1) Documentaries. Talk about an embarrassment of riches. There were great docs aplenty in theaters this year, among them “March of the Penguins,” “Murderball,” “Inside Deep Throat,” “Rock School,” “Grizzly
After an extremely promising first act, director Terrence Malick’s dreamlike exploration of the founding of Virginia’s Jamestown settlement in 1607 gradually falters beneath the weight of burdensome dramatic
Perhaps the least Spielbergian of all its celebrated director’s films, “Munich,” while still a solid effort, falls short of lofty expectations. The source of the conflict between Palestinians and
The title of this so-called comedy is a misnomer, because “Fun with Dick and Jane” is anything but. Indeed there are far more suitable words to describe what it’
On the surface, the storyline for this Farrelly Brothers-produced comedy appears to be, at best, distasteful: Working stiff Steve Barker (Johnny Knoxville) and his sleazy con of an uncle,
What happened to Rob Reiner? For 10 years (1984-1994) the guy was an absolute stud, directing great movies such as “The is Spinal Tap,” “Stand by Me,” “The Princess
Like so many Christmases past, I found director Thomas Bezucha’s (“Big Eden”) Capra-esque holiday reunion dramedy “The Family Stone” to be alternately joyous, sad and in the end,
There’s only two weeks remaining in 2005 so it’s high time we clean out the ole’ reader mailbox here at Imbiber Headquarters: Dear Imbiber, I’m hosting a
With “King Kong,” Peter Jackson has created a monster that is destined to shatter all sorts of box office records … and rightfully so. This remake of the 1933 classic is
lost out on opportunities
I received an e-mail recently from the folks at Chase encouraging me to “APPLY NOW to capture KONG-sized benefits with the Limited Edition King
Anthony Hopkins grunts and fusses his way into the heart as legendary speed demon Burt Munro in this delightfully whimsical biopic from Roger Donaldson (“Thirteen Days”). The late Munro is
Oscar contenders come out to play this time of year, so there’s a high level of expectation for an epic period piece based on an international best seller. “Memoirs
