A good year is a nice romantic comedy starring Russell Crowe in the lead role. Max is the name of the character played by Russell Crowe. In his childhood he comes to spend his holidays with his uncle at his vineyard. When he grows up he becomes an aggressive …

Living Out Loud is a very nice 2009 (though it was filmed in 2008) Hallmark movie about a woman who discovers she has breast cancer. The film follows her discovery, treatment, decisions, and recovery.
Gail O’Grady turns in a powerful performance as Emily Marshall, teacher, mother, and wife, who …

I had been waiting on the edge of my seat for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince to come out. I watched all of the movies prior to this one on DVD three or four times in the last month, getting reaquainted with the story and the …

Dear John is a beautiful and moving love story based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks. It captures the new love between Savannah (Amanda Seyfried) and John (Tatum Channing) with playful tenderness as well as searing emotional intensity associated with first love. Watching their first kiss in the rain …

Oh my God, that was a great movie. I haven’t seen Ghost Ship in ages and finally got a chance to watch it late last night.
My wife hates this movie even though she usually likes horror films. The whole thing, which is about a shipwreck that is discovered and …

“Chronicle” is a very encouraging type of film; especially, during its beginning scenes. It is light and witty. The film is presented in a very one-sided angle—”so to speak. The audience witnesses: shots taken by the film’s character in way of his digital camera …

Olive Penderghast (Emma Stone) was an invisible entity to the eyes of men. If a man was google earth, she would still remain as a fictional character burried under the rubble of anonimity. But, her world changed when she lied about a very personal thing: losing her virginity at highschool! …

“The Natural” starring Robert Redford is one of the greatest movies of all time! It is the story of a boy with the greatest baseball talent of all time. He can pitch, hit, and throw unlike anyone has seen before. More than that, it is the story of the …

I’m not a huge Jack Black fan. But, I have to admit his new (animated) movie, Kung fu Panda turned out to be pretty good.
Black does the voice of Po, a worker in a noodle restaurant who aspires to be a Kung fu master and, through a series of …

If you’ve ever read a fairy tale, you’ve most certainly read or heard the tales of the brothers Grimm! This is a wonderful movie to see! It is exciting and funny and sad……….lots and lots of drama, here!
The tale starts with the younger Grimm brother having sold the family …

Twilight is a romantic vampire movie about two young people falling in love and one is a human being and other one is a vampire. The author is Stephanie Meyer who dream about the story and then put it in print over a period of 3 years. The author …

Leatherheads is a comedy directed by George Clooney. He also plays the lead character. The movie is rated PG-13.
The movie is about football before it was popular, and what the players and teams had to go through to make it what it is today. It also shows how stories …

Beneath the streets of London there is an ancient fantasy medieval world with knights, kings and wizards. A businessman one day gets invisible for some reason and his life doesn’t seem to exist anymore.
Then he goes down to the underworld of London to seek answers.
A very stupid and pointless …

Mistress of Spices is a very boring and baseless movie I have seen in recent times. I watched it on HBO and I really didn’t like the movie from the very first reel. It is the story of Tilo played by Indian beauty Aishwarya Rai who has the power …

Dan ( Steve Carell) is a widower with 3 daughters who juggles a writing job and fatherhood. During an extended family get together at his parents house he runs into ‘ Marie’ ( Juliette Binoche) in the town’s bookstore. She is funny, quirky, easy going, lively and empathetic,and the …

I enjoyed watching Billy Elliot. This was a couple of years back but I watched it again recently, since my cousin has a copy of it. I came across it at her house the other day and thought of watching it again. A very moving, sweeping and …

Two Weeks Notice is a movie starring two of hollywoods’ heavy hitters in that of Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock. The plot of this movie has been done so many times over and over it starts to become so repetative, but just like a bad song that you just …

If your a fan of the x-men series this movie may leave you entertained and a bit disappointed.
Hugh Jackman makes a great Wolverine. His character delivery is very similar to the original 3 movies. I thought his preform ace was good and right on where it needed to be. …

Disney Channel created a sensation with High School Musical in 2006. It has spawned two sequels, but I hadn’t even seen the original until last night. Of course, I’m not of current high school generation, so I’m not their target audience anyway.
That said, I chuckled at the …

I have reached that age where a lot of the movies I thought were fantastic when I was younger kids today haven’t even heard of. STRIPES, a 1981 Columbia Pictures release staring Bill Murray, is one of those. If you haven’t seen it, you most definitely should.
This …

RomeoXJuliet Episode 2 begins with Romeo asking Juliet for her name, she’s about to answer when Benvolio tells him his father is asking for him. Juliet runs toward the exit only to be stopped by guards. She cleverly escapes with the help of her protectors, Fransisco and …

I really liked the movie What about Bob?. I think Bill Murray was very funny as the character of Bob. Bob is a guy who has mental problems and has to go see a shrink. He also is very paranoid and scared of everything. I think it’s very funny …

Collateral Damage, directed by Andrew Davis is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for violence and some language. The original release date was February 8, 2002 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Actin/Thriller and stars Arnold Schearzenegger as Gordy Brewer, Francesca …

