Category Archives: Movies

James Cameron’s “Avatar” has wow-factor to spare (Review)

James Cameron’s AVATAR is, to put it mildly, the WOW-movie of the year. Or any year. You’ve never seen anything like this. Nobody has ever seen anything like this. You know you want to see it — so just go see it. It’s everything it has been proclaimed to be. But before I even goContinue reading “James Cameron’s “Avatar” has wow-factor to spare (Review)”

Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog” is a gorgeously crafted snooze-fest

As my last duty before heading off to Orlando for a week, I saw Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog” in its first showing at the Showcase Cinemas this morning. It allowed me a short nap before heading off to Florida. The first 15 minutes and the last 15 minutes are absolute Disney at itsContinue reading “Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog” is a gorgeously crafted snooze-fest”

Roland Emmerich’s “2012” is insanely entertaining

If you’re not a fan of “Independence Day” or “The Day After Tomorrow” or “Armageddon” or “The Poseidon Adventure” by all means, bypass 2012 at all costs and you can stop reading now — but if you did like any (or all) of those movies, then run, do not walk, to your local theatre toContinue reading “Roland Emmerich’s “2012” is insanely entertaining”

Holy Xanadu!!

Recently saw the Broadway tour of Xanadu in Chicago — and it brought back this bizarre sweep of nostalgia for the original movie, which I hadn’t seen since 1980…So ABC Family comes to my rescue again this weekend with the movie version of Xanadu….and what a suprise… First — let’s not get carried away —Continue reading “Holy Xanadu!!”

What went wrong with MILK?…

With the Academy Awards fast approaching, this blog post takes a look at our Best Picture candidates…It was actually a strong year for movies, and except for the (bizarre) number of nominations for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, pretty accurate, at least in reflecting quality, as far as I’m concerned…   First, let’s discussContinue reading “What went wrong with MILK?…”