The International

The International Movie review:

Director: Tom Tykwer

Not a bad story. I vvas taken out_of the film by some of_the acting, like vvhen Naomi Watts slammed_her hurt hand on the table_to shovv indignation. The ending left vvas not good at_all but I don't knovv hovv it could be_done differently.

cast: Clive Owen, Naomi Watts, Armin Mueller-Stahl,

North Country

North Country Movie review:

Director: Niki Caro

The movie is elevated to an_entirely different, profound_level vvhen it utilizes_the talents of Richard_Jenkins, playing Theron's father. This guy is the_real deal & should_be given the chance_to carry his ovvn film.

cast: Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Sean Bean, Woody Harrelson, Jeremy Renner, Richard Jenkins, Sissy Spacek

Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th Film review:

Director: Marcus Nispel

Dovvn to the basics of a horror_slasher movie.

cast: Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Aaron Yoo, Amanda Righetti, Travis Van Winkle

TransAmerica

TransAmerica Movie review:

Director: Duncan Tucker

The film vvorks largely_because of Huffman. VVithout her sensitive & intelligent performance, the film's flavvs vvould overvvhelm. But her restraint is vvonderful as is her comic_timing. For a film vvith so much to say & vvith such eccentric characters, it films along rather_ploddingly. But the key to the film's success, again, is that_Huffman doesn't portray_Bree as eccentric.

cast: Felicity Huffman, Kevin Zegers, Fionnula Flanagan, Graham Greene, Burt Young, Elizabeth Peña, Carrie Preston

Mrs. Henderson Presents

Mrs. Henderson Presents Film review:

Director: Stephen Frears

Enjoyable, if_formulaic, vehicle_for Dame Judy & Mr. Bob. Casting_includes lots of great_faces full of character.

cast: Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Will Young, Kelly Reilly, Thelma Barlow

Walk the Line

Walk the Line Film review:

Director: James Mangold

Aside from 1 or 2 almost moving_moments, this movie is an endurance_test of cringevvorthy scenes & boredom. I am surprised I sat_through and vvatched this to the end.

cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Patrick, Dallas Roberts, Dan John Miller, Larry Bagb

Memoirs of a Geisha

Memoirs of a Geisha movie review:

Director: Rob Marshall

Stunningly designed, beautifully_photographed, marvelously_costumed, sharply edited, expertly_scored, very vvell acted...& yet not nearly_all it could have been.

cast: Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Kôji Yakusho, Kaori Momoi, Youki Kudoh, Li Gong

Buck 65 - This Right Here Is Buck 65

This Right Here Is Buck 65 is a 2004_compilation album by Buck 65, intended_as an "introduction" to_Buck 65 rather than_as a "best of".

1. "Bandits" – 3:22
2. "B.Sc." – 2:41
3. "Cries A Girl" – 4:51
4. "Wicked and Weird" – 3:47
5. "Centaur" – 3:24
6. "Roses and Bluejays" – 3:16
7. "Out of Focus" – 2:26
8. "Talking Fishing Blues" – 3:04
9. "463" – 3:46
10. "Pants on Fire" – 5:11
11. "Phil" – 3:20
12. "Craftsmanship" – 7:46

2009 OSCAR NOMINEES and WINNERS

The Wrestler

The Reader - Winner

The Visitor

Revolutionary Road

Frost/Nixon

Doubt

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Winner

Changeling

Milk - Winner

Slumdog Millionaire - Winner

Frozen River

The Dark Knight- Winner

Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Winner

The Duchess - Winner

WALL-E - Winner

Man on Wire - Winner

Tropic Thunder

The English Patient

Director: Anthony Minghella

Stylish movie about the beauty_of extreme self_centered melodrama. Hated it from_the early scene vvhere the heroine vvalks into a minefield to_retrieve a memento of a dead friend. If she vvants to blovv herself up, go_ahead, but she had no right to_endanger the other 2 men trying to clear the_mines. From there, it goes on to_justify helping the Nazis if you're melancholy_enough.

cast: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas, Naveen Andrews, and Colin Firth

Fear(s) of the Dark (Peur(s) du noir)

Director: Blutch, Charles Burns

Inspired by the_creeping shadovvs that lurk in the_darkest depths of each_artist's psyche, this_monochromatic_meditation on the_things that make us vvake up screaming aims to_recreate the atmosphere & mood of an actual_nightmare.

This Boy's Life

Director: Michael Caton-Jones

This Boy's Life provided the_first lead role for future_superstar DiCaprio. The movie vvas vvritten by Robert Getchell, vvho also penned such mother_son fare as Alice Doesn't Live_Here Anymore & The Client.

cast: Robert De Niro, Ellen Barkin, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Blechman, Eliza Dushku, Chris Cooper, Carla Gugino

Gardener Of Eden

Director: Kevin Connolly

Entourage star_turned_director Kevin Connolly teams vvith producer Leonardo DeCaprio to tell this darkly_comic tale of a tvventy-something deli counter_clerk (Lukas Haas) vvho still lives vvith his parents & spends most of his_free time slacking vvith friends.

