Drama

The Saint film review

Infused with a backstory to set up the past of its nameless hero (Val Kilmer) as something of a "rogue James Bond with a guilty conscience and a Volvo," The Saint is as improbable as it is entertaining. With a plot revolving around a successful cold fusion experiment developed by miniskirt-clad scientist Emma (Elizabeth Shue) ….

Serpico film review

Damn dirty cops! It’s gonna take Frank Serpico to clean up this town!!! Based on a true story of rampant corruption and internal affairs in New York City (where else?), Serpico stands as the consummate cop movie, right up there with The French Connection. But while The French Connection is a standard cops-and-robbers movie, Serpico ….

Shall We Dance film review

In Shall We Dance?, Richard Gere plays a man in the throes of a mid-life crisis. This is new territory for the 55-year-old actor who’s always found himself opposite considerably younger leading ladies. Here, he actually plays a man his age, and is married to someone a bit more believable. Has Gere finally grown up? ….

Soap film review

Year: 2006 Director: Pernille Fischer Christensen Writer: Kim Fupz Aakeson Producer: Lars Bredo Rahbek Executive producers: Bo Ehrardt, Birgitte Hald Director of photography: Erik Molberg Hansen Production designer: Rasmus Thjellesen Music: Magnus Jarlbo Costumes: Signe Sejlund Editor: Asa Mossberg Cast: Charlotte: Trine Dyrholm Veronica: David Dencik Kristian: Frank Thiel Veronica’s mother: Elsebeth Steentoff No MPAA ….

GRIDIRON GANG

Genre: DRAMA / SPORTS Release Dates: September 15, 2006 Trailers: sonypictures.com/movies/gridirongang Official Websites: gridirongang-movie.com sonypictures.com/movies/gridirongang Taglines: One goal. A second chance. Production Company: Columbia Pictures / Original Film / Stanhaven Productions Synopsis:Teenagers at a juvenile detention center gain self-esteem by playing football. Columbia Pictures’ Gridiron Gang tells the gritty and powerfully emotional story of juvenile ….

RAY

Production Company: Bristol Bay Productions Studio: Universal Studios Cast: Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles, Kerry Washington as Della Bea Robinson, Regina King as Margie Hendricks, Clifton Powell as Jeff Brown, Harry J. Lennix as Joe Adams, Bokeem Woodbine as Fathead Newman, Aunjanue Ellis as Mary Ann Fisher, Sharron Warren as Aretha Robinson, C.J. Sanders as ….

CARANDIRU

Genre: DRAMA / CRIME Release Dates: May 14, 2004 Trailers: Trailer at Rotten Tomatoes Official Websites: Sony Pictures Classics official U.S. website Production Company: Globo Filmes Synopsis:Based on the real life experiences of doctor Drauzio Varella inside a dreadful State penitentiary called Carandiru, that was located in São Paulo, Brazil. Crew: Hector Babenco (co-writer and ….

BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY

Studio: Sony Pictures Classics Cast: Nick Nolte as Steve, Thu Anh as Mrs. Hoa, Ling Bai as Ling, Glen Bradford as Wayne, Thi Hong Bui as Crippled, Cleve Chamberlain as Viet Nam Veteran, Thi Kim Xuan Chau as Mai, Dora Chu as Bartender, Phyllis Cicero as Receptionist, Xuan Phuc Dins as Pham, Kirk Griffith as ….

THE FOUNTAIN

Genre: SCI-FI / DRAMA Release Dates: Sometime in 2005 Trailers: Exclusive Internet Quicktime Trailer HD Internet Trailer Official Websites: Official website Production Company: Regency Enterprises Synopsis:In a story that spans over one thousand years, with three parallel tales, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this ….

Steal Me film review

Year: 2005 After watching films like Sin City and Pulp Fiction, people rarely leave the theater all abuzz with the excitement of having just seen a really great independent film. More than likely, viewers are excited to have seen such a kick ass action flick or such an awesome crime thriller. If folks get excited ….

Rent

Production Company: 1492 Pictures / Revolutions Studios / Tribeca Pictures Studio: Sony Pictures / Columbia TriStar Cast: Rosario Dawson as Mimi Marquez, Taye Diggs as Benjamin "Benny" Coffin III, Wilson Jermaine Heredia as Angel Schunard, Jesse L. Martin as Thomas B. "Tom" Collins, Idina Menzel as Maureen Johnson, Adam Pascal as Roger Davis, Anthony Rapp ….

ALL THE KING’S MEN

Studio: Sony Pictures Cast: Kathy Baker as Mrs. Burden, Talia Balsam as Lucy Stark, Paul Ben-Victor as Lucas, Travis Champagne as Tom Stark, Patricia Clarkson as Sadie Burke, Benjamin Clement as River P&G Clerk, Carrie ‘CeCe’ Cline as Ginny Willerson, Robert Collier as Governor Joel Stanton, Joshua Davis as Young Jack, Matthew Dufour as Night ….

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA

Genre: COMEDY / DRAMA Release Dates: June 30, 2006 Trailers Quicktime Trailer Large Medium Small Official Websites: foxmovies.com Production Company: 20th Century Fox / Fox 2000 Pictures / Peninsula Films Synopsis:In the dizzying world of New York fashion, where size zero is the new 2, six is the new 8, and a bad hair day ….

The Sugerland Express film review

Somewhere between unleashing the homicidal tanker of Duel on television audiences and the man-eating shark of Jaws on moviegoers, a young Steven Spielberg found the time to spin a far more human yarn in his debut theatrical feature The Sugarland Express. Employing the same storytelling techniques here as in the more fantastic fables that would ….

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

Genre: COMEDY / DRAMA / ROMANCE Release Dates: FEBRUARY 25, 2005 Trailers: Windows Media small medium large Quicktime small medium large Official Websites: diaryofamadblackwoman.com Synopsis:Filled with a mix of comedy and drama, the film Diary of a Mad Black Woman is based on the immensely popular play of the same name written by Tyler Perry. ….