It has been nearly twenty years since Brian De Palma directed the landmark film of his career. That film garnered Sean Connery an Oscar, solidified up-incomer Kevin Costner as a leading man, and thrilled us with Robert DeNiro's portrayal of Al Capone. Who can forget that beautifully executed "baby carriage" scene? The film I am obviously talking about is 1987's The Untouchables.
The new relationship dramedy, The Last Kiss, is all about the last kisses we all have during different phases of relationships we have in life. You have the last kiss before an infidelity, the last kiss before a separation, the last kiss after a one-night stand, and so on.
How about that? A movie about young people that is actually intelligent and contains no fart scenes, all right, one fart scene.
You can thank Paul Haggis for that. He wrote the screenplay for The Last Kiss. Mr. Haggis also wrote the Oscar-winning movies Million Dollar Baby and Crash.
Based on a true story and on the 1993 documentary, The Gridiron Gang stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as Sean Porter, a counselor at a juvenile detention centre in Los Angeles.
Hollywood is full of mysteries.
It seems like no matter where you turn we are always uncovering yet another clue to how Marilyn Monroe died.
Years ago, the Hollywood sign in the hills of Southern California used to be "Hollywoodland". This movie takes place years ago and ponders what happened to George Reeves, the actor who portrayed and always regretted playing "Superman" in the early days of television.
Reeves is played, in flashback, by Ben Affleck. As an actor, Ben is a good writer.
It seems that Hollywood is still searching for that next great action star. It's been years since we have seen an action star breakout and claim the prize. I have been saying for years that Jason Statham is the next great action star. I was proven right by both Transporter films. But it seems as if still no one notices.
That brings me to Statham's latest film, Crank.
Mark Wahlberg returns to the silver screen as Vince Papale, a 30-plus part-time bartender who suffers from a lot of personal issues. His only escape seems to be playing football with his neighborhood buddies. Then, when his favorite football team, the Philadelphia Eagles, hold open try-outs, Papale is encouraged by his teammates to go.
The screening for this movie was at 9:30pm. Premieres are usually at 7 or 7:30pm. Why so late? So journalists can't write their reviews in time for Friday's newspaper. Don't know why the movie company was worried. This is not a bad film at all.
Buzz on Snakes has been huge, thanks to the internet and Samuel L. Jackson.
Johnny Depp was a relative unknown when he entered into the world of Stephen J. Cannell's teen-cop series, 21 Jump Street.
Depp had gotten his big break, just three years before, when he was cast as one of the fateful teens in the landmark Wes Craven-directed horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984.
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