I'm actually not much of a Hilary Swank fan, and I'm even less a fan of films that drag out legal dramas, especially when they're based on true stories, but something about Conviction looks pretty interesting. It may be that Sam Rockwell is in it, or the unique curiosity of fighting the legal fight by way of taking the time to go to law school to do it, but whatever it is, this one should … [Read more...]
Providing some hope for the Hollywood machine, Christopher Nolan found his way to the high-profile remake Insomnia with, all things considered, very little on his resume. Small-budget hits Following and Memento have become such cult favorites that they've transcended "cult," but you rarely see such a director getting the chance to shoot straight to a big money venture with such names as Al … [Read more...]
I'm not sure if people are inclined to see things differently, or if someone just thought Amelia needed to be made anyway, but rarely does a movie come along that has more going against it from a business perspective. You know the ending, there are few people interested these days, and (look, we have to face facts business-wise) it's about a notoriously unattractive woman who is played by... … [Read more...]
