I have to admit it. I never thought that I would see a year where January produced some entertaining movies. Now after seeing Glory Road, Tristan and Isolde proves once more that a new kind of January might be making its way into theatres.
January is traditionally the dumping ground for studio embarrassments and the tradition has been going on for more than 15 years.
Probably one of the greatest â€" or maybe the greatest â€" sports films of all time was the legendary basketball film Hoosiers from 1986. Nothing has been able to touch that film, and time after time it still shares its magic with movie-lovers.
Yes, that's right, I am going to review the infamous film from director Uwe Boll.
Surprisingly, Bandidas is a cute little western that pays homage to the spaghetti westerns of the 1960s.
Bandidas stars Salma Hayek, as Maria, a rich Mexican socialite and Penelope Cruz as Sara, a desperate farmer's daughter. Maria and Sara are brought together in turn of the century Mexico when a ruthless overseer (Dwight Yoakum) begins terrorizing their small town.
Who needs 007? The Golden Globe-nominated Pierce Brosnan is perfect as the conflicted hitman Julian Noble in The Matador, written and directed by Richard Shepard. Greg Kinnear is Danny Wright, the conflicted businessman, and Hope Davis is "Bean", Danny's wife.
Julian and Danny meet at a bar in Mexico City. In time, Julian explains his profession as a "facilitator of fatalities".
In recent years, eccentric and highly-praised director Woody Allen has been mainly focused on the lighter side of comedy. Well, for the most part.
Last year, we saw him start to drift back to more serious and examining fair with Melinda and Melinda, which was a detailed look at a woman's life through two different lenses, comedy and tragedy.
This could be the worst Jennifer Aniston movie ever!
Why? Well, let me get to that.
First off, what's it about?
"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."
Is it all worth it?
Vengeance is a dirty business. It is the kind of thing we all contemplate, from the smallest gut reaction to the eventual harming of another human being. Yes, it is probably true that in some circumstances it is justified, but at what price?
After witnessing many of the trailers and advertising campaigns for Fun With Dick and Jane, I was quite worried that this film would be another disastrous comedy. Well, I was pleasantly surprised.
Jim Carrey stars as Dick Harper, a sleek up-and-coming executive who has been dreaming about that all-important promotion.
What would it be like to see Broadway make its way onto the silver screen in such a way that the screen would be seamless with the stage?
Many of a great director has tried to capture the magic of Broadway onto a flickering movie screen. Many have failed, very few have succeeded.
There are many ways to accomplish such a lofty goal.
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