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I have this habit of turning my interests into vocations. Currently, and for the last 9 years, it's been writing movie and book reviews, which I do from the perspective of a filmmaker and avid reader of mystery fiction. Based in Hollywood, I receive invitations

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Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Breach: 2 of 14

If this film were released in November there'd be plenty of buzz for Chris Cooper's chances of an Oscar nomination for his performance here. In 9 months we'll know if the Motion Picture Academy has a long enough memory to retain what they see in February. The greatest case of treason in the history of the FBI was exposed wit...
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Music and Lyrics: 6 of 17

He's the music; she's the lyrics. And, one without the other is often as useful as a piano without keys. At least that's the way it is with Alex Fletcher (Hugh Grant), a former 80's pop star barely making his rent with gigs at Knott's Berry Farm, state fairs, amusement parks and just about anything manager Chris Riley (Brad ...
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Ellie Parker: 1 of 1

This film is astounding. If not for a revelation of the trials actors go through to get work, certainly in demonstrating how many things a person can do while driving. Not necessarily safely, mind, so we don't recommend you try what Naomi Watts pulls off so adeptly in her whirlwind drive around the hills and studios of Holly...
Entertainment > Hollywood & Movie Industry Blockbuster films breaking box office records: 1 of 1

Though this is the season for big studio films, I can't remember another year when there've been such a flood of them. Sprouting like weeds on high-test fertilizer, they're dominating the cinema landscape like killer mushroom. "Ocean's Thirteen," "Evan Almighty," "Ratatouille," "Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer," "Tran...
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: 8 of 11

The overriding principle in adapting this series to the screen has obviously been the demand to "get everything in" (from the book's 734 pages). And, while this approach might not make for the best structured movie, it's an insurance policy against disappointing the fan base. But, the only thing that seems to suffer is the s...