There were several movies that had a great emotional impact on me this year and one of them was the movie 50/50. I knew that it would either be a tearjerker or one of those movies that made you meditate on the direction in which your life was going …

I absolutely adore The Helen Morgan Story. It’s an oldie, from 1957, but it is so tragically romantic that I was drawn to it from the first time I saw it. Helen Morgan was a singer and actress who made a name for herself on Broadway. …

For a while, comedian Robin Williams pretty much just slipped off the face of the Earth. Whenever he did have a good movie, it was more of a drama than an actual comedy. But, recently, he seems to have found himself again. First, there was RV, which turned out …

‘The wrong number’ is a book written by R.L.Stine. In the beginning of this book, everything seems to be all right and there is simply no scent of a mystery or adventure. There are two friends, Deena and Jade. They are very good friends and they spend much time …

The film “Schindler’s List was directed by Steven Spielberg (Jaws, Saving Private Ryan), based on the book by Thomas Kenealle one of the greatest novelists of Australia, whose novel of the same title was considered a remarkable achievement literature. The film takes place during the outbreak of World War …

I went to watch the movie Twilight with my friends, as we all were going crazy after watching the movie trailer; we were already fans of twilight before the movie came out as we had a book club. I loved reading all the series.
When we watched the movie, it …

I hesitated in watching it for some time but after a while I realised that I was hearing nothing but gushing reviews about the movie “The Revenant”. When I realised that it was even nominated for several prestigious awards I decided to take the chance and watch it myself. While …

Past the Bleachers is a poignant and wonderful 1995 TV movie that starred Richard Dean Anderson and Glynnis O’Connor as parents trying to move on with their lives after their son had died. It’s a trying time. The two are trying to have another baby, but Anderson’s …

I wasn’t able to see “All the King’s Men” with Sean Penn when it went through the theatres, but look forward to seeing in on DVD. I recently watched the 1949 version with Broderick Crawford and loved it. It’s in black and white, a medium that is used far …

Spartacus (1960) tells the tale of the legendary slave named Spartacus and how he was a gladiator who escaped with others to lead a slave rebellion against the Roman Empire in order to escape to freedom.
While not historically accurate to the true story of Spartacus, this film is still …

The Godfather: Part Two continues the story of the Corleone family as they try to move to more legitimate businesses. At the same time, it includes flashbacks to Vito Corleone’s trip to America and his early years in the country. The movie makes it clear that the paths that …

In a livestock owned by the family of beautiful Mackenzie, a woman named Fern toddlers will make a miracle to change the living animal cute pig named Wilbur. Since the birth of Wilbur has a body that is tinier compared with other pork. However, very lucky Wilbur very loved …

Paul W.S. Anderson’s decision to make a movie based on the 1975 film Death Race 2000 was a strange one. Anderson’s track record isn’t the best one out their, but with the bad advertising this film got you can’t completely blame him. Now that Death Race is on DVD …

Recently, I watched the 2009 remake of the innovative film, Fame, which spawned a hit TV series. I wasn’t sure how I’d react to it. I liked the original movie, and I adored the series, so this movie had a lot to live up to.
The first thing …

There is a lot of fanfare around this Jim Henson and Frank Oz movie, which supposedly features some fantastic looking puppets. It is one of the movies released for PSP and has been hyped a lot. Supposedly it is a great movie. After watching five minutes of it I …

My wife and I have been watching the Rob Zombie re-makes of the films Halloween and Halloween II. Since we couldn’t remember anything about the original (she’s never seen it and it has been quite a few years since I last watched it), we figured we would rent the …

I only hear about the movie “Gorgeous” recently. It is not to be confused with the American film “Drop Dead Gorgeous” though as this one was actually a Chinese Romance Comedy film that was released in the late nineties starring Jackie Chan. However, that does not mean that it …

Gran Torino might not be the movie to watch if you love action or special effects or are looking for a comedy. But if you like watching good acting and well written story line this is a movie for you.
Clint Eastwood is basically in every scene on this movie …

Starring: Hilary Swank (Katherine Winter), David Morrissey (Doug), Idris Elba (Ben), Anna Sophia Robb (Loren McConnell)
Whew the biblical 10 plagues shown in color can be rather overwhelming after all this while, it has only been images in our minds from the written word.
Katherine Winter, …

I sometimes think that certain producers lack fantasy in coming up with original movies. “Freaky Friday” represent a movie about twisting identity in a series of three that came and are going to be released from Hollywood. We all remember Tom Hanks famous role in “Big” and he was …

The movie War starring Jason Statham and Jet Li is an action packed thriller that is very intense. I just watched this movie recently and found it to be very worthwild. There are so many twists and turns that it will keep you on the edge of your seat. …

Cut to a scene of a baby penguin being born. Named with the adoring name of Mumble. Waddling around, trying out his new feet. Cut to another scene, the same penguin, a little bit more grown up. Forbidden to dance around others, he finds a …

This is a unique werewolf movie based on “Red Riding Hood” and one I enjoyed watching. Angela Landsbury is the star and she does a wonderful job of playing the girl’s grandmother. Based on the clothing the characters wear, the story is set during Pilgrim days except it takes …

The movie “St. Trinian’s” failed to impress me, even though it had an excellent cast of actors such as Colin Firth, Rupert Everett, Mischa Barton and Stephen Fry. I found the script lacked certain magic and, in certain moments, there didn’t seem to be a link between one scene …

