Est. 1998
Movie Infos Title: Hollow Man Year: 2000 Director: Paul Verhoeven When I think of invisible men, I picture earnest scientists who somehow manage to vanish and use this ability to right wrongs, and maybe have a little innocent fun. But what if it’s a darker side of the human mind that found itself fulfilled by the capacity to do whatever you want without abybody knowing…
Just before July 4th, America is facing its biggest threat ever: humongous UFOs are surrounding it and before anyone can react, they start destroying major cities all over the world. It’s up to a group of unlikely heroes to counter-attack. You’ve got Jeff Goldblum as a computer geek who figures out everything and does a lot of exposition, trailed by his father, an annoying Jewish…
There are few things more exciting in the life of a film writer than being told by a publicist that you’re gonna get a call from Heather Graham to talk about her latest movie. Especially when you’ve loved her for years, notably as Roller Girl in “Boogie Nights”, Felicity Shagwell in “The Spy Who Shagged Me” and now as Pippa McGee in “Cake”. Here’s…
Somehow, I’d never seen this before. Of course, I knew most of the songs and was familiar with the classic moments from this Best Picture winner for 1966 which once was the highest grossing picture ever made. Yet I’d never actually sat down to watch. Until now, as I’ve spent nearly five hours perusing through the “Five Star Collection” DVD. I’ll get to the extras…
Tom Hanks is undeniably an incredibly gifted actor, and this is his best performance. In Forrest Gump, he creates an unforgettable character. Gump is a good natured guy who only has one weakness: he’s a little slower than average. But in many ways, he’s superior to most so-called normal people. You rarely see a man with so much enthusiasm and good will! His great personality…
Movie Infos Title: Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope Year: 1977 Director: George Lucas Writer: George Lucas A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the Universe was taken over by the Empire, a tyrannical group of evil leaders with bad intentions. Fortunately, a Rebellion has been put together with the help of Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher). The Rebels have gotten…
A few hours before the premiere of Pineapple Express at the Festival du Film de Juste pour rire, I got to interview Danny McBride, who pretty much steals the movie as far as I’m concerned. I wanted to interview Seth Rogen and Judd Apatow as well, naturally, but was turned down (James Franco and David Gordon Green didn’t make the trip to Montreal). Still,…
First of all, a confession: I actually liked the Ben Affleck “Daredevil” flick. That being said, there was obviously room for improvement, so I was glad to dive into this new Netflix series based on the Marvel comic books. I was impressed right away by the work of Drew Goddard, who wrote the first couple of episodes. Take the opening, pre-title sequence. First, the origin…
Movie Infos Title: The Godfather part III Year: 1990 Director: Francis Ford Coppola I can’t say I’m the biggest fan of the Godfather movies, but I do think that the original is a masterpiece, and there’s plenty to enjoy in the first sequel, despite the somewhat distracting double narrative. But with this third film, a much-afterthought made some twenty years after the others by Coppola…
“The night is hot as hell. Everything sticks. It’s a lousy room in a lousy part of a lousy town. The air conditioner’s a clanking piece of junk that couldn’t keep a drink cold if you sat it right on top of it.” Narration can be a lazy storyteller’s crutch. It can also be a succinct and effective way to set a mood, to establish…