It takes a while for RED get around to explaining its title, but it won’t spoil anything if I tell you it’s an acronym: “Retired, Extremely Dangerous.” This tag is specifically applied to Bruce Willis, who plays former CIA operative Frank Moses, and more generally to the motley (and all-star) assortment of his former cohorts [...]
Read More action, blu-ray, Brian Cox, Bruce Willis, comedy, crime, DVD, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Karl Urban, Mary-Louise Parker, Morgan Freeman, PG-13, Red, Richard Dreyfuss, Warren Ellis, willLove Ranch is the story of the Mustang Ranch brothel, which opened in the Nevada desert in the late 1960′s. Taylor Hackford (Ray) directs his wife, Helen Mirren (Oscar for The Queen), and Joe Pesci (Oscar for Goodfellas) in an unevenly entertaining film. I say unevenly because I suppose your reaction will depend upon your [...]
Read More Bruce, comedy, drama, DVD, Gina Gershon, Helen Mirren, Joe Pesci, Love Ranch, romance, Taylor HackfordIf the dialogue in The Last Station had been delivered about twice as fast, it would not be a stretch to label the film as a screwball tragedy. Its characters engage in clever repartee and trade barbs throughout, but ultimately it is the story of two people who have grown remote from one another in [...]
Read More biography, blu-ray, Christopher Plummer, drama, DVD, Helen Mirren, James McAvoy, Kerry Condon, Paul Giamatti, R, The Last Station, willWhile I haven’t read the book by German author Cornelia Funke that inspired this $60 million fantasy starring Brendan Fraser, I can say with some certainty that it’s probably much, much better than the lackluster lump of a movie director Iain Softley makes out of it. The gimmick here is that Fraser can bring characters [...]
Read More adventure, Andy Serkis, Brendan Fraser, Cornelia Funke, David, DVD, family, Fantasy, Helen Mirren, Iain Softley, Inkheart, Jennifer Connelly, Jim Broadbent, paul bettany, PG-