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Notes on a Scandal is the tale of obsessive relations, secrets, and revelations. It is a film that is dark, peppered with biting comic touches, and wades into the treacherous waters of damaged psyches. Philip Glass has composed the accompanying music which serves to underscore the slippery slope that the primary characters go down.
I had [...]

Welcome to this week’s Top 5 movies about dreams, brought to you by RankAMovie.com.
Around this time of year, movie stars may dream of winning an award! Some fans may even dream about winning an award. Everyone dreams, and sometimes the interpretation of dreams can be lots of fun.
Below is a list of the top [...]

Joe Carnahan has delivered the first cinematic jolt into the 2006 season. However, this was not the jolt to kick the new year into action, but it was a step in the right direction. The heart beat monitor delivered a few signs of life. Smokin’ Aces is an over the top action film that apes [...]

Letters from Iwo Jima, the second side of Clint Eastwood’s look at the famous Pacific struggle from World War II, was rushed for a 2006 release when it became apparent that the American side, Flags of our Fathers, was not generating the Oscar buzz necessary for a nomination. The strategy worked, for once again [...]

This week offers up a decent selection of recent films, some older cult films, some unknowns, and some new direct to DVD releases. While there are a number of titles that will vie for your attention, there are precious few hat belong to the “gotta have it now” category. Still, I was able to relatively [...]

Opening nearly one year after their latest opus, Date Movie, writer/director duo Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg have opened their next movie. They have turned their eye from the romantic comedy genre and decided to “satirize” the epic films that have been released over the past few years. In doing so, they succeeded at doing [...]

When I entered the theater and sat down in the darkened room, I had no idea what I was in for. I knew very little about the film, and had not seen a single frame. I knew that it was highly regarded, and that star Penelope Cruz was recently nominated for the Best Actress Oscar. [...]

Katja “Bride of Uwe” von Garnier has provided us with yet more strong evidence that Germany is not going to allow the United States possession of the coveted World’s Most Atrocious Filmmaker Trophy without a serious struggle. Though Ed Wood’s legendary exploits have yet to be equaled, Uwe Boll has come moderately close on [...]

Something tells me that the headline above should really read “300 to hit IMAX – Mass Orgy expected afterwards!” Zach Snyder’s upcoming release 300, which is based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller, is not only one of the highly anticipated films of 2007 (see my “Most Anticipated Films of 2007″ list, due out [...]

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Freud said, “There are no coincidences.” I thought that was true in isolated incidents, but didn’t think it was a universal absolute because that would suggest there was order in the world and I see entropy and chaos being more likely factors that influence nature.
That was until this past Monday when I saw a [...]

It’s not a good idea when the marketing campaign is better than the film. I know, this often happens. I mean, it is the job of the studio to make the film look appealing to its potential audience. The campaign mounted for Primeval took a novel approach to marketing a movie about a giant crocodile. [...]

This week brings seven more movies in on the wind. Among the seven, four are new releases and three are 2006 films that are expanding into my viewing radius. What this makes for is a a busy weekend for yours truly. Fortunately, I may have some free time next week to try and squeeze in [...]

You may not believe this, you may not even agree with this, but The Last King of Scotland bears a striking commonality with Dreamgirls. Yes, you read that right. A movie about an idealistic doctor having an epiphany while serving as Idi Amin’s personal physician and confidante and a movie about a young singer standing [...]

As much as I beat up on Clint Eastwood in my Oscar Nominations post earlier in the week, the man is a great director. And I am sure once I see Letters from Iwo Jima, I will have ditched my jaded approach to him being nominated. But for now, I am still a bit upset [...]

Remakes, remakes, remakes. Are you sick of them yet? I thought as much. It seems that the majority of horror films that hit the screens are remakes, sequels, or rip offs of what came before them. There isn’t much in the way of original vision coming out of the Hollywood system. The Hitcher may not [...]

Welcome to this week’s Top 5 ambiguous, confusing movies, brought to you by RankAMovie.com.
That’s right! This week we’ll take a closer look at some movies that have made people think “What was that?” That’s not to say that they’re bad movies…they’re just not easily understood.
Below is a list of the top 5 movies, as [...]

Brokeback Mountain tells the tale of two men in love. While some people are still put off by the concept, the only shocking aspect in the film is how universal the story is, no different than any other love forbidden by society whether interracial, interfaith or familial rivals.
The story begins in 1963 when Ennis [...]

If you are like me then you spend much of the first few months of the year waiting for “that” action flick; waiting for the year’s first knock-down, drag-out bullet infested homage to people who kill people. These are not Oscar contenders and they are not always well received by critics, but when you take [...]

Not to be outdone by their shiny big brother, the Razzie Awards committee has announced the nominees for their top prizes, the Golden Raspberry. Outside being mocked by Rosie O’Donnell, this is the highest honor that a movie can achieve. An award that is so treasured, so deeply valued, that only Tom Green has dared [...]

Last week we had week we saw the minor league awards. Not to belittle them, but they are prestigious, but they also offer some insight to who may be the front runners for the big league awards. This morning the big league candidates were announced by by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President [...]

And more reactions from some big names on this Oscar Nomination Day:
Will Smith regarding his nomination for Best Actor in The Pursuit of Happyness:
Congratulations to all the nominees. It is a great honor to be considered among this calibre of performers. No competition, all celebration. Let the parties begin.
Guillermo del [...]

Today should be filled with these, so be prepared. I will keep the commentary short, sweet and witty as always.
John Lassiter, Director of Cars on his film’s nomination for “Best Animated Feature Film”:
We are so happy here, all of us at Pixar and Disney. As you know it takes a long time, from inception to [...]

Who is not ready to explode in their pants over Zach Snyder’s 300? Ever since the teaser was released months ago, the buzz around this flick has been hot. And not Lindsay Lohan hot. We are talking Brangelina hot! At least, that is how I can relate it to those who spend more time digging [...]

The Spanish civil war was no wonderland as Franco’s regime was violent and ruthless with every opposition. Guillermo Del Toro searches for the escape to a different place only to find there is no such thing, even for a fantasy driven child. Pan’s Labyrinth had the hardware needed to be the movie of the year. [...]

Of course, with this morning’s Oscar Nominations will come some reactions from the nominees. Not everyone will show the same wit as Sacha Baron Cohen, but they will all say something. Here is what has come across the wire thus far:
Helen Mirren (Nominated for Best Actress for her performance in The Queen):
I would like to [...]

Children of Men recognized as Best Film of 2006, Breakout Indie Director Rian Johnson wins big and Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector is the “Most Rejected” film of 2006.

(Columbus, January 23, 2007) Alfonso Cuar³n’s Children of Men was named Best Film by the staff of Film School Rejects in the 1st Annual Film [...]

As much as things change, they always stay the same. Something along those lines can be said about the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the quaint little awards gala they hold every single February. As much as fresh, engaging cinema may be released every year by extremely worthy artists, they still seem [...]

(Beverly Hills, January 23, 2007) M. Night Shyamalan’s box office dud Lady in the Water was named the worst film of 2006 by the United Critics Organization (UCO) in the 2007 GAG Awards, sponsored by 7M Pictures. These annual awards recognize cinematic catastrophes and just plain awful films.
The other big winner of [...]