From The North to The
South
The N & N Girls (Nona Gaye & Naomie Harris)
The Polar Express and After The Sunset
open on Nov. 12 Nona Gaye joins Tom Hanks
in a trip to the North Pole in "The Polar Express",
an inspiring animated adventure based on the beloved Caldecott
Medal children's book by Chris Van Allsburg, while Naomie
Harris goes South with Pierce Brosnan, Selma Hayek, Woody
Harrelson, and Don Cheadle in the Bahamas in "After
The Sunset", a cat-and-mouse caper between a thief
and a cop.
In a press conference interview at the Essex Hotel in New York
City, Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis, Nona Gaye, and co-Producer Steve
Starkey spoke about the process of making this films as well as
discuss their thoughts on the meaning of Christmas and Santa Claus.
Bird explains the process by which he landed his creativity
at Pixar, the folks responsible for such CGI epics as "Finding
Nemo" and "Monsters, Inc.", and how he made superheroes
human beings just like anybody else.
Elwes discusses the prospect of being chained to the set of
his project day in and day out, manipulating the conventions of
a genre into new text, and discovering passion when actors are
no longer inspired by their paycheck.
This film and Foxx’s performance has been talked about
for most of the year and after seeing it, I concur, that Foxx
has definitely reached the peak where Denzel, Will Smith, and
Morgan Freeman are now as "Ray" is truly one of
the best films this year.
Vera Drake, the latest film from British auteur Mike Leigh,
is quite possibly the best abortion drama ever made. It
is an emotional powerhouse, deeply moving and complex with an
astonishing, bravura performance from lead actress Imelda Staunton.
The new version which stars Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, and
Jennifer Lopez, brings in the same format, but it doesn’t
really transcend well with an American audience, and Lopez’s
role is so wooden that it leaves the film with mixed results.
Taxi is film that has plenty of action, laughs, and sex
appeal. While the film has the look of a cliché buddy movie,
Latifah and Fallon bring in their own flair of comedic skills
to make a difference and take you on a New York joyride.
Billy Crudup, who has been so underrated an actor, shows just
how good he is in playing the role of a female and male. It's
his performance that takes the film from being dull and stage-like
to exhilarating and entertaining.
Huckabees is a tremendously clever satire of modern culture.
It is a wacky, peculiar film that'll have you bored with pretentiousness
or extolling its genius.
This true to life film is a moving, fearful, emotional ride
that will have the audience's attention from the very beginning,
to the very tearful and dramatic ending.
John Waters is in a class by himself. His schlocky B-movies
are either funny as hell or god awful. This film unfortunately
falls into the latter category.
Walter Salles, the acclaimed Brazilian director of Central Station,
achieves greatness here. He tells a sublimely provocative story,
but never forgets that his characters are on an epic journey.
Silver City is a thinking man's film. It has an involved storyline
that requires attention from the viewer. Watch it for excellent
filmmaking and Sayles's political ideology.
Stuart Townsend and Charlize Theron are a real life couple,
but have no chemistry whatsoever in the film. The love story
is not convincingly portrayed and that theme is the arc of the
film.
EXCLUSIVE
First Look: Roll Bounce
After
the Sunset: An Interview with Naomie Harris
Bridget Jones: On the Edge of Reason: Cast Interviews
Kinsey: Cast Interviews
EXCLUSIVE:
Assault on Precinct 13
EXCLUSIVE:
Million Dollar Baby
Fade to Black: Cast Interviews
Alfie:
Cast Interviews
Brother
to Brother: Cast Interviews
The
Incredibles : An Interview with Brad Bird
EXCLUSIVE
TRAILER : Racing Stripes
Ray:
Cast Interviews
Saw:
An Interview with Cary Elwes
An
Interview with Antione Fuqua & Ruth Brown
The
Grudge: Cast Interviews
Sideways:
An Interview with Alexander Payne
An
Interview with Antione Fuqua
October's
DVD Releases 
