"Zum Zeitpunkt des Kinostarts von Mission: Impossible 3 war der Film von der schlechten Publicity über den auf Sofas herumhüpfenden Filmstar Tom Cruise verfolgt. Das ist schade, denn der dritte Teil dieser Spionage-Thriller-Reihe hätte ein wenig mehr Beachtung verdient. Der erstmalige Kinofilm-Regisseur J. J. Abrams (und arg wichtige Fernsehproduzent/-regisseur von Lost, Alias und Felicity) ist seiner Aufgabe mehr als gewachsen: er schaf ..."
"Véritable fable pour adulte, Big Fish : la légende du gros poisson, adapté d’un roman de Daniel Wallace, fait encore une fois la preuve que son auteur, Tim Burton (The Nightmare before Christmas, Ed Wood), est un des rares cinéastes à avoir su préserver l’existence d’un univers fantastique dans le paysage cinématographique américain. Appelé au chevet d’Ed, son père malade, le jeune William Bloom est bien décidé à faire la part du vrai ..."
"Big Fish tells the improbable story of Edward Bloom, a larger-than-life figure who, like Baron Munchhausen, cannot help bragging about his fabled exploits. As a young man, his wanderlust leads him from his home in rural Alabama into encounters with an unhappy giant, a witch with a glass eye that can foretell the future, a mysterious town called Spectre from which no one ever leaves, and, of course, a big fish that refuses to be caught. ..."
"Almost FamousAlmost Famous is the movie Cameron Crowe has been waiting a lifetime to tell. The fictionalization of Crowe's days as a teenage reporter for Creem and Rolling Stone has all the well-written characters and wonderful "movie moments" that we expect from Crowe (Jerry Maguire), but the film has an intangible something extra--an insider's touch that will turn the film into the ode to '70s rock & roll for years to come. We are int ..."
"Cal (Billy Crudup) is a handsome, hard-drinking guy driving across the country with no particular destination in mind--but this is no romantic road trip. Cal has abandoned his wife and child and is running from a misery he can't even articulate; his encounters with other lonely people in bars and airports only render him more confused, while his inviting good looks routinely get him into trouble. World Traveler delves into the heart of ..."
"A Scottish woman joins the French Resistance during World War II to help rescue her missing RAF boyfriend.Genre: Feature Film-DramaRating: PG13Release Date: 3-FEB-2004Media Type: DVD"
"Almost Famous is the movie Cameron Crowe has been waiting a lifetime to tell. The fictionalization of Crowe's days as a teenage reporter for Creem and Rolling Stone has all the well-written characters and wonderful "movie moments" that we expect from Crowe (Jerry Maguire), but the film has an intangible something extra--an insider's touch that will turn the film into the ode to '70s rock & roll for years to come. We are introduced to Cr ..."
"The first thing you need to know about Sleepers is that it's based on a novel by Lorenzo Carcaterra that was allegedly based on a true story. The movie repeats this bogus claim, which was attacked and determined by a wide majority to be misleading. Knowing this, Sleepers becomes problematic because it's too neat, too clean, too manipulative in terms of legal justice and dramatic impact to be truly convincing. And yet, with its stellar c ..."
"Almost Famous is the movie Cameron Crowe has been waiting a lifetime to tell. The fictionalization of Crowe's days as a teenage reporter for Creem and Rolling Stone has all the well-written characters and wonderful "movie moments" that we expect from Crowe (Jerry Maguire), but the film has an intangible something extra--an insider's touch that will turn the film into the ode to '70s rock & roll for years to come. We are introduced to Cr ..."
"Almost Famous ist die Geschichte, die zu erzählen Cameron Crowe ein Leben lang gewartet hat. Diese Fiktionalisierung von Crowes Zeit als jugendlicher Reporter für Creem und Rolling Stone besitzt all die gut gezeichneten Charaktere und wunderbaren Film-Momente, die man von Crowe (Jerry Maguire) erwarten würde. Der Film besitzt aber auch etwas weniger Greifbares: die Hand eines Insiders, die auf Jahre hinaus diesen Film zu einer Ode an de ..."
"A showcase for bright young stars, Inventing the Abbotts aspires to be the kind of 1950s melodrama--like Splendor in the Grass--that was perfected by directors like Elia Kazan and Douglas Sirk. Calling on the strength of his earlier Circle of Friends, Irish director Pat O'Connor brings many of that film's admirable qualities to this similar ensemble piece (set in late-'50s Illinois), but it's held together by looser and weaker threads. ..."
"This subtle and deeply moving film about the life of athlete Steve Prefontaine (Billy Crudup) is a rarity: a movie about the beauty of youth, as opposed to a patronizing, junk-culture youth film. Written by legendary Hollywood screenwriter Robert Towne (along with Kenny Moore) and directed by Towne with his usual masculine insight, bold creativity, and superior taste, Without Limits tells the tale of Oregon runner Prefontaine's love-hat ..."
"Since audiences are inclined to F/X spectacle, it was easy to understand the 1998 box-office battle between Armageddon and Deep Impact, which shared almost exactly the same premise. But two films about the now-obscure long-distance runner Steve Prefontaine? Without Limits and Prefontaine were in production at the same time, with the cheaper Prefontaine rushed into theaters in 1997 while Without Limits was held back until the fall of '98 ..."
"Billy Crudup (ALMOST FAMOUS, JESUS' SON) heats up the screen as Eddie, a handsome twenty-something who was just been released from prison. Completely broke, Eddie shows up on the doorstep of his older brother Terry (Paul Shulze, LAWS OF GRAVITY) and his wife Janey (Adrienne Shelly, TRUST) where he is lovingly taken into their family. When Eddie switches to the night shift, he finds himself spending his days with Janey. They soon discove ..."
"The first thing you need to know about Sleepers is that it's based on a novel by Lorenzo Carcaterra that was allegedly based on a true story. The movie repeats this bogus claim, which was attacked and determined by a wide majority to be misleading. Knowing this, Sleepers can be a problematic movie because it's too neat, too clean, too manipulative in terms of legal justice and dramatic impact to be truly convincing. And yet, with its st ..."
"Quatre adolescents new-yorkais liés par une solide amitié voient leur vie basculer à la suite d'un accident qu'ils ont involontairement provoqué. Envoyés en détention, ils découvrent avec horreur l'univers carcéral et subissent les sévices sexuels infligés par leurs geôliers. Libérés au bout de quelques mois, les quatre adolescents garderont dans leur mémoire les effroyables souffrances endurées en prison. Quelques années plus tard, deu ..."