The Pacific: Slaughter in Paradise

Photo: HBO After producing the successful limited series Band of Brothers in 2001, Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks knew that they were not finished with World War II. They had just portrayed…

Band of Brothers: Memories of Hell

Photo: HBO The original quote from William Shakespeare’s “Henry V” is: “We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall…

Boogie Nights: Sex, Drugs and Disco

Photo: New Line Cinema The movie that looked like it might reenergize Burt Reynolds's career (it didn't really) is a fascinating look at the American porn industry in the late…

I’m Not There: A Multitude of Voices

Cate Blanchett. Photo: The Weinstein Company Todd Haynes knows how to suck up to Bob Dylan. When contacting the legendary artist's manager to obtain permission to use Dylan's music in…

The Girl

When two aid workers (Shanti Roney, Annika Hallin) leave for a journey to Africa, they entrust their 11-year old daughter (Blanca Engström) in the care of an unreliable aunt… which…

The Godfather III: Mea Maxima Culpa

Andy García and Al Pacino. Photo: Paramount If you are a die-hard fan of the Godfather films you are supposed to hate the third one, but I find that very…

The Godfather II: From Rags to Riches

Al Pacino. Photo: Paramount The Godfather was an incredible achievement by Francis Ford Coppola. Making a sequel that meets at least some of the expectations is difficult enough, but actually…

The Godfather: Paying in Blood

Marlon Brando. Photo: Paramount There's a scene in You've Got Mail (1998) where Tom Hanks says, "The Godfather is the sum of all wisdom. The Godfather is the answer to…

Manderlay 

After leaving Dogville, Grace (Bryce Dallas Howard) passes a Southern plantation where the owner still keeps slaves and decides to teach everyone there a lesson about democracy. Lars von Trier's…

Pearl Harbor 

Hawaii, 1941; the attack on Pearl Harbor is coming, and two fighter pilots (Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett) are at odds over an attractive nurse (Kate Beckinsale). This was meant to…