The Astronaut Farmer with Billy Bob Thornton. The Astronaut Farmer is considerably more than the story of a guy who builds a rocket. In truth, writer/director Michael Polish and co-screenwriter…
The sacred cows of the Hollywood firmament – or Hollywood barn, if you want to be really literal – will receive hosannas from certain quarters no matter how mediocre their…
Independent Spirit Awards: Sleeper hit Sideways among winners. Alexander Payne’s Central California Wine Country-set road movie about two men-babies discovering their inner adult wholly dominated this year’s Independent Spirit Awards.…
Awards season news: In an ungodly turn of events, Jesus Christ and Jason Bourne lost out to Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man (“Spidey” among friends/crazy fans) at the Critics’ Choice Awards.…
The NSFC Awards’ surprisingly mainstream winner, Clint Eastwood’s maudlin boxing melodrama Million Dollar Baby is unlike most of the group’s recent Best Film selections – e.g., American Splendor, Mulholland Dr.,…
Wine Country road movie Sideways: Life lessons, picturesque views of California’s Santa Ynez Valley Wine Country, and the (sexist) portrayal of adult men as overgrown babies are all found in…
Sideways movie review: Alexander Payne’s Central California Wine Country-set road movie stars Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church as two overgrown babies who learn life’s lessons while boozing up and…