Drama

Keane film review

This intense little item from independent cinematographer-turned-filmmaker Lodge Kerrigan (Clean, Shaven; Claire Dolan) is an exercise in grit. For 90 minutes, this intense character study literally follows around a mourning father, William Keane (Damian Lewis), who tortures himself by wandering around New York City’s Port Authority bus terminal and the bleakest neighborhoods of New Jersey ….

Haiku Tunnel film review

Josh Kornbluth is a funny guy. He has a nervous, jittery way about him, delivering his views on the world with gusto, while giving off a unique combination of being both obsessed and lazy. He looks odd, a pudgy schlump with glasses, a balding head, long messy hair on the sides and back, and an ….

Higher Learning film review

I first saw John Singleton’s Higher Learning when I was 17. Back in 1995, my friend and I left the theater feeling like we had seen an important commentary on American society. We felt informed. It just goes to show you how clueless teenagers are. At 23, I rented the movie again and realized that ….

Kinsey film review

In 1948, Alfred Kinsey, a goofy-looking professor from Indiana University previously known (if at all) for his long and laborious study of gull wasps, published Sexual Behavior in the American Male, and the country was never the same. For years, Kinsey had been trekking across the country with his team of researchers, interviewing and studying ….

AKEELAH AND THE BEE

Studio: Lions Gate Films Cast: Angela Bassett as Tanya Anderson, Keke Palmer as Akeelah Anderson, Laurence Fishburne as Dr. Joshua Larabee, Curtis Armstrong as Mr. Welch, Kahlil Ashanti as Postman, Brittany Curran as Pigtail Girl, Sahara Garey as Georgia, Lee Garlington as Regional Judge, Marjorie Harris as Head Judge, Erica Hubbard as Kiana Anderson, Julia ….

A GOOD WOMAN

Studio: Lions Gate Films Cast: Helen Hunt as Mrs. Erlynne, Scarlett Johansson as Lady Windermere, Tom Wilkinson as Tuppy, Stephen Campbell Moore as Lord Darlington, Mark Umbers as Robert Windemere, Milena Vukotic as Contessa Lucchino, Diana Hardcastle as Lady Plymdale, Roger Hammond as Cecil, Jane How as Mrs. Stutfield, Giorgia Massetti as Alessandra and John ….

The Marriage of Maria Braun (Ehe Der Maria Braun, Die) film review

Fassbinder’ s masterpiece The Marriage of Maria Braun follows the life of a young German woman named Maria Braun (Hanna Schygulla), married to a former soldier (Klaus Lowitsch) in the waning days of WWII. The film details the sad lives of German citizens dealing with a lost war, and a lost spirit and trying to ….

CRONICAS

Genre: DRAMA / MYSTERY Release Dates: 2005 Production Company: Cabezahueca / Tequila Gang / Producciones Anhelo Synopsis:When the star of a sensationalistic Miami news show travels to the Ecuadorian coastal village of Babahoyo to cover the story of a serial killer known as Monster of Babahoyo, who hunts children, his personal ambition gets out of ….

SYRIANA

Production Company: Section Eight / Participant Productions Studio: Warner Brothers Cast: George Clooney as Robert Baer, Matt Damon as Bryan Woodman, Amanda Peet as Julie Woodman, Michelle Monaghan as Mary Ann, Susan Allenback as Paralegal, Nicholas Art as Riley Woodman, Luke Barnett as College Friend, Robert Randolph Caton as Bar Patron, David Clennon as Donald ….

LAST DAYS

Genre: MUSIC / DRAMA Release Dates: OCTOBER 21, 2005 Trailers: Visit the Film Fetish Video archive for trailers Official Websites: finelinefeatures.com Taglines: A film by Gus Van Sant. Production Company: HBO Films / Pie Films Synopsis: The film is Loosely based on the last days of Kurt Cobain. LAST DAYS is filmmaker Gus Van Sant’s ….

THE BALLAD OF JACK AND ROSE

Studio: Eagle Pictures (2004) (Italy) / IFC Films (US) Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis as Jack, Catherine Keener as Kathleen, Camilla Belle as Rose, Paul Dano as Thadius, Ryan McDonald as Rodney, Beau Bridges as Marty Rance, Anna Mae Clinton as Young Rose, Jason Lee, Jena Malone and Susanna Thompson Crew: Rebecca Miller (director); Brian Bell and ….

THE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD NIXON

Studio: ThinkFilm Cast: Sean Penn as Samuel Bicke, Naomi Watts as Marie Bicke, Don Cheadle as Bonny Simmons, Jack Thompson as Jack Jones, Brad Henke as Martin Jones, Michael Wincott as Julius Bicke, Mykelti Williamson as Harold Mann, April Grace as Mae Simmons, Lily Knight as Receptionist, Jared Dorrance as Sammy Jr., Jenna Milton as ….

AVIATOR

Studio: Miramax / Warner Brothers Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes, Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn, Kate Beckinsale as Ava Gardner, John C. Reilly as Noah Dietrich, Alec Baldwin as Juan Trippe, Alan Alda as Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster, Ian Holm Professor Fitz, Danny Huston as Jack Frye, Gwen Stefani as Jean Harlow, Jude Law ….

KING KONG

Genre: ACTION / ADVENTURE / FANTASY / DRAMA Release Dates: DECEMBER 14, 2005 Trailers Quicktime Trailer (hi-res) (med-res) (lo-res) Official Websites: Kong is King includes a production diary direct from the set in New Zealand kongisking.net kingkongmovie.com Taglines The eighth wonder of the World. Coming from Skull Island… Christmas 2005. Production Company: Wingnut Films / ….

ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13

Studio: Focus Features Cast: Ethan Hawke as Jake Roenick, Laurence Fishburne as Marion Bishop, Maria Bello as Alex Sabian, Drea de Matteo as Iris Ferri, John Leguizamo as Beck, Aisha Hinds as Anna, Currie Graham as Michael Kahane, Gabriel Byrne as Marcus DuVall, Fulvio Cecere as Ray Ray, Kim Coates as Rosen, Matt Craven, Brian ….