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Speed Dating (2010)
Director/writer: Tony Herbert | Rated: R (language) | Review date: 28-Jan-2010
James Van Der Bexton, played by Hugh O’Conor, is heir to a fortune, but that doesn’t necessarily mean life is great. Approaching 30, James is still stuck on his ex who left him for someone else, hoping that she’ll one day take him back. To pass the time, James takes up speed dating, but not to actually get dates, but rather just for his amusement. His buddies constantly try to bring him out of his rut but to little avail. James’ friend and psychologist, who he’s been seeing since the breakup, also tries to help More >
Person of Interest (2010)
Director/writer: Christopher Ward | Rated: n/a (suggestive themes) | Review date: 18-Jan-2010
Person of Interest is writer/director Christopher Ward’s debut effort that follows a series of missing person cases within a small New England town. Sheriff Nickie Welles, played by Elise Rovinsky, puts every effort she has into solving the cases. Driven by the potential loss of her job, she’ll stop at nothing to figure out who’s been causing the town so much horror. Nickie enlists the help of James Hart (Cuyle Carvin), a local psychic. The townspeople, especially Nickie’s lover Detective Sandra More >
Roman de gare (2007)
Director: Claude Lelouch | Rated: R | Review date: 30-Dec-2009
A magic-trick-wielding sadistic killer on the loose, a missing husband and father, and a best-selling author being questioned by the police about the disappearance of her alleged ghostwriter; if this doesn’t sound like the groundwork for an excellent novel than I don’t know what does. Claude Lelouch directs this mysterious crime thriller about an author, played by Fanny Ardant, and three different tales intertwined to inspire her next great novel. Dominique Pinon stars as…well saying who he stars as might give too much away. Pinon More >
Top 10 Favorite Films of 2009
2009 was a pretty exciting year for movies. As the year ends I’ve chosen a hand full of my favorites. These are the films that came to my mind while reflecting, but it’s likely that I’ve left out a few that I really enjoyed. There were many great mainstream, foreign, and independent films this year so I decided to combine some faves from each group into one list (not an easy task for me). The following list is in alphabetical order, coincidentally the first pick, (500) Days of Summer, would be my favorite if I absolutely had to choose. Note: these are based on U.S. release dates. Also More >