http://greasy.com/Entertainment/Movies.htm Featured articles and news topics about movies. en-us © 2008 Greasy.com All rights reserved. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:18:21 GMT 30 http://greasy.com/lunarhunk/lars_real_girl_movie_review.html This film was really completely different from what I had expected. I had thought it was going to be a light comedy because of the description of the film, but it turned out to be one of the most touching and heart-warming movies I have seen in a long time. I am not big for cryng with movies (sorry, Martin!), but this one had me reaching for the box of tissues at the ending! Lars and Gus are brothers that grew up together, but were never really close. It is probably because they are both s ... Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:30:19 GMT http://greasy.com/lunarhunk/juno_movie_review.html Named after the Roman goddess and wife of Zeus, a teenage girl takes viewers through the experiences of what it is like to be confronted with an unexpected pregnancy. She gets pregnant after an afternoon spent with her good buddy Bleeker, bringing their relationship to a whole new level. As you can expect, she is like most 16 year old and not ready to become a mom. She quickly considers the idea of having an abortion before deciding that adoption is a better option of her. With the help of ... Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:07:05 GMT http://greasy.com/greatmartin/mamma_mia--a_movie_review.html I went to see "Mamma Mia" expecting a light, campy, energetic, mindless, tuneful 2 hours of ABBA music in a movie house. Anyone expecting the same would be better off staying home and watching "Priscella, Queen of the Desert" or "Murial's Wedding". In both the story line is more engrossing and the musical numbers are certainly presented a lot better. At one point I wish I had opted to see "The Dark Knight" instead which would have been a strange choice for me. I had seen a touring company ... Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:57:05 GMT http://greasy.com/bumpedoff/city_men.html City of Men City of Men can be viewed as a companion piece to 2002's City of God, the documentary-style account of life amid the lawless backstreets of Rio de Janeiro directed by Fernando Meirelles - who has often collaborated with City of Men director Paulo Morelli. The films also share two of their actors, Douglas Silva and Darlan Cunha, who last time were 11-year-old boys, and are now 18-year-old 'men': Ace (Silva), married and with a newborn son, and Wallace (Cunha), who is searching f ... Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:23:17 GMT http://greasy.com/jensgems/night_ages.html A few days back I received an email from my mum at her work wondering if I wanted to go to the pictures to see "Mama Mia". Thought *why no*, it has been two years since my last cinema trip. It is not that I don't love the cinema, because I do, we just keep getting let down by baby sitters. Last night we went and it was brilliantly awful! The music, movie, Pierce Brosnan's singing (well he tried...painful!!) all made for a fun toe tapping sing-a-thon. Plus there was the cameo appearance at ... Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:22:44 GMT http://greasy.com/lunarhunk/oh_happy_day_movie_review.html This British import premiered on the Logo Network on Sunday night. It is one of the first true romantic comedy that I have seen centering around gay men without having political or health issues popping into the story. It is about two guys meeting, falling in love, almost losing it all, and ... you know, the usuall happy ending. The story centers around Jonathan, a black man living in London who is just on the cusp of making it big in the advertising business. He has big hopes of getting a ... Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:31:14 GMT http://greasy.com/bumpedoff/josh_brolin_slugging_match_bush.html Josh Brolin Josh Brolin in slugging match with Bush fans FirstPost.co.uk A possible answer has emerged as to why two leading actors in Oliver Stone’s new George Bush biobic W - Josh Brolin (pictured) who plays the President, and Jeffrey Wright who portrays his Secretary of State, Colin Powell – got embroiled in a bar-room brawl late on Saturday night. As a result, Brolin, who starred in American Gangster and No Country for Old Men and is known in Hollywood for his short fuse, was taken ... Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:16:16 GMT http://greasy.com/bumpedoff/mamma_mia.html Meryl Streep Mamma Mia! FirstPost.co.uk Since it opened in 1999, Mamma Mia! has become one of the most successful and best-loved stage productions in the world, and its transfer to the screen has therefore been hotly anticipated. Blessedly, the cinematic version is an absolute gem, full of energy and gusto, and bolstered by a gung-ho cast and the writer, director and producer of the stage play. For those unfamiliar with the story, Mamma Mia! relates the tale of Donna Sheridan (Meryl Streep ... Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:40:10 GMT http://greasy.com/strider333/generation_kill_starts_tomorrow.html Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:52:07 GMT http://greasy.com/lunarhunk/cast_away_movie_review.html You are probably all thinking that I must be one of the last people on the planet to finally get around to seeing this one. I am not sure why I put it off for so long. I think a big part of it was because I was afraid about how disappointed I might end up being because everyone I know so loved it. I could not believe that I would enjoy a movie that is over two hours that spends most of the time with only one performer alone on an island. To set the scene, the protagonist is Chuck Noland, w ... Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:06:45 GMT http://greasy.com/mattguru18/movie_review_smart.html Yesterday I went to watch “Get Smart” starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway. After seeing reviews on RottenTomatoes.com, I had very low expectations for this movie because it got bad reviews. I heard that if you’ve seen the original television series (which I haven't), that you probably won’t enjoy the movie version of it. Despite that claim it was a pretty funny movie, somewhat predictable though because I guessed the villain during the first 30 minutes of the movie. Steve Carel ... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:40:26 GMT http://greasy.com/draco/bluntman_chronic.html The Avatar that I have currently is depicting fake comic book heroes Blunt Man and Chronic. They were created by film maker Kevin Smith for the movie Chasing Amy. It's a movie about a comic book writer/artist who falls for a fellow comic book writer/artist who happens to be a lesbian. It's a great movie and I recommend it. It's part of the what he calls the "View Askewniverse" films in honor of his production company View Askew. They are five films he made that have connections to each oth ... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:18:43 GMT http://greasy.com/brian45/angels_2007.html Brian's Rating: C- This documentary tells the story and struggle (????) of gay Christian pop "couple" Jason and DeMarco. Have you heard of them? I haven't. The film starts off with an intense opening scene as Fred Phelps and his gang of evil homophobes are protesting outside one of their concerts, holding picket signs with vile, anti-gay rhetoric. Typical for this mental case! Holier than thou preachers speak out against gays for about 5 minutes in tv segments and then what happe ... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:03:24 GMT http://greasy.com/panthurdreams/women_film.html Thanks to Martin for this cool video: glumbert - Women in Film Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:31:00 GMT http://greasy.com/anniel/chance_part_hollywood.html http://www.myspace.com/henrypooleishere This is your chance to be a part of Hollywood. A soon to be released film, Henry Poole is Here, needs a theme song. Over 4000 people entered a contest with their original theme song... but.... only 5 young composers now remain in the contest. One of the remaining contestants is my friend, Matt Scheuber. Personally, I hope you will take the time to vote for his song. If you click on their pictures, you can listen to each of the 5 songs and then make y ... Wed, 9 Jul 2008 14:41:24 GMT http://greasy.com/bumpedoff/audrey_hepburn_old.html FirstPost.co.uk Wed, 9 Jul 2008 09:17:51 GMT http://greasy.com/greatmartin/hancock--_movie_review.html "Hancock" and Will Smith should have/could have been much more fun and funnier. There is no doubt that Smith is a charmer who can ingratiate his characters to the point no matter how bad they may be you still love him. Here he is a super hero who has no idea how he got that way nor does he care. He has no respect for himself or anyone around him including children. He is dirty, almost homeless, an alcoholic and causes more damage to property, and people, than necessary. Under circumstances ... Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:57:54 GMT http://greasy.com/greatmartin/movie_lovers_lovers_beautiful.html (One good thing about dial up--was a lot slower than it would be so faces were more easily distinguishable--but how could they leave out Doris Day?!?!?! LOL) Jill sent me this This isn't just fun to watch, it's amazing. Click on the link below. Chances are, you will see your favorite actress at some point during this presentation. The "morphing" is remarkable.http://glumbert.com/wii/view.php?name=womenfilm me this Mon, 7 Jul 2008 22:14:25 GMT http://greasy.com/lunarhunk/kingdom_heaven_movie_review.html Yes ... I watched another brutal, primitive warfare room. This time, I jomped forward in history and joined the Crusades in the 12th Century. The movie starts in France, where Orlando Bloom's Balian is falling into a serious period of pain. His wife recently committed suicide when she lost their child. She could not live with the pain. At that time in history, suicide was a serious sin so she could not be buried in consecrated ground. To make matters worse, Balian kills the local church of ... Mon, 7 Jul 2008 03:49:51 GMT http://greasy.com/lunarhunk/tall_movie_review.html Rocky Point was an area amusement park that helped shape the childhoods of so many Rhode Islanders for over 150 years before it closed down in 1996. I know that it is a place that held a lot of special memories for me, and this video brought back so many of them for me. This film, which was produced and directed by Burrillvillian [the town I live in] David Bettancourt, takes viewers through the long history of the amusement park, highlighting famous people who visited their or performed in ... Mon, 7 Jul 2008 03:29:15 GMT