While, as a film critic, it is dangerous to make broad generalizations (all Vin Diesel movies aren't worthy of my time, all Fellini movies are egotistically maddening, etc.) I feel relatively safe in claiming that films adapted from Stephen King works fall under three categories.
James Bond Jr., uh, I mean Cody Banks to the rescue.
TV-phenom Frankie Muniz takes to the silver screen once more as he steps into the pseudo-world of a secret agent. Muniz plays Cody Banks, teenager who was recruited by the CIA at a summer camp where he was trained with the elite abilities of a secret agent.
From the mind of Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman comes Nicolas Cage starring as twin brothers who are struggling with emotional as well as literary turmoils. It's funny, creative, and showcases good performances. Sign me up!
Charlie Kaufman (Cage) is burnt out. He constantly strives for perfection in his work but often is completely unaware of the world around him.
ShowbizMonkeys.com staff has once again picked the year's best releases. Agree? Disagree? Be sure to leave a comment and let us know.
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Jack's back, let the elderly Oscar-voters cheer. "Oh my god! Jack's made a new movie. He so deserves the Oscar," you hear as a gaggle of Beverly Hills, wheelchair bound Oscar-voters say as they scurry past.
Controversial director Spike Lee serves up his latest project since the fall of the World Trade Center in New York City.
25th Hour follows Montgomery Brogan (Edward Norton), Hermes Jewelry an Irish drug dealer who finds himself left with one day of freedom before he is sent to the "big house" for seven years.
1999's Analyze This did well at the box office, but it wasn't all that funny. Here we are three years later, and the sequel should also do well at the box office plus it's a lot funnier.
Analyze That features the same cast: Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, and Lisa Kudrow, looking and acting like Teri Garr (and that's a very good thing).
In 1999, a little mob-comedy called Analyze This spawned a new look at mob bosses, their crew, and the life behind the scenes. Hot on the heels of the new HBO mafia-series The Sopranos, Analyze This paved new territory and gave comedian Billy Crystal his first hit since 1994's City Slickers 2.
After months of waiting in the wings for just the right moment to drop, the much anticipated (and much delayed) motion picture debut of controversial mega-star rapper, Eminem, finally makes its way into movie theaters this weekend. 8 Mile, directed by Academy Award-winner Curtis Hanson (Wonder Boys, L.A.
The ultimate Experiment: Hirschbiegel shows brutality of humankind
Posted by: Jeremy Maron • November 1, 2002 @ 1:21am
As a blackjack dealer, I can honestly tell you that the majority of the time, gambling does not pay. For every person that leaves my table up, 10-15 will leave down, and the person that left up will most likely lose his/her winnings the next day.
That being said, occasionally a gamble does pay off big time, and changes your life forever.
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