A mystery, filled with red herrings, deceptions and hilarious false leads, but at the end, when it’s all solved, it seems so obvious. The entire plot falls into place. How can anyone claim to forget who the murderer is? Roger Ebert claimed in his review that “I’ve seen the movie seven times, and the murderer still doesn’t immediately spring to mind.” Continue reading “Laura (1944) review”
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bookmark_borderFive films about Ex-pats
People who have left their country of origin to work in another have great stories to tell. Sometimes, these stories are told on film in a way we can relate to.
We’ll drop the films about short adventurers or expeditions. There’s a difference between a tourist and an expat. Continue reading “Five films about Ex-pats”
bookmark_borderAmerica’s funniest romantic comedies, by decade
Today, I heard the sad news that Nora Ephron, screenwriter for Sleepless in Seattle passed away.
I thought a fitting tribute would be to list our favorite American romantic comedies from each decade. Continue reading “America’s funniest romantic comedies, by decade”
bookmark_borderReview of John Lawson’s Circus
You won’t find lions jumping through hoops of fire at John Lawson’s circus. Nor would a school of dancing elephants fit in its cozy ring.
The only animals around are in the audience, roaring with laughter at the Popolino musical clowns and shrieking with delight at acrobatic feats of strength and skill.
John Lawson claims to have the funniest clowns in Britain, and that may be true. Continue reading “Review of John Lawson’s Circus”
bookmark_borderHeads will roll
On November 3, 1798 six men were beheaded in Cairo, on the orders of General Napoleon Bonaparte. They lost their heads only months after General Bonaparte landed “The Army of Egypt” to liberate the Egyptian people from the terror of the Mameluke Beys. Now, Napoleon was seen by many as the Mameluke.
So, what happened since June?
bookmark_borderPalestinians through the Israeli lens
“The word Palestinian conjures up images of a brutal armed gunman or a terrorist with no morality or regard for human life.”
So says Nida Shoughry in “Dehumanizing the enemy in war coverage: Palestinians through the Israeli lens.” Continue reading “Palestinians through the Israeli lens”
bookmark_borderKung Fu Panda 2: review
When I first saw Kung Fu Panda 2, I was under the impression that it was banned in China. I thoroughly enjoyed watching Po battle the evil peacock, but the “news” affected what I saw on screen.
If you’ve been following show business “news”, you know that China has been accused of banning American films. Continue reading “Kung Fu Panda 2: review”
bookmark_borderTen great British history films.
On screenjunkies.com, Honora James made a list of the top ten “English historical movies”, whatever that means. Not only did Honora list a flick about a Scot as the top “English movie”, but she left out a few of the treasures that show the Sceptred Isle in its true splendor.
So, I’ve made my own list of great motion pictures that tell us about the history of Britain. Continue reading “Ten great British history films.”
bookmark_borderGods and Generals: Review
Watching Gods and Generals feels more like a reading a history book than watching a movie. I don’t mean because the film is so long (the version I saw was three and a half hours. *), nor is it because there are so many words thrown across the screen. Continue reading “Gods and Generals: Review”
bookmark_borderAlvin and the Chipmunks, the Squeakquel
The only thing worse than a movie based on a tv show is a sequel to a movie based on a tv show. It’s doomed to have bad jokes, endless references, and… wait a minute, this one was actually fun to watch!
“My favourite part is when Alvin was on a mini motorbike when he was trying to save the Chippets from Ian. Alvin got the Chippets and Ian stole this Toy helicopter and a remote control to control it from a toy shop. Then Ian was controlling the toy and Alvin and the Chippets got onto the toy helicopter and the Chippets and Alvin threw their helmets on Ian and he let go of the remote control. One of the Chippets caught it and Ian was on the floor on his back and the motorbike that Alvin and the Chippets were on was still moving on its own and it was going to Ian and it hit his willy.”
-boy aged ten
“My favourite parts are when Alvin gives wedgies to the naughty boys, and when Alvin and Simon beat up the naughty boys.”
-boy aged eight