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Still a legend in the halls of the FBI, the life of Joseph D. Pistone became the thing that legends are made of and is the basis for the 1997 film ‘Donnie Brasco’. It is the mid-70’s and New York City is teeming with...

Mel Gibson returns to the front of the camera and reclaims his action-hero status in the drama-thriller “Edge of Darkness”. Not since 2002’s “Signs” has Gibson starred in a movie, but that doesn’t mean the public hasn’t...

Genre: Drama Director: Nicholas Ray Starring Cast: James Dean, Natalie Wood One of the edgiest, rawest movies ever to be created in the 1950s, “Rebel Without a Cause” paired a young Natalie Wood with Hollywood’s leading...

It isn’t often that a modern horror/thriller isn’t synonymous with blood splatters and guts. These days, most films are a cornucopia of human slaughter splattered across the screen. Few movies follow the axiom: less is...

I think I was in grade school when “Spaceballs” first came out on video. I remember watching it at a slumber party and thinking, “This is different.” I had no idea what terms like “satire” and “parody” meant. Although I...

‘Arachnophobia’ is a recent thriller with some really great chills. The best part about it all is that it didn’t require many fancy special effects. For the most part, it was all done with real live spiders. The story...

At first look ‘Changeling’ seems like another version of ‘Mystic River’ but Clint Eastwood never ceases to amaze me. Not only was ‘Changeling’ a really good movie to watch, it made me marvel at Clint Eastwood, who’s...

If you’re a music buff, you will probably enjoy ‘Cadillac Records’ a lot. The movie is about the rise of Chess Records. It is the label that popularised what was known as “race music” during a time racial segregation...

If any film deserves a spot on the list of best films of all time, Woody Allen’s “Annie Hall” is it. While the film is first and foremost a comedy, Allen’s wildly creative direction transcends genre. Simply put – the...

After taking a break from animated features for the past ten years, Disney brings us “The Princess and the Frog”. The story is more like Pixar than the classic Disney films of the past. While Disney takes fairy tales...

‘Meet the Spartans’ is one of those rare movies that made me sick to the stomach and feel a deep-seated loathing at those who made it. While some of the more charitable ones might chose to call it a poorly made satire...

Genre: Classic American Drama Director: Dennis Hopper Starring Cast: Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Terry Southern Peter Fonda was never as iconic as he was in the movie “Easy Rider.” This is for some the definitive road...

Genre: Comedy Director: Mel Brooks Starring Cast: Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks The simple fact is that this is one of the funniest movies ever created. Rescued from a railroad mob, Black Bart is chosen by a...

Does awkward equal funny, This is the question “Meet the Parents” dares to answer. It’s a classic “anything that can go wrong does go wrong” plot, in which Greg Focker, played by Ben Stiller in one of the most...

In 1977, Woody Allen swept the Academy Awards with his film “Annie Hall”. Since then, the film has remained one of critics’ and audiences’ most celebrated comedies of all time. Two years later, Allen and co-writer...

Joel and Ethan, better known in the movie world as the Coen brothers; won themselves Oscars last year for ‘No Country for Old Men’. While that movie was a little arty for my taste, I really enjoyed their new movie. If...

Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” deserves the high honour of being the first animated film to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. Frame after frame is filled with memorable images. We find out in the opening...

This is another film along the lines of the DaVinci Code and, in fact, it is based upon a book written by the same author. Of course, Tom Hanks is back again, but this time in a role with far more action than the way...

Genre: Action-Adventure Director: Cy Endfield Starring Cast: Michael Caine, Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins The story of Zulu begins in early 1879; the British Army suffers one of its most terrible defeats when a Zulu force...

It’s the era of superheroes so why can’t the canines have their claim to fame as well, Bolt is a super-dog (voiced by John Travolta) who saves his owner Penny (voiced by Miley Cyrus) from trouble and evil by using his...