Like so many others, I get "The Illusionist" and "The Prestige" confused. Both films were released in 2006, and both are set during the turn of the century--one in London featuring two rival magicians
"Yeah, man, this is the room where I keep hearing all these spooky sounds. Like stuff being knocked over. Pans clattering on the floor. I'm really freaked out. " "That's OK, sir, that's why you calle
The opening credits of "Everlasting Moments" (2008) are comprised of close-ups of various parts of a vintage Contessa photo camera: the shutter, the lens, and the focusing mechanism. The tight framing
It's rare to find an animated series that appeals to both kids and adults. "Avatar: The Last Airbender" is one such show. It never talks down to its audience and doesn't feel like an extended commerci
Sergio Leone didn't invent the so-called "Spaghetti Western," but it's this trilogy and Leone's "Once Upon a Time in the West" (1968) that people think of when they hear the term. Fair enough. Leone t
"Vengeance taken will often tear the heart and torment the conscience. " - Arthur Schopenhauer The past decade has seen the welcome emergence of exciting new filmmakers from across the globe. South
Sometimes Life Throws You Curves. That's the tagline for "Drop Dead Diva," a Sony Pictures-produced TV series that began airing on Lifetime in July 2009. They could have added a second tagline--"S
On February 15, 2010, I published a review of the Sony Pictures Classics film "The Damned United" and wrote "‘The Damned United' might be the best Blu-ray release in 2010 thus far. " I'm happy to repo
After spending 12 years as a camera operator for TV shows and films, Geoffrey Haley wrote and directed this quirky romantic comedy about a poet who makes a living writing suicide notes. As you might e
I do not, and never will, consider myself an expert on vampires, which makes me even less qualified to review "True Blood: The Complete Second Season" on Blu-ray from HBO Home Entertainment. Some guys
I am no fan of Director Oliver Hirschbiegel's plodding, by-the-numbers "Downfall" (2004) but at least it spawned one of the great You Tube memes of all-time. "Five Minutes of Heaven" (2009) spawns not
It has been a couple years since I watched "Traffic. " There have been a few times I've wanted to throw the disc in and sit back and kill nearly three hours. Usually I am wondering whatever happened t