A lot of viewers may think that the 2011 Oscar winner for Best Picture, “The Artist,” was a remarkably innovative achievement because its filmmakers made it look like an old, black-and-white silent production. However, the folks at the H.P. Lovecraft…
“Oh, how I’ve missed you, Holmes.” Any fan of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional detective Sherlock Holmes who somehow missed the first of director Guy Ritchie’s movies about the man will probably get a shock seeing this 2011 continuation, “Sherlock…
“Sometimes you have to lose yourself before you can find anything.” –Burt Reynolds, “Deliverance” Dueling banjos? Dueling heroes? Dueling villains? Dueling themes? Dueling scenery? One can enjoy John Boorman’s 1972 realization of James Dickey’s screenplay and novel on any number…
First, a brief history of the ups and downs of actor and comedian Eddie Murphy. After becoming a star on “Saturday Night Live” in the early Eighties, Murphy went on to become an even bigger star on the big screen…
After 2010’s “Clash of the Titans,” audiences waited with bated breath and peeled eyeballs for the appearance of its sequel, 2012’s “Wrath of Titans.” Now that the wait is over and the film has completed its theatrical run, we can…
The best thing about 2012’s “Project X”: It’s only eighty-eight minutes long. The second best thing about “Project X”: Even if you watch the extended cut, it’s only ninety-four minutes. The worst thing about “Project X”: “Project X.” The keep-case…
Criterion’s Blu-ray release of Charlie Chaplin’s “The Gold Rush” includes both the original 1925 silent film, and the 1942 re-release with full score (by Chaplin) and added narration (by Chaplin). Below you will find a slightly edited version of John…
Before there was “Love Story” with Ali MacGraw and Ryan O’Neal from 1970, there was…wait for it…”Love Story” from 1944. Well, OK, there have been almost three dozen movies titled “Love Story” from 1933 to the present; I wonder if…
“You’re a f…ing crazy man!” “And that’s a fact. I believe you’re getting the hang of this.” Maybe the ironic title says it all: There is no such thing as “A Perfect World.” Clint Eastwood co-stars with Kevin Costner in…
ommy Lee Jones is one of those well-known actors who possesses a ton of talent and charisma and has made a boatload of movies. Yet I’m betting you know him best from his co-starring roles in “The Fugitive” and the…