FRIDA (R)

Salma Hayek is absolutely amazing as Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, who turned adversity into self expression, using paints and an easel to escape injuries she suffered in a bus accident. “Frida” begins in 1922, where Frida is still a student in Mexico City, a young woman who finds inspiration in painter Diego Rivera (Alfred Molina). Read the rest of this entry »

Remember the good old days, not so long ago, when cops in buddy movies were actually cops? I longed for those days after sitting through “Hollywood Homicide,” a strained action-comedy that once again pairs a member of Hollywood’s old guard (Harrison Ford) with a member of the new guard (Josh Hartnett). Read the rest of this entry »

AMERICAN TRAGEDY (PG-13)

Fascinating television miniseries about the O.J. Simpson murder trial and the Dream Team that won him his freedom. Director Lawrence Schiller and writer Norman Mailer deliver the impossible, a film about one of the biggest trials in history that still remains suspenseful. Even though we know the ending, the trip getting there is more than worth it. Read the rest of this entry »