GENRE: Drama

Movies The Dark Knight Movie Shot

This weekend we saw both of the “big” movies. First up was The Dark Knight. However, what’s interesting is that Mamma Mia! is selling out here right alongside the huge sellouts for Batman. I’ve never seen the local theater so packed. The Dark Knight is the latest Batman movie and second for Christian Bale. Bale […]

Movies Forgetting Sarah Marshall Movie Shot

A heart-broken musician heads to Hawaii to escape his breakup in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Let me say right now that my least favorite part of this movie is its title. It’s the most forgettable part of the film. The story comes to us from it’s lead actor Jason Segel who we’ve seen in lesser roles […]

Movies Flawless Movie Shot

The last movie was a bit of an odd one. I didn’t see it at the theater. The TV station, HDNet Movies, worked out some trial deal to debut a movie on their channel a couple of days before it actually came out in theaters. The movie is called Flawless and stars Demi Moore and Michael Caine. The problem […]

Movies Married Life Movie Shot

A quirky 1940s businessman comes up with a novel approach to solve he and his wife’s problems in Married Life. Poor Harry Allen (Chris Cooper) lives each day having to endure his beautiful, adoring wife Pat (Patricia Clarkson) all the while knowing he no longer finds their relationship exciting. Then one day he meets an attractive […]

Movies The Counterfeiters Movie Shot

Three of us took in the foreign film, The Counterfeiters last night. It’s a German-language film that tells the true story of a select group of Jewish prisoners in a Nazi concentration camp. These prisoners are spared a trip to the gas chamber to take part in a more covert engagement. The Nazi’s plan to destabilize […]

Movies Funny Games Movie Shot

The movie of the week is Funny Games. It stars Naomi Watts and Tim Roth. Basically it’s a story about a typical well-to-do family that ends up tormented by two roving psychopaths. The movie had its moments. The psychos are very original. Unlike any others you’ve most likely seen in any movie. They’re so grating that […]

Movies Atonement Movie Shot

Caught Atonement this weekend which means I’ve now managed to see all five of the Oscar nominees for Best Picture. This one is a solid selection. This is a movie whose previews were a bit misleading regarding the plot, at least for me. It’s the story of how someone, especially a child, can misconstrue what it […]

Movies Charlie Wilson's War Movie SHot

We saw Charlie Wilson’s War last night. This is a movie starring Tom Hanks that I’ve been meaning to see since December and just couldn’t get to. It’s worth more of an effort. While the movie isn’t an Oscar contender it’s a bright, witty, entertaining movie that really does make you think about how our government […]

Movies The Orphanage Movie Shot

A mother returns to the home she grew up in and stumbles upon a shocking mystery in The Orphanage. Let’s start right off by saying that the marketing of this film is extremely misleading. Its poster and trailer proclaim it as being “Presented by Guillermo del Toro,” but del Toro is credited only as the […]

Movies There Will Be Blood Movie Shot

Just got back from seeing There Will Be Blood. This is a movie that has been getting rave reviews from everywhere and is already being called one of the very best movies of 2007. Every reviewer that puts this at the top of his best movies list needs to be ignored from here on out. […]