James Christopher Articles

Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian: "Heath Ledger takes a poignant final bow in Terry Gilliam's loopy, sweet-natured but madly self-indulgent fantasia The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, showing here at the Cannes film festival out of competition. Halfway through shooting, Ledger had made a desperately sad early exit, so the director ingeniously re-invented his character as a series of personae. Jude Law, Colin Farrell and Johnny [...]

A few days ago, the London Times published its list of the top 100 films of 2008. Now, it offers its list of the bottom 100 films of 2008. Here's wondering if there'll be much of an overlap. Below are a few sample comments: The Hottie & The Nottie (top photo): "The most eagerly hated movie in America is a tongue-in-cheek homage to Paris Hilton [...]