Archive for May, 2007
Movie Review | ‘I’m Reed Fish’: Tales of a Small-Town Hero
May 31st, 2007 by JEANNETTE CATSOULISSyndicated Reviews
Sweetness and whimsy fill the screen to capacity in “I’m Reed Fish,†a rural coming-of-age tale that’s so laid-back that its cast is almost...
Movie Review | ‘Gracie’: Soccer Dreams and Family Tensions
May 31st, 2007 by JEANNETTE CATSOULISSyndicated Reviews
A familiar underdog story told with unusual sensitivity, Davis Guggenheim’s “Gracie†depicts the obstacles faced by a young girl who dreams of playing on her high school soccer...
Movie Review | ‘Four Lane Highway’: Beating Writer’s Block
May 31st, 2007 by MATT ZOLLER SEITZSyndicated Reviews
“Four Lane Highway†stars Frederick Weller as Sean, a famous (dead) writer’s son who became a writer himself but has been blocked for some...
Movie Review | ‘Day Watch’: Rejoining the Champions of Light and Dark
May 31st, 2007 by JEANNETTE CATSOULISSyndicated Reviews
Unfolding in a decrepit, present-day Moscow, “Day Watch†dazzles and confuses with equal...
Movie Review | ‘The Fifth Empire’: Cloistered in the Castle and Dreaming of His Empire
May 31st, 2007 by MATT ZOLLER SEITZSyndicated Reviews
With “The Fifth Empire,†the prolific 98-year-old director Manoel de Oliveira pushes his minimalist style as far as it can...