What were Antonio Banderas and Angelina Jolie thinking of when they made this picture? There seems to be no other purpose for 2001’s “Original Sin” than to show as much of the two stars’ flesh as possible. Now, admittedly, Mr.…
Warner Bros. has Batman and Superman. MGM has James Bond. Fox has “Star Wars.” So what? Paramount has “Star Trek,” a franchise that has spawned 9 feature films (and counting), 5 television shows (and counting), and a pop sub-culture with…
“Instead of asking us to identify with this couple, as an American film would, [director] Wong [Kar-Wai] asks us to empathize with them; that is a higher and more complex assignment, with greater rewards.” –Roger Ebert, “In the Mood for…
Fans of the original “Star Trek” TV series will be happy eventually to own any or all of their favorite shows on DVD. Paramount is issuing two episodes per volume, forty or more volumes in all, over the next few…
I have very fond memories associated with watching the TV series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” Since its Spring 1997 debut, “Buffy” has been good to me. I remember watching an episode of the show the night before my Calculus Advanced…
The television mini-series used to constitute a major event. At one time, they captured large audiences and during the early Eighties, the mini-series format enjoyed quite a boon in popularity. One benefit of the mini-series was that its length allowed…
If you enjoyed Italian director Giuseppe Tornatore’s Oscar-winning “Cinema Paradiso,” that fond remembrance of childhood and the movies, then you may also like his 2000 entry in approximately the same style, “Malena.” A period piece set at the beginning of…
“Nosferatu” has the distinction of being the original theatrical telling of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula.” The film is widely regarded as one of the great films of the silent era and true cinematic classic. It has not always been so highly…
Not every fruit falls from the tree fully ripened. Not every artist creates a masterpiece the first time out. It took Woody Allen the better part of a decade to hone his style well enough to produce a genuine classic.…