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Two Irish brothers in Brooklyn, NY. The year is 1975. This is where and when I grew up so I can say with certainty that John Gray, the writer and director of White Irish Drinkers, has completely captured that world verbatim. This movie is completely authentic and true to the period. It was painful for me to watch, like looking at a car wreck, but I couldn't look away.
Make sure you've got the popcorn popped, a soda in hand, and a comfy seat, because once you enter the grid you won't want to leave.
On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, became the first human ever to travel into outer space. Exactly fifty years later, First Orbit was released to celebrate this historical event.
Slick, cool movie about a depressed, struggling writer (Bradley Cooper), who transforms his life with a smart drug, a little clear pill called NZT. It's like cocaine to the 100th power except instead of "thinking" you're smart and witty - you actually are. This illegal pill allows you to use 100% of your brain and with that, the world is yours for the taking.
What the hell just happened? That is the question that will be lingering in your mind when you exit the theatre after being sucker punched by Zack Snyder's aptly titled new film. The highly stylized director of 300 and Watchmen fame brings his now standard unique vision to the screen once again.
Exporting Raymond is a really enjoyable, funny documentary following the escapades of Phil Rosenthal, the creator of Everybody Loves Raymond, as he attempts to win the comedy cold war by selling and adapting Raymond to the Russian networks.
If you don't know what a lobbyist does, you will know after seeing Casino Jack. Inspired by the true story of disgraced power-lobbyist Jack Abramoff (Kevin Spacey) and his arrogant co-hort Michael Scanlon (Barry Pepper), you will understand far more than you'll ever want to know about the slimy, dodgy world of "K Street".
If I were to tell you that one of the most visually stunning films of the last 20 years was 90% neon, you might think it was some kind art-house flick set in Vegas. Not even close. Not since the 80's and 90's has neon ever looked this good. Then again, did neon really look all that good in the first place.
This film is based on the book, "The Garden of Eden", by Ernest Hemingway, which some speculate was semi-autobiographical and was published in 1986 after Hemingway's suicide. This is a story of love, sex, power and gender reversal during the jazz age, a time of newfound freedom and frivolity.
Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Posted by: Andrew Burns • November 17, 2010 @ 9:17pm
It's that time again.
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