Imagine Me & You
July 14, 2006
Imagine Me & You (2005) is a British romantic comedy done in the tradition of a Richard Curtis film but not quite as in-your-face about it. This movie is much more subtle as its director Ol Parker demonstrates a deft touch for light comedy. Unlike...
Koko: A Talking Gorilla
July 12, 2006
Gorillas in the Mist (1988), the biography of Dian Fossey and her struggle to study and protect gorillas, was an important film in championing primate studies. In 1978, filmmaker Barbet Schroeder documented Dr. Francine “Penny” Patterson’s attempt...
Night Watch
July 11, 2006
Leave it up to filmmakers from another country, in this case Russia, to offer a fresh perspective on an established genre. The story may be as old as time but the way it is presented is not. Night Watch (2004) chronicles an epic, centuries-old struggle...
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
July 7, 2006
The best superheroes, and by that I mean the ones that endure for years and years to be discovered and reinterpreted by subsequent generations, are the ones that reflect the human condition at its simplest level. One of the best examples of this is Superman,...
Cache
July 6, 2006
Cache (2005) is one of those psychological thrillers that leaves its audience with more questions than answers. In some respects, it resembles one David Lynch’s films, specifically Lost Highway (1997), but not quite as abstract or immersed in noir imagery....
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
July 6, 2006
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) is one of those classic examples of a “how in the hell did this get made by a major studio?” kind of movie. 20th Century Fox wanted to make a sequel to their very successful 1967 film The Valley of the Dolls,...
Failure to Launch
July 5, 2006
It speaks volumes for a movie that was in theatres only a few scant months ago and is already out on DVD. You know that there’s something wrong when Terry Bradshaw gets the bulk of the best notices. Welcome to Failure to Launch (2006), a romantic comedy...
The Rockford Files: Season 2
July 5, 2006
“This is Jim Rockford. At the tone, leave your name and number and I’ll get back to you.” James Garner and his classic Pontiac Firebird are back for another season of this entertaining show as he continued his popular portrayal of the engaging,...
