Arthur Askey: For decades, the British comedian was a vaudeville, radio, and television celebrity in his home country. Never an international name, Askey was also featured in a handful of…
Howard Hughes movies: The Aviator with Leonardo DiCaprio. Howard Hughes movies Turner Classic Movies will be showing the Howard Hughes-produced, John Farrow-directed, Baja California-set gangster drama His Kind of Woman,…
Gay Sundance: I Love You Phillip Morris with Jim Carrey as the titular “I,” real-life con artist Steven Jay Russell, and Rodrigo Santoro as a wet and thirsty “friend.” Update:…
Danny Boyle’s Bollywood-style drama – in spirit if not in deed – topped this year’s Toronto Film Festival: Slumdog Millionaire. Toronto Film Festival awards: Bollywood-style movie tops The fantastic story…
In 23 words: The Number 23 is a thriller that serves as an example of inept filmmaking characterized by the complete absence of logic and suspense. Believers of the so-called…
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events movie review: As the ruthless Count Olaf, Jim Carrey – apparently inspired by silent era star Lon Chaney – disguises himself as two…