Movies Archives

Million Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood -     Million Dollar Baby directed by Clint Eastwood Ever since the credits rolled after "Million Dollar Baby," I've been wanting to
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House - “A lot of our problems today are psychological,” John McCain said in April 2008.
My Neighbor Totoro, Hayao Miyazaki (director) - Every afternoon, when I meet our eight-and-almost-one-half year-old at the camp bus, I ask about her day. Perfunctory answers escape her ecosystem.
Napoleon Dynamite, directed by Jared Hess -     Napoleon Dynamite directed by Jared Hess   Now why would you buy, for $21 plus shipping, the DVD of a movie you can rent
NO - "NO,” Chile’s first-ever nominee for Best Foreign film, was never going to be playing in the sixplex next to “Die Hard: The Reu
Off the Map, directed by Campbell Scott - Starring the great Joan Allen, with Sam Elliott. An independent film, set in New Mexico in l974.
Once - There are movies that friends tell you about, and if those friends are forceful enough or more people make the same recommendation, you rouse yourse
Painters Painting, directed by Emile De Antonio - Guest Butler Jane Chafin is director of the Offramp Gallery in Pasadena, California.
Ricky Gervais - There is no awards show sillier than the Golden Globes --- it’s not quite possible to buy a nomination from the Hollywood Foreign Press Associat
Sister Rose's Passion, directed by Oren Jacoby -   Sister Rose's Passion directed by Oren Jacoby “Why did the Jews want to put the Son of God to death?&rdq
Soylent Green, directed by Richard Fleischer -     Soylent Green directed by Rich
State of Play, directed by David Yates - The editor in “State of Play” --- I mean the original version, not the dumbed-down flop of a remake starring Russell Crowe --- is determin
Swimming Upstream, directed by Russell Mulcahy - Geoffrey Rush won Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for "The King's Speech." He's featured in yet another of the "Pirates of t
Tell No One, Guillaume Canet (director) - Roger Ebert: "Here is how a thriller should be made." Stephen Holden, The New York Times: "I watched it twice.
The Secret, directed by Drew Heriot -   The Secret Her father dies. Her relationships are in turmoil.
The Big Lebowski, directed by Joel Coen -       The Big Lebowski directed by Joel Coen Someone who has seen this movie a lot --- and there are quite a few pe
The Big Sleep, directed by Howard Hawks - There are seven murders in "The Big Sleep" and one of them is so mysterious that screenwriter William Faulkner had to ask Raymond Chandler,
The Castle, directed by Rob Sitch - "The Castle" is not only the funniest Australian comedy ever made --- but then, how many Australian comedies can you name?
The Conformist, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci - What kind of man gets himself in such a pickle that --- on his honeymoon --- he's given a gun and asked to kill a professor he's always admired? T
The Edward R. Murrow Collection - Edward R. Murrow's son was my classmate at a New England boarding school.