Heidi is a s film adaptation of a tremendously famous series of children’s books from Switzerland. Ah, these old movies from the Goldern Era of Film Shirley Temple plays Heidi, a little orphaned girl sent to live with her grandfather in the Alps. Shirley Temple was a huge star in the 30s, known for her […]
I rented this movie last night because I saw that Ang Lee, director of Brokeback Mountain and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, directed and wrote this movie glorifying Chinese cuisine, linking it to romance and sensuality. It’s called Eat Drink Man Woman, or Yin Shi Nan Nu in Mandarin, and it was Lee’s first movie filmed
One of the most famous American westerns ever made, it catapulted Robert Redford into movie stardom and cemented Paul Newman as a leading man capable of complex roles. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is the ‘based on real life’ story of Butch Cassidy, famed train robber and outlaw. The movie follows Cassidy’s life loosely,
I finally got around to watching the newest Scorcese film, The Departed. This is weeks after the other Orble film freaks, Cinematrix and Movies and Life, reviewed it. Based on the infamous Hong Kong movie, Infernal Affairs, Scorcese replaced the Triads with the Irish gangs of South Boston, and injected his own stylish flair and
I saw this movie twice on the weekend, as strange as that may seem and even found it endlessly amusing the second time. A Prairie Home Companion is Robert Altman’s latest movie fans of Altman’s work will find that he’s at his tranquil best here, passing up an epic story to etch out an impressive
One of Woody Allen’s most loved films, Manhattan takes a picturesque black and white tour of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. Filmed in 1979, the vintage look of the film make it feel like we’re jazz cats in the 20s, or beatniks in the 50s, sitting on a bench by the 59th
The full name of this movie is Borat Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. As soon as I heard the name, I knew that I was going to see it. I first saw Borat on the Ali G show in the UK. He was mildly funny. Ali G in the
Asami prepares an injection in Takashi Miike’s Audition. Audition for a Japanese movie by fames J-horror director Takashi Miike. I’m going to end the review here. I still feel dirty after watching this last night. Sigh… Yet, something compels me to go on – it’s a really exciting film to watch for one with great
A new comedy from France’s Francis Veber, who wrote and directed the delightful Diner de Cons, comes the latest in the Francois Pignon series, Le Valet. I had planned to watch Almodovar’s Volver this weekend, but I saw the Palace Verona was showing Le Valet and dropped Spanish for French. I’ll leave Volver for Tracy
I recently watched High Fidelity again it’s even better now that I’ve become old enough to be surly enough to be jaded. What? It’s a 2000 film based on Nick Hornby’s novel, and the movie plays out like a giant clockwork golem great pacing, amazing narration and interesting dialogue make it so rewatchable. The cast