Doing romantic movies when your love life is in full turmoil must be pretty tough. I believe that “The Break-Up” represent this aspect to the actress, Jennifer Aniston. On the set of this movie, she meets the actor, Vince Vaughn and for a short while they had a relationship …

One of the classic movies in the annals of great musicals is The King and I. From Broadway to the big screen and later to the small screen, The King and I is an enchanting story of a strange and unconventional love between two very different people who …

When I read the short outline of this movie, I thought I was reading a news article. I just saw Miral earlier, and it was probably the only culturally significant movie I’ve seen of this year. To summarize, Miral is one way to understand the political conflict …

Connie and Carla is a nice comedy movie. The movie stars Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette and David Duchovny in the main roles and they did a nice job. It is the story of two friends, Vardalos and Collette whose love for musical theater makes them remain jobless. They don’t …

At first, I had a hard time getting myself to watch the movie “Cold Mountain” especially since I thought it would have been a Western, and I have a strong dislike for Westerns. However, recently when I was at a friend’s house, I found the DVD and decided to …

I must say that the —˜Transporter’ films are my favourite Jason Statham’s movies together with ‘The Bank Job’. I believe that with ‘Transporter 3′ the director, Olivier Megaton and writers, Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen managed to put together the right ingredients that made this movie series so …

Dr. Dolittle is a family comedy movie starring Eddie Murphy in the title role. It is a very nice movie and though it appears as kid’s movie, it has universal appeal to it. Eddie Murphy did a great job as Dr. Dolittle. The story starts with a scene from …

In what would be Roger Moore’s last appearance as agent 007 James Bond (he was MORE than 50 years old here by the way) he’s confronted with perhaps the most colorful villain ever. He’s played by the excellent actor Christopher Walken and, obviously, is threatening to take over the …

Never Been Kissed, with Drew Barrymore, is, in a word, cute. The premise (shy girl gets to go back to high school and try again as part of a newspaper assignment) is fun and resonates with the part of me that knows a lot more than I did when …

This movie may be little known to the general public.But is shown frequently on most cable and satellite channels. It is one of the most heart warming and heart wrenching movies i’ve ever seen.It involves the disappearance of an 8 year old little boy on his way to school.The …

There are people who love watching horror movies and there are others who just don’t bother. I’m the latter. I get scared easily so I don’t watch too many horror movies. But my sister insisted that we should watch The Ring because it had alot of good reviews. So …

This movie, for those of you out of the loop, is about Bob Dylan. The name is taken from an obscure Bob Dylan song that the director, Todd Haynes, went on an epic journey to find a studio recording of, only to find one in Neil Young’s basement.
It stars …

The Fox and the Hound is a good film for me. I really find it enjoyable to see a movie about friendship and love. I love dogs that’s why I thought of watching this movie. Its really nice to see them singing. Although its just anecdotal in nature an …

‘Hot chick’ is an English movie. It is a very funny movie. Rob Scheneider is the main role in the movie and his is a great performance. Anybody can feel like laughing when they see this movie. Rob’s role is that of a thief. This thief is not a …

John Carpenter is a filmmaker that used to be a master of the genre he worked in, but who lost all of his qualities in the 80s and only makes disasters nowadays. Prince of Darkness was made around the time when he was changing from a quality director into …

I enjoyed this movie very much, not just because it stars the luscious Natasha Richardson, but because the dynamic between Richardson’s character and the character played by Mia Farrow is a delightful tongue-in-cheek account of Anglo-Irish relations that appeals to both my English and Irish ancestors. Their rivalry …

This film is a prequel to Red Dragon, Silence Of The Lambs, and Hannibal, based on the book by Thomas Harris. The film starts slow, and never picks up the pace, focusing all on a young Hannibal in his teens living with his aunt. The movie is full of …

Yesterday, was ‘magic Tues’…….the day my husband goes down to get all the best new DVDs he can find at Blockbusters. Yesterday, he brought home Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire! This is a great movie, with terrific stunts and action shots that are totally surprising!
It was almost …

This movie came out quite a few years ago. My mother just bought it for my younger sister. She loves animals and loves movies. So she really enjoyed this movie. It’s about a gorilla. I think it’s a great movie overall. The acting is good, the story is good, …

The Raven with Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi.
This classic black and white thriller was obviously based upon the infamous poem by Edgar Allen Poe. Looking back on the fine acting by these two famous horror stars, I could not help but notice how much Robert …

One Hour Photo is a very suspenseful and disturbing movie starring Robin Williams in one of his rare non-comedic roles. Robin Williams plays a lonely and quiet clerk who works at a department store developing photographs from film customers drop off. This movie takes place before digital cameras were …

For about three years or so the film “Alexander” was one of my favourite movies until I realised recently that it might not necessarily have been because it was a good movie. However, there is a good chance that I liked it because three of my celebrity crushes at …

I really didn’t know what to think when I first heard of this short film, which was written by ‘Belly’ writer Hype Williams and directed by Kanye West. If I had not been able to read a brief description of the movie at the time that I heard about …

I went to the Malco Theatre Razorback Cinema to watch the new Sherlock Holmes movie. I was impressed at how clean it was and the employees were helpful. They showed us where the theatre was and took are tickets before we went in. I’ve been …

Kung Fu Panda, just opened June 6th at movie theatres all across the nation. Starring Jack Black as the main character, PO. A large panda bear dreaming of being part of the elite team of kung fu trainees.
Basically, PO is chosen as the dragon master and although …