Batman Begins (Christopher Nolan, 2005)

19Sep10

Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne/Batman), Michael Caine (Alfred), Liam Neeson (Henri Ducard), Ken Watanabe (Ra’s Al Ghui), Katie Holmes (Rachel Dawes), Gary Oldman (Jim Gordon), Cillian Murphy (Dr. Jonathan Crane), Morgan Freeman (Lucius Fox). Screenplay by David S. Goyer and Christopher Nolan. Directed by Christopher Nolan. Rating: 12. Running time: 140 minutes. The reason The Dark […]

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Thank You For Smoking (Jason Reitman, 2005)

06Sep10

Aaron Eckhart (Nick Naylor), Cameron Bright (Joey Naylor), J. K. Simmons (BR), Robert Duvall (Captain), Katie Holmes (Heather Holloway). Screenplay by Jason Reitman. Directed by Jason Reitman. Rating: 15. Running time: 92 minutes. Reitman’s debut effort that looks like it set the tone for his career, Thank You For Smoking succeeds in making a mockery […]

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The Ice Storm (Ang Lee, 1997)

08Jul10

Kevin Kline (Ben Hood), Joan Allen (Elena Hood), Tobey Maguire (Paul Hood), Christina Ricci (Wendy Hood), Sigourney Weaver (Janey Carver), Elijah Wood (Mikey Carver), Katie Holmes (Libbets Casey). Screenplay by James Schamus. Directed by Ang Lee. Rating: 15. Running time: 112 minutes. A rather bizarre one, this. Set in the suburbs of Connecticut and honing […]

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