Movies Archives

The Ghost Writer, Roman Polanski (director) - A zillion years ago, Roman Polanski took a 13-year-old-girl to Jack Nicholson’s house in Los Angeles, drugged her and committed several varietie
The Harder They Come, directed by Perry Henzell - 1972. President Nixon was taping the meetings that would cause him to resign.
The Love Machine, directed by Jack Haley, Jr. - As Jacqueline Susann was writing "The Love Machine" in the late '60s, legendary TV exec James Aubrey called her.
The Nutcracker - Our daughter hated ballet school, maybe because she started before she was three years old.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower, directed by Stephen Chbosky - “The Silver Linings Playbook” has been nominated for 7 Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Support
The Red Balloon, directed by Albert Lamorisse - It's been amusing reading Web reviews of “The Red Balloon.” I gather that, in the 4th to 8th grades, a great many American kids saw t
The Snowman, directed by Dianne Jackson - The best holiday stories are fables. “Believe,” they instruct us. “Love,” they dare us.
The Tree of Life, directed by Terrence Malick - “The Tree of Life” won the Palme D’Or for Best Picture at Cannes, but if you plan to see it, you’d better go as soon as it ope
The Triplets of Belleville (Les Triplettes de Belleville) - Les Triplettes de Belleville (The Triplets of Belleville) is a sassy, surrealistic, 78-minute romp and a deliciously old-fashioned creation that harke
The Visitor, directed by Thomas McCarthy - The Visitor directed by Thomas McCarthy Did you ever feel that you were a pretender: going through the motions, sleepwalking through
Tous les Matins du Monde, directed by Alain Corneau - It is 1660, and we are at the home of Sainte-Colombe, probably the greatest French musician and composer for strings of the 17th century.
Troubled Water, Erik Poppe (director) - Alec Baldwin says that Trine Dyrholm is “the best actress in the world.” Michael Moore has said “Troubled Water” was the best
Walk the Line, directed by James Mangold -       Walk the Line directed by James Mangold Talk about an entrance!
WALL-E - WALL-E The trailer's been on YouTube since December, 2007.
Wallander - At a party, I ran into the woman who had recommended State of Play, a mesmerizing six hours of BBC drama.  Happily, she had a new enthusiasm
Wanted Dead or Alive -       The Essential Steve McQueen Collection Wanted: Dead or Alive (Season One) How cool was Steve McQueen? There's only
We are... The Laurie Berkner Band -     I'm not allowed to watch this DVD or listen to the CD. This package belongs to the Butler Heiress.
Winter's Bone, directed by Debra Granik - Jennifer Lawrence was just 21 when she played the needy, mouthy policeman’s widow in "Silver Linings Playbook." This was her first Bes
Without Limits, directed by Robert Towne - There are artists who paint by the rules.
Wristcutters, directed by Goran Dukic - The funniest film I saw last year started with a suicide.