Archive for 2007
Review: The Great Debaters
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Denzel Washington, Denzel Whitaker, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Forest Whitaker, Kimberly Elise, John Heard. Directed by Denzel Washington. Screenplay by Robert Eisele. Rated PG-13. 123 minutes. MGM.
A real movie surprise, Denzel Washington’s stirring period drama The Great Debaters, the true story of an underdog debate team from small, all-Black, deep […]
The Kingdom
Release Date: 12/23/07
The Film
Sorry if it seems like I’m a little late on this comment, but I guess Jamie Foxx has made somewhat of a name for himself in Hollywood. From his days on the irreverent television series, In Living Color, to becoming one the silver screen’s leading men, Foxx has made his mark […]
Zodiac – 2-Disc Director’s Cut (HD DVD)
Release Date: 1/8/08
The Film
Excuse me for saying so, but I have a morbid, and probably unhealthy, fascination with serial killers. Something about what happens to the human mind after it decides to indiscriminately (or discriminately in some cases) murder innocent victims just intrigues me to no end. The latest David Fincher film, Zodiac, […]
Review: P.S. I Love You
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Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Kathy Bates, Lisa Kudrow, Gina Gershon, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, James Marsters. Directed by Richard LaGravenese. Written by Richard LaGravenese and Steven Rogers, based on the novel by Cecilia Ahern. Rated PG-13. 119 minutes. Warner Brothers.
It would be easy to mistakenly dismiss P.S. I Love You, the sentimental […]
Henry’s Top Ten TV Shows of 2007
Another year gone, and who knows if we will even have a "best of the season" list what with the writers’ strike? So let’s get down to it.
1. Lost - When this show came back at the beginning of this year, it had one of the best season turnarounds in recent memory, leading up […]
Funny Business
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The Simpsons: "Funeral for a Fiend" (11/25/07) - Sideshow Bob is back, and that always makes for a memorable episode. David Hyde-Pierce also returns as his brother, and we meet his father, played of course, by John Mahoney. This time Bob dies, but it’s hardly a twist to find out that he faked it. Not […]
Survivor Finale Recap - PT 3
After Jeff collects the votes, he says he knows the Final Three wanna hear the results right now…and they will ’cause he’s manipulated time and space to bring them all out of China four months ago to be live in Hollywood right this very damn minute! The audience lustily cheers. Yay, this sad, loathsome season […]
Review: The Orphanage
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Belen Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Geraldine Chaplin, Roger Princep. Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona. Written by Sergio G. Sanchez. Executive Produced by Guillermo del Toro. Rated R. 105 minutes. Picturehouse.
In an age of ho-hum digital trickery and vastly inferior retreads of superior Asian thrillers, the American horror film has undoubtedly lost its […]
The Simpsons Movie
Release Date: December 18th, 2007
Running Time: 87 minutes
The Film
How do you take a half-hour comedy show that has been a worldwide icon for twenty years and turn it into a feature-length film that meets all expectations? Simple, you wait the twenty years, bring back heavy-hitter writers, and put all your blood, sweat, and tears […]
Review: Charlie Wilson’s War
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Tom Hanks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Ned Beatty, Denis O’Hare. Directed by Mike Nichols. Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin, based on the book by George Crile. Rated R. 97 minutes. Universal Pictures.
Charlie Wilson’s War, the new film from Mike Nichols detailing the adventures of former Democratic Texas […]
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