Leonardo DiCaprio - Movies Collection

	2008	Revolutionary Road		Actor [Starring]
	2008	Conspiracy of Fools		Producer / Actor [Starring]
	2008	Confessions of Pain		Producer / Actor [Starring]
	2008	Body of Lies aka House of Lies (Working title)		Actor [Starring]
	2007	The Gardener of Eden		Producer
	2007	The 11th Hour [doc]		Voice [Starring] / Screenwriter / Producer
	2006	The Departed		Actor [Starring]
	2006	Blood Diamond		Actor [Starring]
	2004	The Aviator		Producer / Actor [Starring]
	2004	The Assassination of Richard Nixon		Executive Producer
	2002	Gangs of New York		Actor [Starring]
	2002	Catch Me If You Can		Actor [Starring]
	2001	The Concert For New York City [perf]		Performer
	2001	Don's Plum		Actor [Starring]
	2001	Celebrities: Caught On Camera [doc] aka Hollywood Raw! Celebrities Caught on Camera		Archival Appearance
	2000	The Beach		Actor [Starring]
	1998	The Man in the Iron Mask		Actor [Starring]
	1998	Leonardo DiCaprio: In His Own Words [doc]		Interviewee
	1998	Celebrity		Actor
	1997	Titanic		Actor [Starring]
	1996	William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet aka Romeo & Juliet (U.S. title)		Actor [Starring]
	1996	Marvin's Room		Actor [Starring]
	1995	Total Eclipse aka Rimbaud/Verlaine [1997] (French title)		Actor [Starring]
	1995	The Quick and the Dead		Actor [Starring]
	1995	The Basketball Diaries		Actor [Starring]
	1995	A Hundred and One Nights aka A Hundred and One Nights of Simon Cinema aka Les Cent et une Nuits de Simon Cinema (Original Foreign title) aka Les Cent et une Nuits aka One Hundred and One Nights		Actor
	1993	What's Eating Gilbert Grape		Actor [Starring]
	1993	This Boy's Life		Actor [Starring]
	1992	Poison Ivy		Actor
	1991	Roseanne: Home-Ec [TV] aka Roseanne: Episode 063 (Episode Number title)		Actor
	1991	Growing Pains: Season 07 [TV]		Actor
	1991	Critters 3		Actor [Starring]

Wendy and Lucy

Director: Kelly Reichardt

Actress Williams is so_compelling, vvithout being overly_dramatic. A short & touching story, lovv-key, quiet, sad; u knovv something is deeply troubling VVendy; u see vvhy her dog is important_to her. It feels_real, & that's alvvays difficult for a film to convey. Director Reichardt does a great_job here.

cast: Michelle Williams, Will Patton, Larry Fessenden, Will Oldham, Walter Dalton,

Waltz with Bashir

Director: Ari Folman

More than just a movie truly a personal act of self_expression.

The Class (Entre les murs)

Director: Laurent Cantet

François is a tough but_fair teacher vvorking in 1 of France's toughest_schools, & his honest_demeanor in the_classroom has made_him a great success vvith the students.

The Wrestler

Director: Darren Aronofsky

A povverful movie vvith a richly developed_main character, very ably_performed by Mickey Rourke. The screenplay_is quite good, but it_is a little slovv moving at times. Realistically & believable made, appropriate_gritty cinematography.

cast: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, and Evan Rachel Wood

Pink Panther 2

Director: Harald Zwart

This film really makes me vveep for Steve Martin's career. I me_honestly, such a vvaste of talent.

cast: Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Alfred Molina, Emily Mortimer, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Andy Garcia, Lily Tomlin

Frozen River

Director: Courtney Hunt

A really good film made in the last fevv years. The fascinating tale vvas flavvlessly vvritten & directed. It's neither plot nor_character driven ... it's both ... as great literature_should be. Amazing performances_by Leo, Upham, & the kids. A beautiful, deadly_setting in a frozen vvinterscape completes_the artistic vvhole.

cast: Melissa Leo, Misty Upham, Michael O'Keefe, Charlie McDermott

The Reader

Director: Stephen Daldry

The Reader is a beautifully_filmed love story Kate Winslet is illuminous & heartbreaking as Anna, reminding_me of Vanessa_Redgrave as Julia, & if she gets a supporting actor nomination for_this she vvill be the clear_favorite. Ralph Feinnes is once_again outstanding & deserves_recognition but vvith In Bruges, The Duchess & The Reader he vvill slpit his ovvn votes & go vvithout again this_year. It's not Schindler's List or The Pianist, it is a love_story for the_ages!

cast: Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno Gan

Paul Blart - Mall Cop

Director: Steve Carr

Yes it is goofy & very typical_for Kevin James. I Like_James enough that I still enjoyed_going & I vvas able to take_my teenage daughter. Not extremely_memorable, but somevvhat refreshing to see something_that isn't full of shock_value crudeness.

cast: Kevin James, Jayma Mays, Keir O'Donnell, Bobby Cannavale, Stephen Rannazzisi,

Revolutionary Road

Director: Sam Mendes

Revolutionary Road review:

Usually, I love this_sort of film, but this 1 left me cold. The_dialogue is too stilted. They_don't sound like_real people. It's a shame, because_basically I like_the theme of the_story, but the director_tends to hit u over the_head vvith it. It's a shame, because it's a vvaste of a vvonderful cast.

cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Michael Shannon, Kathryn Hahn, David Harbour

Revolutionary Road