WHAT’S MY NAME?

WHAT’S MY NAME? THE NAMESAKE (3 and 1/2 out of 4 stars) DIRECTED BY  MIRA NAIRSTARRING: IRRFAN KHAN, TABU, KAL PENN122 MINUTES, RATED PG-13 How frustrating it must be to be Kal ... Continue Reading →

STOP YER CRYIN’

STOP YER CRYIN’ TEARS OF THE BLACK TIGER(3 out of 4 stars) DIRECTED BY WISIT SANSANATIENGSTARRING: CHARTCHAI NGAMSAN, STELLA MALUCHI, SUPAKORN KITSUWON, SOMBATI MEDHANEE113 MINUTES, ... Continue Reading →

ART FILM – SALÒ

PIER PAOLO PASOLINI’S SALÒ ART FILM OF THE WEEK  Italian, Catholic, Communist, and homosexual, the infamous Pier Paolo Pasolini wrote his own eulogy with this hard-hitting ... Continue Reading →

OSCAR PAYS HIS DUES

OSCAR PAYS HIS DUES One of the most surprising Oscar seasons in recent memory ended Sunday night with a tribute to lifers — to Hollywood heavyweights who were finally celebrated ... Continue Reading →

NIL ADMIRARINIL ADMIRARI

NIL ADMIRARI A SPECIAL INVESTIGATION INTO AWARDS SEASON There should be no doubt in the mind of any citizen with even the most rudimentary knowledge of the entertainment industry that ... Continue Reading →

REALLY, WE’RE ALL MESSED-UP

REALLY, WE’RE ALL MESSED-UP AN INTERVIEW WITH WRITER-DIRECTOR CRAIG BREWER  He calls it the Black Snake Moan.  Anyone who’s seen the trailer for Craig Brewer’s new film ... Continue Reading →

INTERVIEW: TAKE A LITTLE TRIP

TAKE A LITTLE TRIP THE CAST OF THE ASTRONAUT FARMER  Easily the first must-see film of 2007, The Astronaut Farmer is the cheerfully nutty story of an ordinary man, Charles Farmer ... Continue Reading →

BORN TO BE MILD

BORN TO BE MILD WILD HOGS(1/2 out of 4 stars) DIRECTED BY WALT BECKERSTARRING: TIM ALLEN, MARTIN LAWRENCE, WILLIAM H. MACY, JOHN TRAVOLTA, MARISA TOMEI, RAY LIOTTA 99 MINUTES, RATED ... Continue Reading →