Best Films of 2008

The year of 2008 saw a ton of new films getting released, but the Writers Strike did take it's toll. Some really good films premiered at the end of the year, but throughout 2008 there were some really interesting films that made quite a splash. Though this year was dominated by some blockbusters (Dark Knight and Iron Man), the films that resonated more, again came from a smaller financial scope but...

The Reader

Movie name: The Reader Year of release: 2008 Director: Stephen Daldry Stars: Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Lena Olin, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz Genre: Drama Score out of ten (whole numbers only): 8 Synopsis: The Reader is the third film for theater director Stephen Daldry. Following...

Oscars 2008

The Oscar nominations are in. It's good to see some really good films being recognized, finally. "Milk", "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "Slumdog Millionaire" are the front runners, but "The Wrestler" also deserved some more attention (though the nominations of Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei are well deserving). You can check the full list of nominees he...

Slumdog Millionaire

Movie name: Slumdog Millionaire Year of release: 2008 Director: Danny Boyle Stars: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Anil Kapoor, Saurabh Shukla, Irrfan Khan, Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail Genre: Drama, Romance Score out of ten (whole numbers only): 7 Synopsis: Following the wonderful...

XCulture and Apres Ski

This weekend I was part of the multimedia event promoted by XCulture. XCulture is, in their own words - "The intention behind 'X' was to create a 21st century Live-art "happening". A kick-ass, inspired and inspiring event that brings artists out of their studios and into a multi-media, live-art environment."....

Golden Globes

The Golden Globes have just been announced. Some of the good surprises of the evening were the winning turns of Kate Winslet. Sean Penn did not win, but Mickey Rourke is a justified winner (even if no one can top Sean Penn's performance this year). Also failing to make good winning turns were the wonderful Meryl Streep (for Doubt) and Angelina Jolie (for Changeling). "Slumdog Millionaire" is the underdog...

Gran Torino

Movie name: Gran Torino Year of release: 2008 Director: Clint Eastwood Stars: Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang, Ahney Her, Brian Haley, Geraldine Hughes, John Carroll Lynch, Geraldine Hughes, Brian Howe Genre: Drama Score out of ten (whole numbers only): 7 Synopsis: Clint Eastwood has offered two great films...

The Wrestler

Movie name: The Wrestler Year of release: 2008 Director: Darren Aronofsky Stars: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Mark Margolis, Wass Stevens, Todd Barry Genre: Drama Score out of ten (whole numbers only): 8 Synopsis: Randy 'The Ram' Robinson is a wrestler who has had his glory days...

Frost/Nixon

Movie name: Frost/Nixon Year of release: 2008 Director: Ron Howard Stars: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Oliver Platt, Sam Rockwell, Rebecca Hall, Matthew Macfayden, Toby Jones, Kate Jennings Grant, Andy Milder Genre: Drama Score out of ten (whole numbers only): 6 Synopsis: Following...

Yes, Man

Movie name: Yes, Man Year of release: 2008 Director: Peyton Reed Stars: Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, Terence Stamp, Rhys Darby, Danny Masterson, Molly Sims, Fionnula Flanagan, Sasha Alexander Genre: Comedy Score out of ten (whole numbers only): 4 Synopsis: Jim Carrey is back in comedy...

Doubt

Movie name: Doubt Year of release: 2008 Director: John Patrick Shanley Stars: Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Viola Davis, Alice Drummond Genre: Drama Score out of ten (whole numbers only): 6 Synopsis: "Doubt" is the adaptation of a very successful stage play that director John Patrick...