In 2006 director Davis Guggenheim’s documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth”, examined the problem of global warming. In 2010 Guggenheim followed that Oscar-winning film with “Waiting for Superman”, which looks at another major issue: the problems with the public school system in America. While “Superman” won’t win an Oscar since it, shockingly, didn’t even get a nomination, […]
“Red” stars Bruce Willis as retired CIA agent Frank Moses. Living a bored and lonely life, Frank’s only friend is Sarah, (played by Mary-Louise Parker) who works in the pension check department. Frank rips-up his monthly checks just so he can call Sarah and ask for new ones. Frank makes plans to finally travel to […]
The Disney Studios are known for a lot of things, including their real-life sports movies, such as “Miracle”, “The Rookie” and “Invincible”. The latest to join this team is the true story of the greatest racehorse of all-time and the housewife who owned him. I realize most adults, even if they’re not die-hard horse racing […]
In a few short years Facebook went from an idea to a worldwide phenomenon. Millions and millions of people, even yours truly, has a Facebook page. If you are one, or you’re curious how it all began, this is the movie for you. “The Social Network” stars Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of […]
Back in 2006, Warner Bros. became part of the “penguin movie craze”, and won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature with “Happy Feet” (a decision by the Academy that still bothers me). Four years later the studio may be trying to start an “owl movie craze” with “Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole”, […]
The words Alpha and Omega mean the beginning and the end. As for the movie “Alpha and Omega”, I hated it from the beginning and couldn’t wait for it to end. The film, from the small Crest Animation Studio, is the story of two young wolves who live with their packs in Canada. Kate and […]
Sam Rockwell (“Iron Man 2”, “G-Force”) stars in this comedy about basketball which was originally shown at Sundance in 2009, was released in a few theaters this summer, and also on Pay Per View and Video on Demand. Rockwell plays Bill, a former successful basketball player who is now divorced and working as a busboy […]
Rob Reiner has made some classic movies, including “Stand By Me”, “When Harry Met Sally…” and “The Princess Bride”. “Flipped” isn’t a classic, but it’s a worthy addition to his list of accomplishments as a director. “Flipped” is adapted from a popular young-adult novel about young love written by Wendelin Van Draanen. The book is […]
“Hubble 3D” was only out in a limited number of IMAX theaters last summer and only for a limited time. Hopefully you go to see it on the big screen. The film centers around the May 2009 trip by 7 astronauts into space to fix the Hubble Space Telescope. The movie also tells the history of Hubble. […]
It’s been 46 years since “Mary Poppins” was released. Four and a half years ago a new British nanny arrived in movie theaters. I didn’t see the original “Nanny McPhee” when it came out in 2006, or on DVD, because it looked like a bad rip-off of the Disney classic. And I had low expectations […]