Ellen Barkin

Ocean's Thirteen

November 30, 2007 // 0 Comments

"Ocean's Thirteen" is the third and possibly final installment in the highly successful franchise directed by the brilliant Steven Soderbergh, who uses the money of these mega-hits to finance other projects, he recently executive produced [...]

Palindromes

September 9, 2005 // 0 Comments

Todd Solondz certainly has a way of making movies. They almost seem voyeuristic in nature as he forces us to watch characters face situations that are normally frowned upon in cinema. Issues like rape, pedophilia, and exploitation are just a few of his [...]

Tender Mercies

June 3, 2002 // 0 Comments

’Tender Mercies’ was nominated for five Academy Awards in 1984 and won two — Best Actor for Robert Duvall and Best Original Screenplay for Horton Foote. Reading just a synopsis of the story one wouldn’t immediately think of ’Tender [...]

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

January 4, 2002 // 0 Comments

"The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension" surely ranks as one of the classic cult movies of all time. This insanely great little film has carved out a nice little niche for itself due solely to word of mouth by the rabid fans [...]

Switch

January 22, 2001 // 0 Comments

Steve Brooks, a notorious lady’s man and chauvinist has had one affair too many. Extremely unpopular among his countless former flames, Steve is one day invited to a party at one of his girlfriends’ place. What appears to be a sensual private party [...]

Mercy

June 22, 2000 // 0 Comments

A serial killer is lose in the streets and he is working in a circle of sexually experimental women. Detective Catherine Palmer has to dive into this erotic underground to pick up the trace of the killer she is seeking. Slowly she closes in on the suspect [...]

Diner

April 17, 2000 // 0 Comments

For many of us, the passage from youth to adulthood is difficult at best. By the time we’re expected to become responsible adults we’ve become so accustomed to the rituals of adolescence that we resist leaving the comfort of our chosen family of [...]

Drop Dead Gorgeous

January 5, 2000 // 0 Comments

As the world becomes smaller thanks to the availability of information from sources such as the Internet, I’ve noticed that movies critics have become much more snotty and seem to only want to recognize “important” films. A case in point is “Drop [...]