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Gone With the Wind (1939) dir. Victor FlemingStarring: Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Hattie McDaniel, Leslie Howard, Olivia De Havilland****By Alan BacchusThe event picture of all time gets everything it’s due from Warner Bros’ pimped out Blu-Ray box set. It’s been 70 years and most of us weren’t ...
Drama
Gone With The Wind
Victor Fleming
Scarlett Johansson
Heat (1995) dir. Michael MannStarring: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Val Kilmer, Tom Sizemore, Diane Venora****By Alan BacchusRemember when Michael Mann made good movies? It’s been a bad decade for him - a drought which has been clouded by huge disappointments which should have been cinematic sure ...
Other
Michael Mann
Sex, Lies and Videotape (1989) dir. Steven SoderberghStarring: Andie McDowell, James Spader, Peter Gallagher, Laura San Giacomo****By Alan BacchusMuch like the same anointed crown ‘Easy Rider’ has been given as the spearhead for the generation of 70’s auteur filmmakers, Steven Soderbergh’s debut ...
Drama
Steven Soderbergh
James Spader
Tales from the Golden Age (2009) dir. by Uricara, Hofer, Popescu, Marculescu, MunguiStarring: Diana Cavallioti, Vlad Ivanov and Alexandru Potocean***1/2By Blair StewartOne of the more memorable comedies to arrive in recent memory comes from an unexpected but sizable wellspring, life under a ...
Other
Kristen Stewart
Kobe Doin’ Work (2009) dir. Spike LeeDocumentary**By Alan BacchusIt’s an extremely literal title for this odd sports film directed by cine-master Spike Lee. Produced under the ESPN Films banner, ‘Kobe Doin’ Work’ is just about that, capturing an ordinary day of work of NBA superstar Kobe Bryant– ...
Other
Spike Lee
Miracle on 34th Street (1947) dir. George SeatonStarring: Maureen O’Hara, Edmund Gwenn, Natalie Wood, John Payne*** The title of this picture is a bit of a misnomer. The film is certainly no miracle, nor are there any profound miracles in the story. The story of the real Santa who inadvertently ...
Drama
Monsters Inc. (2001) dir. Pete DocterVoices by: John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Steve Buscemi,***1/2Alan BacchusSure “Wall-E” is good, so is “Up”. I’m probably alone in the opinion that ‘Ratatouille’ was just OK, and that ‘Monsters Inc’ at least in my personal opinion is the best of the Pixar ...
Animation
Pixar
Pete Postlethwaite
In the Loop (2009) dir. Armando IannucciStarring: Tom Hollander, Peter Capaldi, James Gandolfini, Mimi Kennedy, Anna Clumsky****By Alan BacchusOne of the best films of the year is Armando Iannucci’s uproariously funny political satire – “In the Loop”. Inevitable comparisons to “Dr. Stangelove” ...
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Tom Hollander
Sauna (2008) dir. AJ AnnilaStarring: Ville Virtanen, Tommi Eronen, Viktor Klimenko, Sonja Petäjäjärvi***1/2“Sauna” is a truly wonderful cinema experience – a dark gothic horror near-masterpiece which mashes the existential atmosphere of Andrei Tarkovsky with the mindbending terror of J-Horror ...
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Brüno (2009) dir. Larry CharlesStarring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Gustaf Hammarsten, Clifford Bañagale, Chibundu Orukwowu***1/2It comes as no surprise the ‘Bruno’ wasn’t as successful as ‘Borat’. While Borat cleverly poked fun at America's ignorance and hospitality, “Bruno” puts the country’s own ...
Comedy
Bruno
Sacha Baron Cohen
Charles S. Dutton
Rome (2005-2007) created by John Milius, Willam J. Macdonald, Bruno HellerStarring: Ciaron Hinds, James Purefoy, Kevin McKiddThis posting doesn’t really serve as a review but an admonition of excitement about getting to work on watching the lauded television series ‘Rome’. The series, created by ...
Comedy
Bruno
Godzilla (1998) dir. Roland EmmerichStarring: Matthew Broderick, Maria Pitillo, Michael Lerner, Jean Reno, Hank Azaria*By Alan BacchusHowever silly and cornball “Independence Day”, there was a thrill in bringing back the simple earth vs. aliens b-movie plotting. And certainly watching major ...
Drama
Roland Emmerich
Il Divo (2009) dir. Paolo SorrentinoStarring: Toni Servillo, Anna Bonaiuto, Giulio Bosetti, Flavio Bucci, Carlo Buccirosso**By Alan BacchusThe story of seven-time Italian prime minister Giulio Andreotti's controversial leadership in the latter stages of his 50-year service, which saw him accused ...
Other
Martin Scorsese
Cars (2006) dir. John LasseterVoices by: Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt, Cheech Marin, Tony Shaloub**1/2By Alan BacchusAs creative director of the company, over most of the decade John Lasseter had served as a supervisory Walt Disney-like role in the Pixar family. “Cars” was Lasseter’s ...
Animation
Cars
Pixar
White Material (2009) dir. Claire DenisStarring: Isabelle Huppert, Isaach De Bankole, Christopher Lambert***By Blair StewartA bitter, brittle remark on colonial Africa just before the whites all fled, Claire Denis revisits her childhood days in the great Continent. Isabelle Huppert is Maria, a ...
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Kristen Stewart
Isabelle Huppert
Maria Bello
The Exiles (1961) dir, Kent McKenzieStarring: Mary Donahue, Homer Nish, Clydean Parker, Tom Reynolds, Rico Rodriguez***1/2By Alan BacchusThe reputation of Kent McKenzie’s “The Exiles” precedes it. The famous USC student film about aboriginal youths living in Los Angeles was often discussed as a ...
Comedy
The following is part of a continuing series of features breaking down the trends of cinema in the 2000's. Click below for parts 1 and 2:Part 1: Tentpole Franchisees Part 2: Social RealismIt’s not hard to pinpoint the exact moment when documentaries became more than just an art house or 'special ...
Drama
Up (2009) dir. Pete DocterVoices by: Ed Asner, Jordan Nagai, Christopher Plummer, Delroy Lindo***1/2By Alan BacchusThough I admired “Wall-E” and “Ratatouille” the two recent and arguably best received Pixar films since “Toy Story”, I felt a sense these films wrang out every morsel of cuteness ...
Animation
Up
Pixar
Thirst (2009) dir. by Park Chan-WookStarring: Song Kang-Ho, Kim Ok-Bin***By Blair StewartA Korean vampire priest is tormented by Catholic Sin in his lust for sex and fineropes of arterial spray in "Thirst", the latest from Chan Wook-Park of "Oldboy" fame.You already had me at 'Korean Vampire ...
Drama
Ray Park
Kristen Stewart
Rocky IV (1985) dir. Sylvestor StalloneStarring: Sylvestor Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, Brigitte Nielsen, Talia Shire, Burt Young*** By Alan Bacchus'Rocky IV' has so much going wrong with it, it’s an easy film to pick apart, chew up and spit it out as film criticism, which make it so difficult to ...
