When I saw Beyond the Gates, it was called Shooting Dogs and that title for me was unforgettable. Why, you might ask? Because of what it means in the context of the film.
First of all, let me tell you what the film is about, then I will explain.
Brash, bold, bloody, and beheading was the Spartan way of warfare. Well, according to the film 300.
Based on the graphic novel by the infamous Frank Miller, 300 tells the story of the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC, where King Leonidas of Sparta (Gerard Butler) lead a brave battalion of 300 Spartans against a Persian Army that numbered over a hundred thousand.
It's been several years since David Fincher grossed and creeped us out with Se7en and exemplified unreliable narration and left us asking "did you see that frame" in regards to Fight Club.
David Fincher is one of those directors that, if you are a movie fan, you always want to see his latest project.
There have been many films about redemption and how one character has to sacrifice so much to find that grace we all desperately seek. Black Snake Moan is sort of about that, except two people turn to each other to find that hidden grace.
Black Snake Moan stars Samuel L. Jackson as Lazurus, a troubled bluesman who is suffering from a loss of faith.
FilmExchange 2007 Review: Wrath of Gods
Posted by: Paul Little • February 27, 2007 @ 4:42am
Wrath of Gods is a very interesting take on the "behind the scenes" documentary. Director Jon Gustafsson, hired for a bit part in Sturla Gunnarsson's film Beowulf & Grendel but who is also a filmmaker himself, decided to let his own camera roll from the moment the crew arrived in Iceland and document the entire process.
Some "average joe" discovers that the secret to the universe is a number. The number 23. I guess for paranoia's sake there has been an actual investigation into this number. But like all conspiracy theories, if you don't buy into it then, well, it doesn't really matter to you.
Billy Bob Thornton has gone on record as saying that The Astronaut Farmer is his "Jimmy Stewart" film. That is probably the best way to describe the film.
Thornton plays Charles Farmer, a member of NASA who was forced to retire but never gave up on his dream of wanting to go into space.
2007 Oscars: Dean Kish's Thoughts & Predictions
Posted by: Dean Kish • February 20, 2007 @ 12:00am
It is that time of year. When the little golden guy beckons us back to the Kodak Theatre where we can crown the best of American cinema.
Oscar is one crafty guy.
I have talked to a lot of people who don't remember when CIA mole Robert Hanssen was captured. I am not sure why I do, but I do. Maybe because I am interested in moles or maybe it is because I work at a newspaper. I am not sure.
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