Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Danny BoyleStars: James Franco, Amber Tamblyn, Kate Mara.Danny Boyle’s first film since the Oscar winning Slumdog Millionaire marks something of a change of direction for the dynamic British director who first burst onto the scene in 1994 with Shallow Grave.127 Hours tells the true story of Aron Ralston, the maverick weekend adventurer who, in 2003, found himself …
OLD BOY
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Chan-wook ParkStars: Min-sik Choi, Ji-Tae Yoo, Hye-jung GangSome of the most exciting cinema is emerging from Asia at the moment. Their stylistic action epics make the majority of big budget Hollywood productions seem tired and lethargic by comparison. A case in point is Korean director Chan-wook Park's thriller Old Boy, a gritty, disturbing, repellent and ultra-violent …
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Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Tim Blake NelsonStars: Josh Hartnett, Julia Stiles, Mekhi PhiferOthello goes to high school?Shakespeare's play about an inter racial love affair, and the treacherous friend whose scheming and all consuming jealousy eventually leads to a tragedy that destroys all their lives has been updated and relocated to the contemporary setting of an American high school. There …
OCTOBER SKY
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Joe Johnston Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Chris Owen, Laura Dern, William Lee Scott, Chad Lindberg, Chris Ellis.A beautifully wrought, touching and sensitive coming of age tale set in small town America in 1957, October Sky is one of the most satisfying and enjoyable films of this year.This inspiring film is based on the true story of Homer Hickham (played with …
ONE TRUE THING
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Carl Franklin Stars: Meryl Streep, Renee Zellweger, William Hurt, Tom Everett Scott, Lauren Graham, Nicky Katt, Gerrit Graham, Mary Catherine Wright, Hallee Hirsh, Patrick Breen.Adapted from Anna Quindlen's acclaimed novel, One True Thing is the latest film in the terminal disease cum moving women's melodrama genre (Stepmom, Beaches, etc). It's sure to have sensitive …
OUT TO SEA
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Martha Coolidge Stars: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Brent Spiner, Dyan Cannon, Gloria De Haven, Elaine Stritch, Hal Linden, Donald O'Connor, Edward Mulhare, Rue McClanahan, Alexandra Powers, Sean O'Bryan Running Time: 106 minutes.Having appeared together in a number of movies over the past three decades, Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, the screen's original odd couple, …
