Da Vinci Code Rumor

I’ve read somewhere (I forget where) that Hollywood is gonna make a movie of the best selling popular novel [i][b][size=medium][color=666600][font=Georgia]DA VINCI CODE by Dan Brown[/font][/color][/size][/b][/i] and that Tom Hanks would be starring in it. Did anyone else read or heard about this? If they gonna make a movie based on this book, I would like […]

L&C on DVD

Anyone know if Lois & Clark is on the screen for a DVD release anytime soon ? With companies whipping out all kinds of material… good, bad, and otherwise… you’d think they might like to capitalize on Teri Hatcher’s Housewives fame.

“The Wedding Date”

“The Wedding Date” is a romantic comedy about a young woman who decides to hire an attractive man to pose as her boyfriend at the wedding of her younger half-sister in England. The attractive cast does its best in this slight film. (Probably will seem longer than its 90 mins.) GRADE = “C+”

The Jacket

The Jacket is about a wounded Gulf War vet (Brody) who returns to the States only later to be convicted of a murder he doesn’t remember doing. He’s committed to a psychiatric hospital where he is given secret experimental treatment in order to eliminate the “violent” nature of his personality. The patient is put in […]

“Downfall”

“Downfall” is an intense, lengthy, sub-titled German film about the final days of the Third Reich. The primary character is a young woman who becomes Hitler’s secretary a few years before the end of the war in Germany. Excellent performances and photography. Not for the squeamish. GRADE = “A” (and you should know that I […]

Whodunnits on DVD

Murder Mystery fans are having a bit of a hey day in early 2005. The first season of Columbo has been released with the second season hot on its heals. Also dusting off their magnifying glass are Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys Mysteries, Season 1. And the grand dame of Cabot Cove, Jessica Fletcher, […]