http://www.seniorfilmfiles.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:15:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On the surface, at least, Passengers seems pretty simple to understand. A plane crashes onto an unspecified beach after what some of the five survivors say was a huge explosion in a starboard engine. Some are shocked, other traumatized. But to their rescue comes Anne Hathaway, who plays a highly qualified ... http://www.seniorfilmfiles.com/passengers The last three films I have seen all contained bravura performances by the female leads. Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married, Sally Hawkins in Happy Go Lucky (don’t miss it) and now Angelina Jolie in Changeling. Jolie’s searing portrayal of a woman who endures a parent’s worst nightmare will remain ... http://www.seniorfilmfiles.com/changeling This is definitely a film to be seen more than once, especially to savor the ensemble performance by a superb cast. They play it like a well-wrought sonata for chamber orchestra. There is nothing out of tune, nothing wasted. Tension and momentum build inexorably out of the actors' skill, restraint, ... http://www.seniorfilmfiles.com/ive-loved-you-so-long There is no pride and there is no glory among the police officers of the fictitious 31st precinct in New York City.It's Christmas time in the Big Apple and things are not merry. Four cops are killed during a drug bust and the Chief Inspector in charge, Francis ... http://www.seniorfilmfiles.com/pride-and-glory The initial reaction to a movie about the ups and downs of George W. Bush might be, "Haven't we seen and heard enough in the past eight years?" The question would be good and fair, and to some extent so is the Oliver Stone film. Unlike the Stone films we've become ... http://www.seniorfilmfiles.com/w In troubled times, there can be reassurance in past troubles, in a reminder of what can be overcome.  "The Secret Life of Bees" offers this perspective.  It views the segregated South of the early 1960's through a long-distance lens that pares the narrative down to a parable and frames the ... http://www.seniorfilmfiles.com/the-secret-life-of-bees “I need to know which side of the Cross you’re on,” CIA boss, Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe) explains to his man-on-the-ground, Roger Ferris (Leonardo diCaprio), who appears to be hanging back on some new gruesome task.  “I need nailers not hangers!” It’s a vivid image to be sure, invoking the bloody ... http://www.seniorfilmfiles.com/body-of-lies 10. You've been seeing the trailer for the past 6 months. 9. It's about family members going home for the holidays. 8. The female lead's best friend is an African American woman or a gay man. 7. There's a scene where anywhere from 2 to 6 characters dance to a Motown song. 6. Diane ... http://www.seniorfilmfiles.com/the-10-reasons-why-you-know-a-movie-will-be-a-bomb It's not everyone who can take a taboo subject like people's religious beliefs and turn it into a comedy, but that's what Bill Maher has done with "Religulous." Given his background as a political humorist, however, it should come as no surprise that what has been generally marketed as a documentary ... http://www.seniorfilmfiles.com/religulous As the autumnal chill envelops the season Here's a film worth seeing for many a reason. Rachel Getting Married by Jonathan Demme It's the best film this year — and that's by plenty. Jenny Lumet has penned this fine story She's the daughter of Sidney of filmdom glory. Her story of Kym going home for a ... http://www.seniorfilmfiles.com/rachel-getting-married