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Watch Seven (1995) to see Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt who investigate a case about a serial killer who kills his victims according to the seven deadly sins. The director David Fincher also stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Spacey and John C. McGinley in the scary, drama movie. Although the movie is officially written as “Se7en.” It has been nominated for an Oscar Award, had 18 wins and 17 nominations. The movie grossed more than $100 million domestically and over $300 million internationally, making David Fincher a "hot" director.
Read more »The Princess Bride is a love and adventure based movie for kids directed by Rob Reiner. It's a fairytale taking the kids to the world of imagination where anything is possible. This movie revolves around a beautiful princess, an evil prince and of course a farm boy, the hero who is the princess’s childhood beau who saves the princess from the evil prince by the help of giants and a swordsman.
Read more »Stealing Beauty is a famous film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. Starring the movie are Joseph Fiennes, Jeremy Irons and Liv Tyler. A very sensual film and it has highlighted the heroine’s physical assets than her acting capabilities. Stealing beauty is about a teenager who on a summer vacation sets out to find out about her father and at the same time intends to loose her virginity.
Read more »The movie Volver by Pedro Almodovar has been analyzed to the tenth degree. This movie can be turned inside out and around by those who wish to take a closer look. While some movies can be passed by as a simple story, Volver can take you into a deeper world in which one can than decide which roads to follow. Volver by Pedro Almodovar is truly a fun move to dissect.
Read more »There are lots and lots of movies that capture your imagination and let you feel the kind of feelings that the filmmaker had while making the movie. One such movie is Vanilla Sky by Cameron Crowe. It is considered one of the best films ever to have hit the big screen and it is both a critically highly acclaimed and a commercially successful movie. Check out this article to find out more about the movie.
Read more »"The Hot Chick" is a comedy movie which is directed by Tom Brady, a student of Harvard University. It is surprising that Tom Brady bring a student of Harvard University should basically either be doing something to help in the development of the world or either winning Noble Prize or at least an Oscar. But Tom Brady directs and co-writes a movie with Rob Schneider. Did he really believe it will be make some money?
Read more »Stranger than Fiction is an American movie released in the year 2006. Directed by Marc Foster this is a total American Comedy drama movie. The movie seems to be inspired from a Spanish novel ‘Niebla’ by Miguel de Unamuno wherein the main character of the story comes to know that he is being narrated by a writer and then he goes to meet him. In the movie too the story is about the main character experiencing a similar situation and its final outcome.
Read more »The movie Tombstone starring Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer has just as many twists and turns in the making of it as the real story it tells. Directors were changed, an actor turned director but was never given director credit, and the story was rewritten by a writer who had to be given producer credit because the Screen Writer’s Guild would not allow writing credit to be given.
Read more »One of my favorite comedy movies of all time would have to be the Secretary movie. The reason why I like it so much is because it is a dark comedy, and I think those types of movies have a type of realness to them that other comedy movies do not. The Secretary movie is not a movie for everyone because it is rated R and has a lot of adult themes in it. However, if you want a different type of comedy than your normal slap stick comedy then this is the movie for you. It is one of my all time favorite movies.
Read more »Baz Luhrmann has given the world one of the more original adaptations of the classic William Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet with his movie William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet. The movie stars an up and coming Leonardo Di Caprio and Claire Danes who was riding the wave of her popular television show My So Called Life at the time. This movie is interesting to watch.
Read more »The movie Wings of Desire by Wim Wenders is definitely one movie that anyone who loves City of Angels would be interested in. This movie is what started it all. Many people who have seen City of Angels and the incredible performance by Nick Cage are not aware that it all began with Wings of Desire.
Read more »Considered very advanced for its time The Terminator helped to create a lot of careers, a lot of interest, and a lot of money for everyone involved. It helped to launch the career of a then unknown director and also launched one of the most popular catch phrases in movie history. Even though The Terminator was never honored with an Oscar, not even for its ground breaking special effects, it still stands today as one of the best science fiction movies ever made.
