Author Archive

Closing the Tribeca Film Festival this year was the anime cartoon inspired action film, Speed Racer from the Wachowski brothers, who created The Matrix trilogy.

One of the more star studded films at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival is War, Inc. Unfortunately though, the film doesn’t live up to the expectations of its impressive cast.

Tonight I attended the Cadillac Lounge after party at Tenjune for the satire War, Inc. starring John Cusack (who also wrote the screenplay), Hillary Duff, Marisa Tomei, Sir Ben Kingsley and Joan Cusack.

And a dream of mine has finally come true. While at the Tribeca Film Festival today covering the red carpet premiere of Tennessee I got to see stars like Mariah Carey and Ben Kingsley but nothing compared to seeing the great Bobby D, my favorite actor ever.

Yesterday an indie film called Tennessee gave its world debut at the Tribeca Film Festival. Stars Mariah Carey and Ethan Peck, along with other random celebs, turned out for the Red Carpet event.

Its not a film about King Kong, but instead is a humorous documentary on another famous Kong, the 80s arcade game relic—Donkey Kong—and those who have spent their lives trying to master it.

The film adaptation of The Kite Runner brings the popular best seller to life with beautiful intensity. Like the novel, this film is haunting, vivid and upsetting.

I didn’t expect to like Mr. Brooks although I was originally intrigued by the idea of Robin Hood playing a serial killer.

Legally Blonde actress turned Academy Award winner Reese Witherspoon has a new movie coming out, Rendition, with actor Jake Gyllenhaal. Reese plays Isabella El-Ibrahimi, an American wife of an Egyptian-born chemical engineer, Anwar El-Ibrahimi (played by Omar Metwally). He disappears on a flight from South Africa to Washington and Isabella is trying to figure out what happened to her husband on that flight.

The Brave One starring Jodie Foster is in the same vain as her recent thrillers, Flightplan and Panic Room, only this one is grittier and more harrowing. This intense story is like a female Batman tale, but without the cape and mask. Yes, we’ve all seen revenge movies like this before, Payback etc, but the vigilantes are usually men and sometimes hard-boiled. However, in The Brave One, Jodie Foster is the revenge thirsty heroine that can’t take it anymore.

Are you tired of being single? Do you wish you had some one to snuggle up to each night, to dedicate your whole life to? Someone who will be with you ’til death do you part? Well, if you are thinking about tying the knot, we can help you resist temptation with our list of the Five Films that Make You Glad You’re Not Married.

Maybe it was the vague commercials or bloody logo, but I wasn’t expecting to like 300, yet I did.
From the mind of the creator of Sin City, 300 is also based on a graphic novel and filmed in the same animated style. And like a novel, 300 has a narrator throughout the film and lives [...]

The astronaut farmer in The Astronaut Farmer is not only a real farmer but his name is too — Charles Farmer, played by Billy Bob Thornton in this heart-warming inspirational film about determination and pursuing your dreams. Usually such inspirationally themed stories are centered on sports feats as with Invincible or Rudy, but rather than [...]

Here at FSR we already did a best Christmas films list, so why not a New Years list as well? The following flicks feature New Years celebrations and often come to my mind during the holiday. However, New Years is usually a plot used more often in TV shows where a characters night hinges on [...]

Granted the plot to Dreamgirls is nothing new, we’ve all seen the pop band trying to make it story. This one features a black female pop band, the Dreamettes (later the Dreams), who are on the verge of stardom in the early 1960s and the consequences of their fame. You can pretty much predict what [...]

Release Date: October 27, 2006
I walked into the theaters to see Babel not knowing anything about the indie film. I only knew that it starred Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Gael Garcia Bernal, but knew nothing of the plot. So that you have a better idea about this amazing and emotional film, I’ll do my [...]

Release Date: August 25, 2006
From the producers of The Rookie, comes another inspiring sports movie starring Mark Wahlberg as a Philadelphia Eagles fan, Vince Papale, who just lost his wife and his teaching job and undergoes a big career change. When his favorite team holds an open tryout to help rejuvenate talent and fans, Vince [...]

Release Date: July 26, 2006 (limited)
Little Miss Sunshine, which stars 40 Year Old Virgin’s Steve Carell, Greg Kinnear and Toni Collette is an indie film recently that did well at Sundance recently. It is about a professor (Carell) who recently committed suicide and is now in the care of his sister (Collette) and living with [...]

Release Date: July 21, 2006 (limited)
Shadowboxer stars Cuba Gooding Jr., Helen Mirren (Calendar Girls) and Stephen Dorff. It took me awhile to write this review because reflecting on the film it’s so F’d up, but in a good way. I still keep thinking of the many disturbing scenes and relationships that the story portrays and [...]

Something New, is a romantic comedy with heart, honesty and substance, but isn’t all hearts and flowers.
The film centers on Kenya Denise McQueen (Sanaa Lathan) who almost has every aspect of her life in order including the purchase of a new house, supportive friends, family and a prestigious job at a top accounting firm, [...]