Many movie watchers may recognize Terry Gilliam’s dark, enigmatic, but unique films such as Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Brazil, Twelve Monkeys, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. On December 25th 2009, Gilliam once again, presented another magical and obscure fantasy for his viewers with a wide range of cast (Heath Ledger, Jude [...]
Richard O’Barry, a well-known dolphin trainer behind the 1960s television hit “Flipper,” along with other animal rights and conservation activists form a team to expose a small town in Japan (Taiji) for its massive slaughter of dolphins. The Cove, directed by Louie Psihoyos, is one of the best documentaries among others (Food, Inc. and Unmistaken [...]
The harder the life, the sweeter the song.
In most cases, country music is not my preference out of all music genres. However, Crazy Heart, based on a 1987 novel, has caught my interest for two main reasons. First, I tend to have an attraction toward films that portray individual stories; a person’s struggle, strength, and [...]
Directed by Andrea Arnold, a British Academy Award-winning filmmaker, Fish Tank is a coming-of-age story of a young girl named Mia (Katie Jarvis). Everything changes for Mia when her “mum” brings home her new boyfriend (Michael Fassbender). Released in September 2009 in the UK, this film is to be released in [...]