Read more »Vertigo by Alfred Hitchcock is considered one of the best movies of all time. This classic psychological thriller is famous for its great performances and most of all, because it was directed by the famous Alfred Hitchcock who is arguably one of the best directors of all time. Before the time of shoot ‘em up, car chasing, drug lord against super hero cop movies, there was a time when classic psychological thrillers kept audiences captivated with fascinating story lines and surprise twists and turns.
Read more »The Color Purple was a breakthrough movie on many levels and a record breaking movie on other levels. It started the film career to two of the most famous women in show business today and caused an Oscar snub to one of the greatest movie directors of all time. The Color Purple was based on an award winning book and even the book’s author admits that the movie is nothing like her book.
Read more »One of the best movies I have ever seen in my life would have to be the hit movie called Sleepers. This is a movie that was made back in 1996 which is a dramatic movie that is actually based on a novel that goes by the same name. Lorenzo Carcaterr was the man that made the novel, however Barry Levinson, is the person who made the movie. The movie has a very good storyline, and an even better cast of actors. Sleepers is one of those movies that if you have never seen you would love it, and you should go out and rent it.
Read more »There are a lot of great movies out there to go and watch if you are looking for a comedy film. Of course, one of my all time favorite ones to watch would have to be Sister Act. This is a movie that was a box office smash hit, and it starred Whoopi Goldberg in a role that she is very well known for. Sister Act is one of those movies that you can watch with your whole family, and because of that, you will see that this movie can actually help bring you closer together. If you want to see a comedy film then this is the movie for you.
Read more »Brokeback Mountain is a movie that has had all extremes of response and all extremes of cast and crew associated with it. It is a movie that you either love or hate but it is very difficult to dismiss it as inconsequential once you have seen it. It also has the ability to make anyone that sees it feel extremely uncomfortable but yet compelled to watch it at the same time.
Read more »Among the recent rash of teen competition movies that have included movies about high school football, drum corps competitions, and the quest to find love at the last high school party of the year comes a movie about cheerleading. Kirsten Dunst plays a cheerleading captain with a big problem and a need to save her squad’s reputation. The movie shows two sides of the conflict.
Read more »Successful high school movies are the ones that high school kids can understand and relate to and also deal with the relationships that high school kids deal with every day. Everyone knows at least one kid in high school that keeps to himself and says very little to anyone. In Brick the loner turns the school upside down when he can keep quiet no more and need to get answers to important questions.
Read more »Breaking The Waves is an independently released movie that proves the old saying that you should be careful what you wish for. It takes place in Scotland and starts off as a touching love story but slowly descends into a lurid sexually deviant movie that can be very disturbing at times. It deals with many topics but it is mostly about how extreme situations can bring out different results in different people.
Read more »The Zoolander movie is one of the funniest movies Ben Stiller has ever made and it remains today as a new age comedy classic. Stiller plays his role perfectly and in Zoolander the tables are turned when the guys are dumb models and the girls are smart people figuring things out. In the end Zoolander prevails even though he still really has no idea what in the world is going on.
Read more »You've Got Mail was a well received movie that to many people seemed like a sequel to Sleepless In Seattle as it was another correspondence love affair movie between Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. But You've Got Mail is a different movie all together and involves a lot more plot twists than Sleepless In Seattle. The same charm is there as the Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks chemistry is golden on the big screen.
Read more »Having a hit movie in Mexico is not easy as much of the country is dealing with horrible poverty and does not have extra money to go see a movie. Y Tu Mama Tambien was one of the exceptions to that rule as it broke all Mexican box office records with a $2.2 Million gross in 2001. It seems like an insignificant amount compared to an American movie but it broke the record in Mexico.
Read more »X2 is the sequel to the very successful first X-Men movie based on the popular comic book series. If nothing else the X-Men movies are worth the price of admission just for the special effects alone. The ability of the filmmakers to stay so close to the comic books makes these movies not only popular with the comic book crowd but it also allows all fans of science fantasy movies to appreciate the action and effects that go into X2.
Read more »Some movies stand the test of time as great pieces of art and Witness For The Prosecution is one of those movies. Witness For The Prosecution stars Tyrone Powers and Marlene Dietrich and tells a story of murder and betrayal all played out in a courtroom. Based on a story by Agatha Christie, Witness For The Prosecution proves to be a timeless classic that still remains popular to this day.