Two teenagers wake up to find their dream come to life when they created a sexy woman through the concept of science. With this new female in their lives, they are now the talk of the school they attend and also the community and town where they live. Fame …

Being a huge fan of Transformers, growing up watching the cartoons in 1985, I had high hopes for Transformers 1, but I also had some dread as well. I was afraid that they were going to take a wonderful show like this and tear it to pieces by making …

I think Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a cartoon classic. This movie was really cool. What I really loved about it, was the fact that they mixed real live actors with cartoons. This was just really creative and really cool. I loved the movie so much. I thought that …

The movie Knowing was a pleasant surprise for me. I did not see any advertisements for it when it hit the theaters and I knew nothing about it when I rented it except that it was a horror movie and it had Nick Cage in it. …

“Employee of the Month” had to be a Jessica Simpson movie after her success movie “The Dukes of Hazzard”. Unfortunately for her this movie represented her nomination for the Razzie Award as the worst actress in a female role.
However, there are positive aspects to “Employee of the Month”. This …

There are bigger budget superhero movies today but the first Superman movie is still the one they need to live up to.
This film is a classic and it was the role Christopher Reeve was born to play. It did a great job explaining Superman’s origins and childhood while still …

What initially got my attention when the 1962 film Wild Guitar began was a shot of Revue Studios, which produced my favorite show of all time, Laramie. I’d never seen the Revue building and knowing a bit about Los Angeles, this gave me an idea of where it …

I can remember when I watched the premiere of the movie “The Ring” on cable. I can’t remember which movie channel brought it, but what I do remember is that even though I did not expect it to be terrifying I still found it a little creepy. I had …

Starring: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Evangeline Lilly, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, Guy Pearce, and Christian Camargo.
Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow.
The Hurt Locker is one of the best war films made in a while, one that deserves to sit up there along with Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan and …

Hubby and I had a movie marathon last night. After watching a few depressing movies, we decided to watch Leap Year to lighten the mood a bit before going to sleep. I’ve always love Amy Adams’ movies but this one, I’m afraid is not one of them. This …

I cannot recall how many times I’ve seen this movie but I don’t mind. I like this anyway. Well, of course I don’t buy the idea that two people could exchange faces considering the differences in their genetic make up and it’s not solved by simple facial …

Love Actually is a great Christmas movie, and I watch it every year. The movie has a huge cast and features many big names, like Hugh Grant, as the British Prime Minister, Colin Firth, as a writer trying to deal with heartache of finding his wife in bed with …

This must have been a good movie because it evoked so many emotions from me. The setting and the characterizations were incredible. Leonardo is as always beautiful in it. The thing I hated was when she was on the door or whatever at the end and she says ‘I’ll …

This is a Disney movie made back in 1942. It’s about a fawn who experiences life in all its goodness and sadness. The fawn’s name is Bambi.
I have to admit that I never watched this movie up until I had my son. I landed upon it accidentally, when I …

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer is a sweet movie that won the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay by Sidney Sheldon. The man is a phenomenal writer, and it obviously showed in this motion picture. It’s full of charm and wit.
The phenomenal Shirley Temple plays a …

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 …

If you’re a fan of giant robots or giant monsters, the Pacific Rim movie is definitely a thrill to watch. The movie got hyped all the way to its theatrical release, what with director Guillermo del Toro promising a great homage that should introduce the two genres to the …

I purchased a comedy DVD called “I Am Dad.” It cost me about 10.00+tax. This DVD is a brilliant combination of comedy and reality, presented by the stylings of comedian Kenn Kington. The DVD is a crown comedy presentation, and is chuck full of the most …

The Bridges of Madison County with Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep.
I remember the first time I saw this movie. I felt mislead by the tough guy of all times, Clint Eastwood. How could he betray me by acting out a love story with …

Joe `The King` Kingman is a superstar quarterback for Wanted to show some team, the Boston Rebels. Their lives are always filled party while his team wins, besides the various ad products he had starred, even now, he began a restaurant business. However, everything will change when a young …

The movie “Happy feet” was great. I brought it for my granddaughters to watch, but I really enjoyed watching it myself. I like the dancing peniguns and the characters portray in the story line. The
choregraphing for the movie was very creative, the music was enlightening. I like the movie …

Thank You for Smoking (2006) is a comedy directed by Jason Retiman and is rated R for language and some sexual content.
Thank You for Smoking takes place in Washington D.C. where Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart) is the public spokesperson for big tobacoo. Naylor is a blonde, pretty boy …

I admit to being surprised at the caliber of the musical performances of Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger, and Richard Gere and it made for a stunning production of Chicago, but at the same time, I honestly believe that the theater production I saw of it in Los Angeles …

Me And You And Everyone We Know is an independent film made in 2005 by writer, director, and performance artist Miranda July.
John Hawkes stars as a recently separated father of two, Richard Swersey, who spends his days working in the shoe department of a local department store, and the …

Carrie is a movie based on Stephen King’s novel. The movie was filmed in 1976 and stars Sissy Spacek as Carrie. Carrie is a teenage girl who feels alone and rather like a pariah. Carrie is treated brutally by her fellow students, especially the girls. They tease and taunt …