Andy Garcia plays an Italian-American prison guard from the Bronx, who yearns to be an actor in the mode of Marlon Brando, in this charming little movie that grew on me as it evolved to its satisfying ending. City Island played for a long, long run at the Chez Artiste in Denver, and I [...]
0 comments Friday 27 Aug 2010 | blogadmin | comedy, drama, movie reviews
Sunshine Cleaning is a greatly enjoyable indie dramedy with a good cast and a unique plot. Amy Adams plays Rose, former cheerleading captain and now a single mom. She is still carrying on with her ex- high school boyfriend Mac, a football hero played surprisingly well by the unlikely Steve Zahn. Rose’s sister is Norah [...]
3 comments Thursday 27 Aug 2009 | blogadmin | comedy, drama, movie reviews, recommendations
Much to the chagrin of cat people, dog flicks are hot at the box office right now, what with the success of Beverly Hills Chihuaua, Bolt and this amiable tale based on a bestselling book by columnist John Grogan that basically boils down to Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston chasing after a Labrador retriever for [...]
1 comment Thursday 02 Apr 2009 | blogadmin | comedy, drama, kid's & family, movie reviews
