Full Reviews IndexLa Vie En Rose - Review
Olivier Dahan's "La Vie En Rose" (La Môme), a portrait of Edith Piaf, France's most famous singer, features a bravada performance by the diminutive but impressively abrasive Marion Cotillard. I'm Not There
With I'm Not There, his hotly anticipated follow-up to Far From Heaven, Todd Haynes attempts to find the key to Bob Dylan's life and art by unfolding the larger-than-life personality over seven distinct characters. Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Marcus Carl Franklin, Ben Whinshaw, Richard Gere, and Cate Blanchett play the legendary musician at different stages of his career -- or rather, his imagined career, with events and characters drawn as much from the songs as from Dylan's actual biography. The Golden Compass Movie Review
The Golden Compass movie review, synopsis and cast info. Review of The Golden Compass movie starring Dakota Blue Richards, Sam Elliott, Nicole Kidman, and Daniel Craig, and based on Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. Taxi To The Dark Side (2007) - Movie Review
Filmmaker Alex Gibney's [i]Taxi To The Dark Side[/i] is a shocking expose about the American military's torture of prisoners--many of whom have been shown to be innocent of any crime--in Afghanistan, Iraq and Cuba. In this interview, he discusses making this film, and his ideas about the aesthetics and responsibilities of making documentary films. Persepolis
Directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, the gorgeous adaption of Satrapi’s graphic novels packs an enormous emotional wallop. In black-and-white animation, "Persepolis" depicts Satrapi's own painful coming of age in Iran during the Islamic Revolution and the Iraq-Iran war. The deceptively simple drawings keep pointing to our shared humanity. There Will Be Blood
A movie of rare power, [i]There Will Be Blood[/i] is destined to take its place among such ageless tragedies of American avarice as The Godfather, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Scarface, and Citizen Kane -- with catchphrases to match. "I drink your milkshake!" is the new "Say hello to my little friend." In Daniel Plainview, Anderson and Day-Lewis have created a sublime and haunting vision of the dark specter at the root of our prosperity. Review: Juno
JUNO stars Ellen Page as the title character, a whip-smart teen confronting an unplanned pregnancy by her classmate Bleeker (Michael Cera). Co-starring Jennifer Garner and Jason Batemen, JUNO was directed by Jason Reitman ("Thank You For Smoking"). No Country for Old Men
Taciturn cowboy Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) finds a suitcase full of money out near the Rio Grande -- along with several dead Mexicans and a pick up truck full of heroin. Our hero knows that he shouldn't take the money, but he takes it anyway. For the duration of No Country For Old Men, the Coen Brothers' slick adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy novel, Moss runs doggedly for his life, relentlessly chased by a psycho killer with an unusual hair cut (Javier Bardem). Review: Joe Wright's Atonement
Director Joe Wright has reunited with his filmmaking team and Keira Knightley for another classic British romance, "Atonement, also
starring James McAvoy, Romoloa Garai, and Vanessa Redgrave. Christopher Hampton has written the screenplay adaptation of Ian McEwan’s best-selling 2002 novel. Sweeney Todd Movie Review
Sweeney Todd movie review, synopsis and cast info. Review of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter, and directed by Tim Burton. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Julian Schnabel's unorthodox biopic tells the true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby (Mathieu Amalric), the editor of the French Elle Magazine who suffered a stroke and was paralyzed by the inexplicable "locked in" syndrome at the age of 43. After recovering from her initial horror, Marcy was able to almost enjoy the experience of watching this discomfiting, wholly unique narrative. Enchanted Movie Review
Enchanted movie review, synopsis and cast info. Review of Enchanted starring Amy Adams, James Marsden and Patrick Dempsey. Juno Movie Review
Juno movie review, synopsis, and cast info. Review of Juno starring Ellen Page, Jason Bateman, Michael Cera and Jennifer Garner. Michael Clayton Movie Review
Michael Clayton movie review, synopsis and cast info. Review of Michael Clayton starring George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson and Tilda Swinton. Surf's Up (2007) - Movie Review for Parents
Surf's Up (2007) - Movie review for parents of Surf's Up, starring Jeff Bridges, Shia LaBeouf, Zooey Deschanel, James Woods, Jane Krakowski, and Jon Heder. Surf's Up is rated PG, for mild language and some rude humor. Across the Universe Movie Review
Across the Universe movie review, synopsis and cast info. Review of Across the Universe starring Evan Rachel Wood and Jim Sturgess, directed by Julie Taymor, and featuring 33 Beatles songs. Charlie Wilson's War Movie Review
Charlie Wilson's War movie review, synopsis, and cast info. Review of Charlie Wilson's War starring Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Eastern Promises Movie Review
Eastern Promises movie review, synopsis and cast info. Review of Eastern Promises starring Viggo Mortensen and Naomi Watts. United 93 Movie Review
Review of the movie United 93 about the passengers and crew aboard United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001. "Apocalypto" Movie Review
Review of the Mel Gibson movie Apocalypto written and directed by Mel Gibson. Apocalypto movie review, synopsis and cast info. Borat Movie Review
Review of the movie Borat starring Sacha Baron Cohen as TV reporter Borat Sagdiyev. Borat movie review, synopsis, and cast information. Dreamgirls Soundtrack
The soundtrack for Dreamgirls in single disc form is reviewed. Dreamgirls features performances by Beyonce, Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Foxx, and Eddie Murphy. Key songs include "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," "Listen," "One Night Only," and "Love You I Do." An Inconvenient Truth
Review of the global warming documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" (2006) starring Al Gore. Directed by David Guggenheim. Iraq in Fragments
Review of James' Longley's Iraq War documentary "Iraq in Fragments" Jesus Camp
About Documentaries review of 'Jesus Camp.' Featuring Ted Haggard and Mike Papantonio. Directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady.
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