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Movie Infos Title: Cidade de Deus Year: 2003 Director: Fernando Meirelles Oh boy. Now this is something else! Those who called Gangs of New York last year’s best film in spite of all its flaws are bound to back-pedal when they see “Cidade De Deus”, a new Brazilian film every bit the sprawling, ruthless depiction of gang warfare that Martin Scorsese tried but failed to…
No matter what people say, this is definitively one of Jim Carrey’s best films. He stars as, you guessed it, a cable installer. He really takes his job seriously, TV being the quintessential thing in his life deprived of friends. That is until he meets Steven (Matthew Broderick), a successful young man who moved into a bachelor pad after his girlfriend refuses his marriage proposal….
Sharon Stone stars in this very original western. She plays a sexy cowgirl looking for revenge in a small town named Redemption. Stone arrives there on her horse. Trouble is in every corner of this town. She goes to the saloon where she registers to participate in a duel tournament. This tournament is for money, but many people have other motivations to participate. This is…
Mike Myers stars in this totally groovy comedy, which he has also co-written. Following the traces of his idol Peter Sellers, Myers delivers a double performance as both the hero and the villain of the film. He’s Austin Danger Powers, a hip photographer who moonlights as an British secret agent. But mostly, he’s a swinging fella who loves to shag and party. Myers sure was…
Michel Côté has often made the whole province laugh on stage (“Broue”), TV (“La Petite Vie”) and the big screen (Cruising Bar), but he’s also an under-appreciated dramatic actor. His turn in “C.R.A.Z.Y.” should prove once and for all that he’s one of our very best. Côté is stirring as a loving but old fashioned father of five boys who we follow over two decades….
Todd Solondz made his debut with the affecting teen angst drama “Welcome to the Dollhouse”, but he really made an impression with 1998’s “Happiness”, a wonderfully cynical look at some not so happy individuals. I personally loved it (it was #3 on my year-end Top Ten), but many people criticised Solondz for making fun of these poor souls in a mean-spirited way, for trying…
Last time we checked on girl-next-door Cindy (Anna Faris), pothead Shorty (Marlon Wayans), soul sister Brenda (Regina Hall) and her not that ambiguously gay boyfriend Ray (Shawn Wayans), they had barely survived being stalked by a ghost-faced madman with a cell phone and a butcher knife in and around their high school. It’s now one year later and they’re all in college and enjoying quieter,…
Aah, Walt Disney, what an odd empire. Both a magical world cherished by children and a despicable example of capitalism gone mad. But you can’t deny that their thirtysomething self-proclaimed “animation masterpieces” are exceptional family entertainment. Of course, their live action division is not as memorable, but once in a while, they do produce a film that’s not too predictable, not too corny and not…
Don’t you hate films whose ambitions exceed their reach? Here’s a movie with a million dollar high concept: use the latest technology in special effects and computer generated imagery to create the most impressive dragons we’ve ever seen on screen, but instead of putting them into the usual context of medieval hills and castles, smack them right into the 21st century opposite army tanks, Black…
Magical. This movie is purely magical! It made me laugh, it made me think, it made me cry, and it made me believe in… magic. This unique masterpiece was co-written and directed by Tim Burton, one the most visionary filmmakers of the last decade. His movies are not always perfect, but even lesser efforts like “Batman” feature his signature quirkiness and invention. “Edward Scissorhands” takes…