Reviewed by GREG KING Director: George Berlanti Stars: Josh Duhamel, Katherine Heigl, The premise of the most unlikely people being unexpectedly thrust into the role of parenthood and having to bring up someone else’s baby is not new. Previously we have had Three Men And A Baby, in which carefree bachelors Ted Danson, Tom Selleck… Continue Reading »
LET THE RIGHT ONE IN – interview with THOMAS ALFREDSON
By GREG KING. From Sweden, the home of ABBA, Volvo, IKEA and SAAB, comes this unusual vampire tale. Based on the best selling novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist, Let The Right One In tells the story of the connection between Oskar, a 12 year old who is being bullied at school, and Eli, a… Continue Reading »
LIFE AS A HOUSE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Irwin Winkler Stars: Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, Hayden Christensen, Jamey Sheridan, Mary Steenburgen, Jena Malone While the title may not exactly sound riveting, Life As A House is a moving and beautifully written drama that explores a number of serious and important themes with surprising honesty and intelligence –… Continue Reading »
LUMUMBA
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Raoul Peck Stars: Eriq Ebouaney From the Oliver Stone paranoid conspiracy theory school of film making comes this Ghandi-wannabe biopic depicting the rise to power and fall from grace of Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of the Congo after achieving independence from the yoke of Belgian colonialism. But this… Continue Reading »
LUCKY NUMBERS
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Nora Ephron Stars: John Travolta, Lisa Kudrow, Tim Roth, Ed O’Neill, Bill Pullman, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Weston, Michael Moore, Michael Rapaport. John Travolta bounces back after the dismal Battlefield Earth, a film so truly awful that it could have killed the career of a lesser star. In this comic crime… Continue Reading »
LIES
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jang Sun-woo Stars: Kim Tae Yeon, Lee Sang Hyun Last Tango In Seoul? A Korean version of The Story Of O? This graphic Korean film about a sado-masochistic relationship that becomes increasingly obsessive and self-destructive has caused controversy in its country of origin, not least for its frank sex scenes… Continue Reading »