a senior IRS agent.
Rating: ***+
tags:***+, comedy, emma thompson, maggie gyllenhaal, USA, will ferrell