One year after being submitted (and snubbed) as Brazil’s Best Foreign Language Film entry in last year’s Academy Award race, “City of God” finds itself in a unique position. Academy rules allow non-nominated foreign film entries to compete in all other categories the following year. “City of God” has since garnered four Academy Award nominations, including Best Director, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography and Editing. Read the rest of this entry »

America’s insatiable appetite for television has been fodder for Hollywood for generations, but never has the picture been as bright nor as sharp as it is in “The Truman Show,” a wonderfully realized dramatic comedy from director Peter Weir. Read the rest of this entry »

Ever wonder why filmmakers don’t remake bad movies? Why do they always pick good movies? Is it conceit? The opportunity to fix something that isn’t broken? Read the rest of this entry »

Walking corpses, flesh-eating bugs, fire from the sky and enough Saturday matinee serial close- calls make “The Mummy” such a giddy, fun-filled adventure. Not for one second do you believe any of it, but this remake of the 1932 horror film is such a good time you’re willing to give in to its big screen charms. Read the rest of this entry »