Archived Results for April, 2009
(Total Found: 26)
Yes Man
When Carl reluctantly begins saying yes, he finds that he can't stop, especially when his hum drum life takes a turn for the better. He makes new friends, gets a big raise, revitalizes old friendships and gets a new, and very cute girl friend.
April 30th, 2009
Neil Young - Fork In The Road
May have made a wrong turn, but the journey has some fulfilling momentsIt would seem he had driving and road trips on his mind quite a bit when writing the lyrics for his latest release Fork In The Road. I'm not just saying that because of the title of the album.
April 28th, 2009
The Wrestler
A near remake of The Champ is an important film in the measure that it examines the life of the lost and the forgotten, after enjoying a small piece of the American dream. Randy The Ram Robinson, has tasted professional wrestling fame and now knows the depth of despair as a washed up, has been.
April 26th, 2009
The Spirit
The Spirit Frank Miller's adaptation of the Will Eisner comic strip of the same title was his follow- up to his last two very successful films (both financial and critical), Sin City and 300, was less impressive and in terms of art design, narrative and pace was a pale imitation of his previous succ
April 26th, 2009
Once Upon a Time in the West
Time Loves a Hero: Everyone Else Take a Seat This is the legacy of arguably two of Sergio Leone's best films: "Once Upon a Time in the West," and to be reviewed later, "Once Upon a Time in America." Our subject in the now is the classic western that features an enigmatic cast, fantastic staging of s
April 25th, 2009
W.
With Oliver Stone Directing a Controversial Subject, I Sometimes Expect the Worst Understandably so, due to the fact that Director Stone is decidedly, vocally and irrevocably ultra liberal in his views, political and otherwise. Also understanding that ultra liberals have spewed so much venomous rage
April 23rd, 2009
Mutant Chronicles
Dante's Inferno or Ultra Violent Science Fiction: No Difference Director Simon Hunter and Screenwriter Philip Eisner drive this blood soaked sci-fi horror motion picture headlong into a limited number of United States theaters, searching for an audience that crave an improbable, but fantastic story
April 23rd, 2009
Flash of Genius
Flash of Genius This is an important little film, even though at some moments, it is like watching paint dry in the 119 minutes it took to tell this tale. That said, "Flash of Genius" is well acted in all of the central roles, while telling an inspirational story of the little guy chasing equity, re
April 22nd, 2009
Unforgiven
Unforgiven is the Minimalist's Approach to Producing a Classic Western Clint Eastwood put on his director's cap and actor's battered stetson and filmed one of the finest Westerns ever made. The film was released in 1992, and qualified for that years Academy Awards. It was nominated for 9 Oscars and
April 21st, 2009
Bedtime Stories
Bedtime Stories This may eventually become a significant children's movie, but I doubt it. Instead, what we have been served up is another formulaic Happy Madison production that is not rooted in reality, so the fantasy scenes ring hollow, shallow and uninspiring. The fantasy may work for some child
April 21st, 2009
Seven Pounds
Not unlike the dying process, Ben Thomas' emotional well being is shutting down, and the only way he can resurrect it is to surrender to the penance, that he believes he owes humanity.
April 21st, 2009
Twilight
A teenage girl risks everything when she falls in love with a vampire. The first film of the "Twilight" series.
April 17th, 2009
Transporter 3
Transporter 3 Jason Statham put his "butt-kicking" franchise on the line in "Transporter 3;" however, it was not enough to save this high energy, "low-brow" movie. Director Olivier Megaton got the action scenes right. The problem is: he got the rest of the movie wrong. The story and the dialogue wer
April 17th, 2009
Bob Mould - Life and Times
3 decades in the making - a look back at the life and times I was very excited to hear that Bob Mould was releasing yet another album. He has been a staple to my regular sonic diet for over 16 years when I first discovered his work in high school, however since then I have had the chance to go back
April 17th, 2009
Full Metal Jacket
"Goodbye My Sweetheart, Hello Vietnam" This refrain from Dave Dudley's country ditty, an integral melody in the soundtrack of the classic "Full Metal Jacket" regarding a more patriotic approach to the Vietnam predicament, is etched in my subconscious as I reconsider Stanley Kubrick's grim satirical
April 14th, 2009
Let the Right One In
An overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl who turns out to be a vampire.
April 13th, 2009
Marley and Me
The Nurturer, America's Sweetheart and a Hyperactive Golden Lab Walk into a Bar And what do you end up with? A pretty good dog movie. And that is exactly what we wound up with after a short night out Friday night. My wife loves our dogs probably more than she does the kids and - strike that: she pro
April 11th, 2009
Body of Lies
Body of Lies It is a good film. I was just expecting more. Leonardo DiCaprio has developed into a fine actor: able to project extreme intensity in a very convincing manner. Russell Crowe is one of the best and most versatile actors ever. Ridley Scott has directed some of my favorite films (of them t
April 10th, 2009
Australia
"Australia," brought to us via the big screen by Director / Producer / Writer Baz Luhlmann, was epic in scale while concentrating on a pivotal time period (1938 to 1942) in the young history of the former British Colony - Australia. Many epics have been made since D.W. Griffith's "Birth of a Nation" and most have a cogent message against the...
April 10th, 2009
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Computer Graphics do not Mar the Message The writers do; however, considering the film is science fiction and a remake of the 1951 "B Movie" classic of the same title, I'm fine with that. The film is a bit preachy, but so was the original to a lesser extent. Because it is a remake, I doubt it wi
April 10th, 2009
Nights in Rodanthe
Nights in Rodanthe This re-creation through celluloid of the New Bern, NC native Nicholas Spark's novel, of the same title, was a major disappointment for a variety of reason s - so many, I don't know where to begin. Spending as much time as I do on North Carolina's beautiful Outer Banks, I was happ
April 6th, 2009
In Concert: Molasses Creek
Bluegrass Meets Traditional Country The melodic twang of America's mountain music, bluegrass, found a receptive second home in Washington, NC on Saturday night, April 4, 2009, at the renovated Turnage Theater. Three bands played and all were quite good, but in this narrative we discuss the top bill.
April 5th, 2009
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Zack and Miri Make a Porno "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" is the latest formula comedy from Director / Writer Kevin Smith starring Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks. I must admit, there are some funny scenes; like when they are coming up with title for their prospective porno movie, but for the most part
April 4th, 2009
The Duchess
The Duchess Fathers don't let your daughters grow up to marry narcissistic, philandering Dukes. This sad tale details the life and loves of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who originally hailed from the House of Spencer. Georgiana, very convincingly portrayed by Kiera Knightly, is married off to t
April 4th, 2009
Slumdog Millionaire
After Jamal, played competently by younger actors, and brother, Salim, suffer the death of their young mother from an organized Muslim attack against the poor, defenseless Hindu's living in their slum. From that point on, the brothers are forced to live on their own, and by their wits, they are able to survive the cruel streets of Bombay.
April 3rd, 2009
