— P R E V I E W —Synopsis Written and produced by Luc Besson, and directed by Louis Leterrier, the action drama headlines international martial arts superstar Jet Li. On and beneath the meanest streets of Glasgow, fiery gangster Bart (Bob Hoskins) is merciless with debtors, would-be rivals, and anyone else to whom he […]
Archives for May 2005
Saving Face
— P R E V I E W —Synopsis For 28-year old New Yorker Wilhelmina “Wil” Pang (Michelle Krusiec), life is a juggling act between a promising career as a surgeon and her responsibilities as a dutiful daughter. Like the #7 train she takes to visit her Chinese family on a weekly basis, Wil is […]
Postcards from the Edge
Just like a real-life postcard, youll view it once, think its nice enough, and then probably forget all about it.
The Longest Yard
— P R E V I E W —Synopsis “The Longest Yard” is the story of pro quarterback Paul Crewe (Sandler) and former college champion and coach Nate Scarboro (Reynolds), who are doing time in the same prison. Asked to put together a team of inmates to take on the guards, Crewe enlists the help […]
Independence Day
Mindless, silly, deeply-flawed, and as enjoyable as ever there really is nothing quite like seeing your fellow Earthlings getting it right up those alien scum!
Buongiorno, notte
Bleak dramatisation of a period not unlike our own, when ideology was out of touch with its own dreams.