Archive for October, 2008

Mike Leigh gets happy, but why?

Rating 3.00 out of 5

[?]Submitted by Denerstein Unleashed

Mike Leigh’s movies include such darkly hued works as “Vera Drake” (2004) and “Naked” (1993), but he also has made films that don’t necessarily leave us distressed and depressed; i.e., “Topsy-Turvy (1999), “Secrets & Lies” (1996), “Life is Sweet” (1991) and “High Hopes” (1988). That’s not to [...]

Another shot at Hollywood hypocrisy

Rating 3.00 out of 5

[?]Submitted by Denerstein Unleashed

It’s not difficult to skewer movie-biz hypocrisies, which means that Barry Levinson’s “What Just Happened” doesn’t exactly earn points for gumption as it fires more shots across Hollywood’s already battered bow. Robert De Niro plays a beleaguered producer who’s having a run of bad luck. Preview audiences [...]

Crimes on both sides of the legal fence

Rating 3.00 out of 5

[?]Submitted by Denerstein Unleashed

Some movies are worth seeing because because they tell a story that’s beyond belief. And when that story happens to be true, the appeal becomes even greater. That’s pretty much the way I felt about “The Changeling,” the latest movie from Clint Eastwood. It rescues the lost [...]

No glory is this cop drama

Rating 3.00 out of 5

[?]Submitted by Denerstein Unleashed

Mr. Intensity, Edward Norton, is back. He’s starring in “Pride and Glory,” a drama about corrupt New York City cops. Joining Norton in the intensity parade are Colin Farrell, John Voight and Noah Emmerich. They’re all playing characters who belong to a family of Irish-American cops, the [...]

Rachel gets married and you’re invited

Rating 3.00 out of 5

[?]Submitted by Denerstein Unleashed

You may have read that In his new movie, “Rachel Getting Married,” director Jonathan Demme channels two cinematic currents, the first from the jittery, hand-held world of Dogme 95 and the second from the alluring jumble of the best Robert Altman movies. When coupled with the post-racial [...]

Movie Preview: Body of Lies

Rating 3.00 out of 5

[?]Written by Michael Vass
The latest film to propose that America is a horrible nation filled with deceit and violence seems to be Body of Lies. This latest film by director Ridley Scott stars Leonardo Di Caprio and Russell Crowe.
Now I tend to like the films of Ridley Scott. He made Alien, [...]

Movie Preview: Notorious

Rating 4.00 out of 5

[?]Written by Michael Vass
Well the trailer is out. I can see movie theaters in Brooklyn selling out in January. Because the film of B.I.G. will be out to start 2009.

I have some bad news though. The movie is probably crap. I’m not saying this because of my personal belief that gangsta [...]