Film & TV
indian summer
Kal Penn proves that he's capable of more than Van Wilder in The Namesake, an intimate portrait of a displaced Bengali immigrant couple forced to cope with isolation and culture shock while raising a son and daughter in Boston.
the boys from sudan
Darfur. We learn about the terrible situation every day. But how often do we hear the stories of individuals who have escaped the carnage of the Sudan? Narrated by Nicole Kidman, God Grew Tired Of Us reveals the plight of young Sudanese men growing up in a Kenyan refugee camp and then traveling more than a thousand miles to the U.S.
A Gay Affair
Gray Matters 2.5 Stars Directed by: Sue Kramer Starring: Heather Graham, Tom Cavanagh R, 96 min. It is not often that a first-time writer/director snags big name talent like Alan Cumming, Sissy Spacek and Heather Graham for an offbeat romantic comedy about coming out.
No sex in the bedroom, either
Chris Rock is growing up. In his new film, I Think I Love My Wife, he attempts to incorporate his inimitable shtick into a more traditionally respectable format than, say, Pootie Tang.
directing '300'
In the wake of such epics as Troy and Kingdom of Heaven, one imagines director Zack Snyder's 300, about the Roman Battle of Thermopylae, would have had little trouble getting picked up in Hollywood.
from across the pond...
'Tis the season for British movie successes. Following in the wake of The Queen's award season storming, Amazing Grace, the historical biopic about English abolitionist William Wilberforce, might be an early Oscar contender for 2008.
molto bello
The Italian, one of the best movies so far this year, follows Vanya (Kolya Spiridonov), a young boy in an orphanage in rural Russia.
Blast off with billy bob
Billy Bob Thornton walks briskly into the Jefferson Conference Room at the Philadelphia Four Seasons Hotel and approaches one of two round tables draped in white tablecloths.
police squad!
Reno 911!: Miami, much like the Comedy Central show that inspired it, is obsessively random, and proud of it.
arithmetic for dummies
In The Number 23, Jim Carrey plays Walter Sparrow, an animal control official who becomes obsessed with a murder mystery novel (called The Number 23) which he believes to be based on his own life.
Picks and Predicts
Imagine a catfight between two English geriatrics-one in a tiara beating the other, in a dowdy schoolmarm's housedress, with her scepter.
Oscar preview
It's that time of year again. The steady November to December flow of great movies has ended, and we're stuck with Norbit as last weekend's #1 movie at the box office.
Wild Hogs Review
3 out of 5 stars What do you get when you throw together four middle-aged has-been actors, a lot of physical comedy, and the requisite "road trip" theme?
The Glory of War
With so many war movies made in Hollywood every year, often with interchangeably formulaic storylines, it would be easy to overlook or simply ignore the French film Days of Glory.
flyin' high
Inspiring movies come in all shapes and sizes. Case in point: The Astronaut Farmer. The absurd plot of a retired air-force-pilot-turned-family-ranch-hand (named Charles Farmer) who decides to build a space rocket in his barn seems too far-fetched for even Hollywood's tastes.
Armed and Hilarious
The venerable Reno, Nev. Sheriff's Department has been touring the country to spread the Washoe County brand of cheer and promote their new movie Reno 911!: Miami.
*nstink
Picture this: Hugh Grant in tight leather pants sporting a Flock of Seagulls haircut and popping his hips with a level of boy-band insincerity rivaling even the cheesiest of *NSYNC moves.
