In one of the first scenes in “The Big Wedding,” Ellie (Diane Keaton) arrives at the home of her ex-husband Don (Robert DeNiro) and his girlfriend Bebe (Susan Sarandon). She lets herself in, wandering the house until the pair returns.…
The Evil Dead (1981) -The film was shot in Michigan and Tennessee on a budget of $350,000, raised over a period of years with numerous breaks in shooting. Despite beginning production in 1979, it didn’t make it into theatres until…
Looking to break free from your place in the world and make a fresh start in life? Well, if filmmaker Derek Cianfrance (“Blue Valentine”) has anything to say about it, environment and biology are going to make it nearly impossible.…
It’s been fifteen years or so since we’ve seen a good president-taken-hostage flick. “Air Force One” immediately springs to mind, but I’d like to bring up another winner from that period, “Sudden Death”. In it, Jean Claude Van Damme stars…
Following in the footsteps of “Hansel and Gretel” arrives yet another revisionist fairy tale, this time elaborating on the legend of Jack and the Beanstalk. And, like the previous film, director Bryan Singer (“X-Men,” “The Usual Suspects”) takes plenty of…
It’s getting a little tiring to see commercial after commercial claiming that a movie is inspired by actual events. What exactly does that mean? The wording is as vague and non-committal as it gets, suggesting that a writer can literally…
Hydraulic fracturing of rock beneath the earth doesn’t exactly sound like lively material to comprise a movie from, not to mention it effects on small town crop growing. Regardless, the new film “Promised Land” uses that subject matter to craft…
As enjoyable as anthology films can be, with so many varied elements involved they often lack consistency. Still there are a few diamonds in the rough, including “Tales from the Crypt,” “Creepshow” and more recently, “Trick ‘r Treat”. Despite the…
Ladies and gentlemen… while the new film “Hitchcock” may not be a terrifying exercise in suspense, there are certainly a few surprises, not to mention some unexpected revelations about its subject. Enlivened by excellent performances from the cast, it’s an…
Anyone out there remember the thrillers “Kiss the Girls” and “Along Came a Spider”? In those mostly forgotten films, Morgan Freeman essayed the role of Alex Cross, FBI agent. The new “Alex Cross” movie serves as a reboot of sorts,…