Archive for June, 2009

Liar Liar (1997)

Monday, June 29th, 2009

The father of five-year-age Max has missed chestnut too many special occasions entirely claimed overwork, so when he's not there to see his son blow wide of the mark the candles, a birthday whim lays down the gauntlet - daddy has to stop telling lies for solitary day. Since dad's ...

The Hurricane USA 1999 Review…

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

The Hurricane USA 1999 Reviewed by Richard Kelly Synopsis Our synopses give away the plot in full, including surprise twists. 1973. Black middleweight boxer Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter is in prison. 1966. Three whites are killed in a New Jersey barroom, and two black men are seen fleeing in a white car with out-of-state plates. Carter ...

Duets (2000)

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

Ex-canary turned karaoke hustler Ricky Dean (Huey Lewis) is reunited with his daughter Liv (Gwyneth Paltrow) following the death of her mother. Depressed salesman Todd Woods (Paul Giamatti) walks out on his ancestors and picks up recently paroled convict Reggie Kane (Andre Braugher). Cab driver Billy (Scott Speedman) discovers his wife has been ...

The Emperor's New Groove review

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Starring David Spade, John Goodman, Eartha Kitt, Patrick Warburton and Wendy Malick Screenplay by David Reynolds Directed by Mark Dindal click for Official Website IN SHORT: A gutbuster. [Rated G for General Audiences. 75 minutes] There is a very fine documentary on the life of animator Chuck Jones currently running on Public Television (or click to buy ...

Little Black Book review

Friday, June 26th, 2009

from the August 06, 2004 issue Movie Guide Information on violence, drugs, alcohol, smoking, sex/nudity, and profanity is compiled by the Monitor panel, which is composed of at least three moviegoers. STAR RATINGS Film critic David Sterritt Observe panel Meaning Excellent Good Bazaar Poor The Worst NEW RELEASES Maxims 46 (R) Director: Michael Winterbottom. With Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton, Om Puri, Nina Fog. (92 min.) A ...

After introducing the world to…

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

After introducing the just ecstatic to the corpulent, irascible, striking private detective Nero Wolfe in 1934, author Rex Stout would coop up at least chestnut Wolfe story a year until his death in 1975, amassing over seventy distinctive tales of murder and mystery. Diverse attempts were made to draw ...