Read more »Wings Of Desire is a unique story that brings together aspects of hope, religion, frustration, and satisfaction all into the same story. It was directed by Wim Wenders and among a cast of relative unknowns there is the familiar Hollywood name of Peter Falk. Wings Of Desire is a story that will pull you in many different directions and leave you wondering when it is over.
Read more »There are spoilers in this article so be warned before you venture in to start reading. Any movie Owen Wilson is in has the potential to be very funny and when you throw in Vince Vaughn then you have comedy gold on your hands. Wedding Crashers is that kind of movie and the only two things that derail it are time and the newest comedy movie killer of them all Will Ferrell.
Read more »Walk The Line was one of the best movies of 2005 and it gave Joaquin Phoenix a chance to showcase not only his tremendous acting ability but also to show how much he can sing like Johnny Cash. Walk The Line did well at the 2006 Academy Awards and rightfully helped to solidify the careers of the people that starred in it. It was a well written movie that deserved every award it won.
Read more »If you're looking for a crazy and wacky movie, then go get Zoolander. This movie was directed by Ben Stiller which, if you have seen him in any other movie, has his style of comedy all over it. If you don't like his off beat sense of humor, then Zoolander may not be the movie for you. This is a movie about two male models battling each other for the top spot of male models. It's full of crazy humor and slap stick jokes that some places find unsuitable for their country and have actually banned it.
Read more »In the history of films there happen to be very few which are remembered even after long years. Have we or can ever blank out Roman Holiday or Gone With The Wind? All About My Mother, the award-winning film written and directed by Pedro Almodovar in 1999, is a unique kind of film that remains in our memory even after lone years. The film deals with the contentious and grave issues of AIDS, transvestitism, sexual identity, gender, religion, faith, existentialism and also many others. However, though the film has revolved around these issues, even for once has not been able to get out of the conventional touch of tragicomedy, a fine blend of serious issues and a dark humor.
Read more »In the realm of international films Basic Instinct deserves special mention. Though released in the year 1992 as a thriller film it had taken the entire globe by storm for the rocking performance of the entire cast of the film adjoined by the proficient band of technical personalities. Even after more than a decade of its release we perhaps can still hear the sensational applaud of the audience and the slogan of that time, “Watch Basic Instinct!"
Read more »When there are good subjects, there can be good films. We have heard this sermon for ages, but excpet a handful, how many good films are there in reality! There have been too good subjects ranging from the human rights violations in Bosnia to the latest epic controversy over Iraq. How many films worth mentioning have been made or are in the process? But we must affirm that sometimes one or two films hit the theatre, whose spell refuses to die down even after many years. The Battle Royale, a film released on December 16, 2000 in Japan on the basis of a novel of the same name, is the finest specimen of this account.
Read more »We always struggle with whether or not we are doing the right thing as we go through life and whether or not our life has any meaning. The hope that when we reach the end of our life that we can have a feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction is what drives people to try and succeed. But what if you got to the end of your life you realized that your life was empty and void of any real meaning?
Read more »Sometimes you need to leave the past in the past but when something was left as an open wound you have no choice but to try for closure. Wicker Park is a movie about a young man with his whole life ahead of him that puts a promising career on line to try and close up a part of his past. By the end of the movie he has to decide whether or not finding the answers to the past is worth risking his future on.
Read more »When you are in the wrong place at the right time you can sometimes wind up in the strangest situations you could ever imagine. Try to imagine being mistaken for someone you are not just because you did what you thought was the right thing and now it could end up being the biggest mistake of your life. Now try to imagine all of this happening while the center of the issue lies in a coma.
Read more »The best movies answer the questions that a lot of people are a little afraid to ask and most people don't want to hear. Sometimes a movie hits just the right combination of cast, crew, script, timing, and everything else that makes asking that question only a little easier but it even makes it one of the funniest movies of all time. When Harry Met Sally is one of those movies.
Read more »Some movies can make you feel like you are in an altered state when you are not and can make you not believe what you are seeing. Some actors can display a range and talent that is uncommon for any actor in Hollywood and makes that actor stand out among all of the other actor's in Hollywood. What Dreams May Come is one of those movies and Robin Williams is one of those actors.
