Review: The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Posted by: Dean Kish • December 14, 2005 @ 11:59am
Three Burials has a lot to offer â€" it is a murder mystery, redemption film, and character study. The film is directed by and stars Tommy Lee Jones as ranch hand Pete Perkins, who falls to pieces after one of his best friends if suddenly murdered.
I have always had affection for the original 1933 classic monster film, King Kong. I am not sure why, but from such a young age I have been enthralled by "creature features". The thing that always stood out the most for me when it came to Kong was the over-the-top classic Hollywood ending that I am sure is one of the most memorable ever.
Okay, here's the deal. I though the first Lord of the Rings movie was so boring and long that I made a conscious decision to avoid the next two. Granted, it was pretty to look at, but all the walking, strolling, and traveling became tedious after awhile.
Director Ang Lee makes good movies: Sense and Sensibility, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and The Hulk â€" well, two out of three ain't bad. He also made Brokeback Mountain.
I admit, I was not looking forward to seeing this movie. A story of two gay men in 1960s Wyoming was about as appealing as watching The Princess Diaries again. But I was impressed.
Based on the renowned bestseller, Memoirs of a Geisha chronicles the career of Sayuri (Ziyi Zhang), a young woman who as a child is sold into the geisha profession in 1929.
Okay, gather around, I want to tell you the story of the time I spent on Brokeback Mountain.
Now, imagine someone saying that while you are sitting around a campfire and there is nothing but you, the crackling flame, and the storyteller. There is nothing in the world but those three things.
Emerging director Stephen Gaghan is best known for writing the screenplay for the Academy Award-winning film Traffic but he also wrote and directed the dreadful film Abandon with Katie Holmes, and also wrote the disaster The Alamo.
Review: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Posted by: Dean Kish • December 9, 2005 @ 11:59am
It is probably one of those stories you remember from your childhood. With wide-eyed innocence, you open your closet door and walk to the back hoping that you will enter the magical world of talking animals, governed by a noble lion, and a land where children can be heroes. I don't know about you, but I did it.
The classic novel series by British author C.S.
When I heard the name of this film, the first thing that came to mind was that Disney film from the 1970s called The World's Fastest Athlete. I was not familiar with the life and legacy of Burt Munro and that there was a classic motorcycle called an Indian.
New Zealand-born Burt Munro (Anthony Hopkins) has an obsession.
Has there ever been a road movie quite like this? Not that I am aware of. And you know, that's why it's so fun.
Transamerica stars Felicity Huffman as Bree, a pre-operative, male-to-female transsexual who is about to realize her life-long dream of becoming a fully realized woman.
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