I have serous doubts that Baz Luhrmann’s “Australia” will ever end up on that list, but I’m still fairly positive that any attempt to create the Australian “Gone With the Wind” should at least be maddeningly entertaining when I get to see it tomorrow (since Danny Boyle’s “Slumdog Millionaire,” getti…

Happy Thanksgiving to all, and what could be better news for a holiday than that Hayao Miyazaki’s “Gake no ue no Ponyo” is well on course to hitting theaters - possibly even near me! - as “Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea” as soon as April 2009.The news from GhibliWorld is that Disney is currently hold…

Filed under: New Releases, DVD Reviews, New on DVD, Home EntertainmentHancockAs Thanksgiving approaches, we’ve got the wild superhero Hancock crashing into shelves. While it might have been led by mega-star Will Smith, it didn’t get much love from critics and certainly bowed in the shadows of some o…

Did anyone notice that Guns N’ Roses’ “Chinese Democracy” has come out, 13 years in the making? I would think not, but according to Variety, at least the Chinese government took notice - and offense.In an essay Monday headlined “American band releases album venomously attacking China,” the Global Ti…

I watched that on TV about three nights ago, and until I saw it on my list of films to review just now, I’d forgotten I’d seen it. So, totally forgettable, I guess. Points: 16 out of 100Original post by * (asterisk)

I watched that on TV about three nights ago, and until I saw it on my list of films to review just now, I’d forgotten I’d seen it. So, totally forgettable, I guess. Points: 16 out of 100Original post by * (asterisk)

I tell you all that as a qualifier, so take that review with a big grain of salt but additionally know that from the outset: Despite its serious flaws as a vampire tale I really had a lot of fun watching Catherine Hardwicke’s “Twilight.”I had nearly decided to just act my age and skip it altogether,…