![]() | British filmmaker Christopher Nolan has the mien of a passionate literature professor (passionate, that is, in the British sense of the term) and, in December, he spoke about young actor Heath Ledger as if he were the most fascinating manuscript to cross his desk in years. 2008/7/25 - Action/Adventure |
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![]() | When we remember the Cold War as a dichotomy of wealth and freedom of the West, contrasted with a cold authoritarian Communist glob, figures of over two million escape attempts from the USSR seems quite natural. 2008/7/25 - Comedy |
![]() | John Woo is Asia's prodigal son.
After 16 years of abysmal Hollywood offerings, Woo has returned to his homeland to direct the most expensive Asian film to date. 2008/7/18 - Drama |
![]() | Wanted," as sadistic and vulgar a "thrill ride" as will warp young minds this summer, announces its inherent absurdity and nasty attitude right off the bat. 2008/7/18 - Action/Adventure |
![]() | The mystery behind the madman has a sense of gravity that threatens to suck viewers into a chaotic whirlwind, which is likely to dwarf the gush of competing summer action hero flicks. 2008/7/18 - Action/Adventure |
![]() | "The Bank Job" doesn't just give us license to enjoy two hours of grand larceny, it turns robbery into a rousing virtue. 2008/7/11 - Action/Adventure |
Ahhh, grasshopper. Consider the fat panda: half-cooked dumpling, doughy child of destiny. Assassin of doughnuts. 2008/7/11 - Animation | ![]() |
![]() | Toil in any industry for a while, and you develop a sixth sense about bad omens. If you're a film critic, for instance, and a studio won't return your calls about a movie, you assume that movie is a steaming heap of garbage. 2008/7/4 - Animation |
![]() | If it's true, as the showbiz saying goes, that dying is easy and comedy is hard, then political satire is akin to breaking rocks in the hot sun. 2008/7/4 - Action/Adventure |