Read more »How hard should you fight for something you know is right but everyone around you, including the people you love the most, are telling you that you simply cannot have it? How important is your own personal feelings of destiny versus the traditions that date back hundreds of years of your own people? How hard do you fight to win what is rightfully yours no matter what anyone else may think or say?
Read more »Witness for the Prosecution by Billy Wilder is a great movie that was taken from the famous play and book written by Agatha Christie. This movie is known for its amazing mystery story and great interesting scenes that keep a viewer glued to the screen. Witness for the Prosecution by Billy Wilder is an amazing movie.
Read more »Movies are a fun form of entertainment. The best movies tell wonderful and moving stories. There are many different types of movies that people can enjoy all year long. People go to the movies in the summer in order to beat the heat of summer and they often go to the movies to enjoy a warm holiday film. In addition, rainy days are days that were meant for watching movies at home.
Read more »Alfred Hitchcock is famous for taking even the most simple of plot lines and turning them into classic thriller movies and Vertigo is no exception. This thriller classic brings together so many simple elements into one plot line that the story is easy to follow but at the same time keeps the viewer guessing as to what will happen next. Don’t close your eyes or you may miss something important.
Read more »Glam rock is littered with stories that turn into myth and the myth is almost always more outrageous than the true story could ever be. When you have young men dressing so feminine and acting so very strange it is an eventuality that not will stories and myths come out of that scene but legends will be born as well. Some of those legends do not appreciate the myths nor do they appreciate their mythical status.
Read more »What happens when you have everything in life you ever wanted and you didn't earn any of it? What happens when you take everything for granted, including the women in your life, until they start to feel like you are just pushing them to the side for your own use? What happens when you think you may have finally found love but you stand to lose everything? What happens when you are given a second chance but you are not sure how to use it?
Read more »Political movies can sometimes be boring or complicated and do not usually do well with the movie going public. But if you have a political movie based on a popular graphic novel and with a screenplay written by the writers of the Matrix then you just may have something people will get into. Add a hero in a mask and suddenly you have the makings of a hit movie on your hands.
Read more »Toy Story II is a fun little romp through an imaginary land where toys set out to rescue other toys from people. Much of the same devices that made the original Toy Story movie a success are here but there is also a lot of advertising and other references going on that you can catch if you pay attention. Not only do you get a glimpse at other Pixar movies but you may even catch a little Star Wars reference if you listen closely.
Read more »Sometimes young people find their existence is so boring and repetitive that they turn to illegal drugs as what they would consider a release from their everyday boring life. They go through all of the trials and tribulations that affect most drug users and soon they find that the life with drugs is worse than life without drugs. Sometimes the grass is not always greener on the other side.
Read more »Vampire movies and any of the old type horror movies are starting to make a comeback and while they are not exactly cleaning up at the box office they are making a profit. Lately most of the resurging vampire movies have been movies about battles between either different groups of vampires or vampires and other creatures. Underworld is a complicated love story that is set against the backdrop of a war between vampires and werewolves.
Read more »Wild Strawberries was a film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. This was a film that was made way back in late 1957. Smultronstallet was the original Swedish title that actually meant "The Wild Strawberry Patch". This was a film that Ingmar Bergman actually wrote while he was in the hospital. The characters depicted in this movie were part of Bergman's regular cast that he tended to use a lot.
Read more »In the year 2004, there was a great psychological thriller movie made called Wicker Park. This movie was directed by Paul McGuigan, and was a remake made of the 1996 French movie called L'Appartement. Wicker Park never became a box office smash hit but was a great movie that came and left the theaters before it got noticed. It was a great movie filled with twisted plot caused by flashbacks to former relationships that the two main starts shared. Just because a movie is not number one in the box office, does not mean that it was not a good movie.
Read more »Some of the best movies of all time were written back in the day. The good news is, these movies remain classics to this point and on. One such movie would be, "When Harry met Sally" written by Rob Reiner. This was a romantic comedy staring Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal. It is a funny ride that follows the two main characters from the time they meet, to the time when they fall in love. This is a must see movie that will keep you laughing through the whole thing and leave you with a great feeling inside. To me, thats the mark of a great movie.
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