6/15/2004
Hold onto your hats folks. If you love a bumpy ride this is it!
If you want to know all about the hell of Hollywood, I think you could watch a simpler film than this one. This reviewer says it was well told and worth watching. If you've never seen anything by filmmaker, David Lynch, I'd recommend this film as the first to watch. It's fascinating to this...
4/7/2003
Clever and witty British period story full of fun
An Ideal Husband was originally a play written by Oscar Wilde in the 1800's, and adapted several times for film, the first being in the 1940's. This reviewer has never seen any but this film, and a theatre production years back.If you tend to avoid British period stories, then it's your loss if you...
3/18/2003
True romance, a constant struggle for two couples: one in the past and the other in the present. Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Aaron Eckhart, Jeremy Northam, Jennifer Ehle
Possession is an intellectual romance reminiscent of a Victorian novel in atmosphere such as Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. Admittedly I've had a weakness for Jane Eyre since the first time I read it as a teenager. Every rendition of Jane Eyre as a movie has come under my scrutiny.That gives you an...
1/8/2003
A happy family is shaken up by the wife's illicit love affair. Starring Diane Lane, Richard Gere, Oliver Martinez
Once upon a time. . . Connie Sumner (Diane Lane) and her husband, EdwardSumner (Richard Gere), lived happily with their nine-year-old son, Charlie(Erik Per Sullivan), in a gorgeous huge house in an idyllic suburb of NewYork City. Edward has his own successful business in New York City. They'vebeen...
9/27/2002
Tragedies bring the two most unlikely characters together in a dramatic love story, if you can call it that. Starring Academy Award-winner Halle Berry, Billy Bob Thornton, Peter Boyle, Sean Combs, Heath Ledger
Monster's Ball is a term I never heard before I saw this video. I researched and found it means: "the condemned man's last day."Marc Forster directed the movie, and I think it's interesting that the story isn't from a novel, but is an original screenplay by Mila Addica and Will Rokos. It should...
7/30/2002
Excellent film noir set in 1948 in Los Angeles. Starring Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Tom Sizemore
The most entertaining medium can be a movie and "Devil in a Blue Dress," tomy delight, is one of those movies. The story is superb with a variety ofcharacters and a convincing style. It's a film noir genre story set in the1940s. Similar to "L.A. Confidential," it's a perfect example of...
7/9/2002
Mystery/Romance/Suspense in jolly old England of 1932. Ensemble cast directed by Robert Altman
Robert Altman directs this unusual comedy/romance/suspense story with hisusual flair, making a movie with a witty and, albeit sometimes, slow-movingplot. Any anglophile would be pleased with the setting and the collectionof actors. I can't tell you how many times I sat forward to look closer...
6/26/2002
A suspenseful science fiction tale revolves around life back at home for an astronaut and his family after he endured two minutes of darkness while in outer space.
Suspense is always a thrill for me. While watching this film, I waited forthe suspense "just around the corner" or "any minute now." I guess I wasin suspense while waiting for the suspense. Cunning Rand Ravich, the writerand director, held me in suspense. Don't get me wrong. I'm glad I saw...
6/14/2002
When a mysterious woman and her daughter move to a provincial French town to open a chocolatier, the decadent results unlock the town's hidden passions. Starring Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Judi Dench
The movie, "Chocolat", was recommended to me by friends, and I really didn't know what to expect. Now I'd recommend it! It's a fairy tale with good guys, bad guys, and I guess I can tell you, a very sweet ending. Warning!!! There's chocolate dribbling all over the place... in cakes, cookies, and...
6/7/2002
Prostitutes on the streets of London become victims of gruesome slaughters by a deranged killer. Fantastic scenes of vivid color with dark and light contrasts.
Jack the Ripper, we know, was a serial killer committing his chilling andmacabre murders in London, England in 1888. One book, written by Moore andCampbell, entitled From Hell, was made into a movie. It depicts prostitutesin the streets of London becoming victims of gruesome slaughters by...
