Monthly Archives: November 2005

Chicken Little thinks the sky is falling, and it will come as no news that he seems to be wrong. But then the movie would be over, so it turns out the sky actually is falling, as his town is … Continue reading →

Inspired by the true story of gangsta rap artist Curtis (50 Cent) Jackson, it tells a harrowing story: He never knew his father, was orphaned by the early death of his mother, was selling drugs as a teenager, was shot … Continue reading →

Two boys, one a teenager, one on the brink of adolescence, are faced with the trauma of their parents’ separation. Both parents (Jeff Daniels and Laura Linney) are writers, fearsome with words, and their sons (Jesse Eisenberg and Owen Kline) … Continue reading →

Campbell Scott plays a Hollywood producer who loves the new screenplay by Peter Sarsgaard except for one detail – it’s about homosexuals. Make them straight, and he’ll pay the writer $1 million. While insisting on this deal, the producer simultaneously … Continue reading →

The story of a Marine sniper named Tony Swofford (Jake Gyllenhaal) who with his spotter Troy (Peter Sarsgaard) are trained to fight a war in which they never fire a shot – the 1990 Gulf War. It is not about … Continue reading →

A new 35mm print of Robert Bresson”s 1959 classic. Most of Bresson”s films deal, in one way or another, with redemption. “Pickpocket” is about a man who deliberately tries to operate outside morality. Source

Q. If “Doom” were just another action thriller, then I would have to say you were too generous by giving it one star. The movie frankly deserves zero stars. But is not just a movie. “Doom” was to games what … Continue reading →

( Release: Nov. 9, 2005   Avg. Score: 2/5     Details | Trailers | Photos | Reviews  ) The Gist — 50 Cent”s semi-autobiographical drama ain”t no “8 Mile” Source