When Meryl Streep was pitched a movie about a younger man and an older woman, she was excited. Then she found out she was the younger man's mother. Uma Thurman was the older woman.
As written and directed by Ben Younger (Boiler Room), Prime seems like two different movies.
For most people, the 24th annual Vancouver International Film Festival started on Thursday, September 29th, with the opening day of screenings at the festival's 10 screens. In terms of the official launch of the parties that come with the festival, that occurred later that night at the Aquarium.
When it comes to challenges, director Marc Forster isn't one to walk away. Forster is the man responsible for such critical darlings as Finding Neverland and Monster's Ball. The films themselves are complete polar opposites, but challenging nonetheless.
A little girl, her horse, and a triumph of spirit are all elements that we have seen before in a lot of classic films like The Black Stallion, National Velvet, International Velvet, and of course The Horse Whisperer.
Have you ever heard of the concept a wolf in sheep's clothing? Well, North Country is a little like that, except it's an average film in Oscar clothing.
North Country stars Charlize Theron as Josey Aimes, a struggling working-class mother who feels that the only way to make a better life for her family is to take a grueling job at the local coal mine.
There's a lot of Oscar power in North Country: there's Charlize Theron, who won for Monster; there's Frances McDormand, a winner for Fargo; and there's Sissy Spacek, who took home the trophy for Coal Miner's Daughter. That can mean trouble, but not this time.
I have been a fan of director Tony Scott's work probably since 1983's The Hunger and his debut blockbuster films, Top Gun and Beverly Hills Cop 2. The man knows how to capture the essence, style, and majesty of a story, even if it's a studio film.
Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) seemingly has it all. He's got a successful job designing shoes and the result of 8 long years of work is about to hit the market. He's dating the boss's assistant and while he's missed the last few family occasions, things on the surface at least are all going well.
Have you ever been to Elizabethtown? I have. Jerry Maguire lives there. You remember the famous line from that film don't you? "You had me at Elizabethtown."
Director Cameron Crowe shows his sensitive side in Elizabethtown by having his star travel home to Elizabethtown, Kentucky for his father's funeral.
What would truly-defined Canadian cinema be if it wasn't quirky? What indeed?
Vaguely comedic and dark, The French Guy touches a nerve with a story about a woman who has surgery to remove a brain tumor. She is released too soon and has problems every time she sneezes.
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