— by ROBERT DeFEIS — Brittany Murphy plays the role of Alice in this film, a women traveling to a Victorian type of house with her best friend, Lucy (Thora Birch), to finish her screenplay before her fast-approaching deadline. Shortly after her arrival, mysterious[...]
Archive for the ‘Clips’ Category
Two Scenes From ‘The Slammin’ Salmon’
— by SEAN GERSKI — As a Cobie Smulders fan, I’m glad to see her make the leap to the big screen, especially in a comedy. However, as a Cobie Smulders fan, I’m not all that excited to see her in this movie, which calls itself a comedy. I have now seen two trailers and[...]
Six Clips From ‘The Private Lives of Pippa Lee’
— by ALEXA MILAN — Based on the plot description, “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee” looks like it could be a hit or a miss. But given that it’s written and directed by Rebecca Miller, the writer behind “The Ballad of Jack and Rose” and “Proof,” this movie may turn out to be [...]
A Clip From ‘The Lovely Bones’
— by ALEXA MILAN — After repeatedly being pushed back, Peter Jackson’s “The Lovely Bones” finally hits theaters this holiday season. Based on the trailer and early footage, this film possibly will be a major awards contender this year. Based on the bestselling novel by Alice Sebold[...]
A Clip from ‘Brothers’
— by ROBERT DeFEIS — “Brothers” tells the story of Captain Sam Cahill (Tobey Maguire) and his younger brother Tommy Cahill (Jake Gyllenhaal) — two polar opposites of each other. Sam is very much a family man, as he is married to his high school sweetheart Grace (Natalie[...]
Four Clips From ‘Ninja Assassin’
— by CAM SMITH — Burning curiosity and lingering question marks have been hanging over James McTeigue’s geek wet-dream epic “Ninja Assassin” for some time now, with early critical response sharply divided — as if by katana blade, waka waka! (I’m here all week, folks!) ̵[...]
Eight Clips From ‘The Blind Side’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — Sandra Bullock was my favorite starlette for many years; yet, I miss her playing characters like the ones she did in “Speed,” “Demolition Man,” “While You Where Sleeping” and even “Love Potion No. 9.” She has done other[...]
Go on ‘The Road’ With These Five Clips
— by SEAN GERSKI — I have never read Cormac McCarthy’s novel “The Road,” but I know it’s bleak. In fact, that’s all I know about it. However, since they made a movie based on the book, I decided to look up the movie’s description to get a better feel[...]
Two Battle Scenes from ‘Red Cliff’
— by ROBERT DeFEIS — John Woo, who is no stranger to making great action films, is the writer/director of this Chinese epic film. Woo based this movie on the Battle of Red Cliffs and the events during the end of the Han Dynasty. So, for me, with Woo directing a film about an immense[...]
A Clip From ‘Transylmania’
— by JON MARTINCIC — The movie audience has had way too many “fad” movies. Yet, as a whole, we still demand more. Vampires seem to be the current stop for the trend — thanks to Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” — and now we have “Transylmania.”[...]
13 Clips From ‘Tapestries of Hope’
— by JASON EAKEN — “Tapestries of Hope” tells the story of women, specifically those in Zimbabwe. The documentary, by Michealene Cristi Risley, focuses on the continuing rape and abuse of an untold number of women in a country in which notions of independence and liberation[...]
The Thenatar Chase From ‘Avatar’
— by ALEXA MILAN — James Cameron’s “Avatar,” the director’s first film since “Titanic,” has garnered a mixed reaction based on early footage. Some think it’s visually stunning and lives up to the hype, while others don’t think the world of the film is as photorealistic[...]
A Scene From ‘Red Cliff’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — There were two things about the movie “Red Cliff” that immediately got my attention. First, it was directed by John Woo. And second, it is the most expensive, Asian-financed film ever made. Naturally, as an action-movie lover, I have followed John[...]
Three Clips From ‘The Road’
— by ALEXA MILAN — I remember being disappointed when the release of “The Road” was pushed back from November 2008 to November 2009, but based on early footage and critical reactions to the film, it seems like it was worth the wait. Based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy (who also[...]