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The Bourne Ultimatum
Even audiences new to the Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) spy thriller franchise will respond with compulsory excitement at the elaborately orchestrated chain of exhilarating chase sequences that lead up to a philosophically satisfying whopper of a climax.
The Bourne Trilogy Ends
Even audiences new to the Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) spy thriller franchise will respond with compulsory excitement at the elaborately orchestrated chain of exhilarating chase sequences that lead up to a philosophically satisfying whopper of a climax.
Heritage Study Claiming Rich, Educated Troops is Fantasy
In fact, the troops are poorer, less educated, and disproportionately African-American -- just as we thought all along.
Catherine Zeta-Jones Talks About 'No Reservations'
Zeta-Jones is a renaissance actress whose seemingly effortless ability to embody characters comes with a highly skilled singing voice and stunning beauty that keeps audiences riveted.
Maui Time |
Cole Smithey |
07-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: No Reservations, Scott Hicks
'Mostly Martha' Remake Has the Right Ingredients
Rarely does an adaptation of an existing film add anything new to an original's rhythm or narrative melody -- but that's not the case with Scott Hicks' Americanized calibration of Mostly Martha.
Tags: No Reservations, Scott Hicks
'Joshua' Does a Lot With a Little
There's a definite Bad Seed vibe going on in this sophisticated psychological thriller.
Tags: George Ratliff, Joshua
'Talk to Me': An Undernourished Script with Great Performances
In spite of Cheadle's forceful performance, the watered down script fails to capture the rawness and the logic of a groundbreaking social commentator.
Tags: Kasi Lemmons, Talk to Me
'Broken English': A Mature Romantic Comedy
Zoe Cassavetes successfully debuts a self-written narrative feature after testing directing waters with her impressive documentary Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession.
Tags: Broken English, Zoe Cassavetes
'Interview' is an Actor's Showcase Movie
It's talky, stagy and burdened with a video tape plot device that will make you cringe.
Tags: interview, Steve Buscemi
Wrong About Iraq, Conservative Pundits Keep Jobs
They were wrong about WMDs, being greeted as liberators and the Bush Administration's competence, yet right-wing pundits continue to get paid big bucks for the opinions in the mainstream media -- what's wrong with the marketplace of ideas?
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
07-17-2007 |
Commentary
Danny Boyle Energizes Sci-fi with a Trip to the Sun
In a bold attempt to create a fresh update on the ever-flagging sci-fi movie genre, director Danny Boyle (28 Days Later) achieves a visually stunning cinematic poem that is as bewitching as it is infuriating for its dependence on genre cliches.
Tags: Danny Boyle, Sunshine
'Potter' Franchise Finds Intelligence
Just as Daniel Radcliffe has matured as an actor, the fifth Harry Potter franchise installment has graduated in scope toward a movie capable of entertaining adults and children alike.
Selling Disaster: Michael Bay Fetishizes War for Youth
Transformers is a sickening force-feeding commercial frenzy to sell cars, toys and war in the same breath that it pawns itself off as "cinema."
Tags: Michael Bay, Transformers
Herzog's Vietnam Escape Story Blisters the Screen
The sensational narrative version of the story he told in 1997's documentary Little Dieter Needs to Fly is a wartime escape movie to top all others.
Tags: Rescue Dawn, Werner Herzog
Christian Bale on Herzog and 'Batman'
The top UK actor working in films today talks to Cole Smithey about making Rescue Dawn and the next Batman movie.
Maui Time |
Cole Smithey |
06-29-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rescue Dawn, Werner Herzog
