Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
Vicky Cristina Barcelona is a Woody Allen movie about relationships. Vicky and Cristina are visiting Barcelona for the summer where their opposite views on love and dating come to the forefront. This movie really did not do anything for me. The American characters are ridiculously flat and uninteresting. The Spanish duo at least has passion, [...]
Read moreTrue Grit (2010)
The second film adaptation of the 1968 novel of the same name written by Charles Portis. A 14 year old girl hires a mean and drunk bounty hunter to track down her father’s murderer. I really feel pretty much the same about this film and the 1969 version. Neither are anything special. Hailee Steinfeld’s performance [...]
Read moreThe Other Woman (2009)
The Other Woman stars Natalie Portman as a young wife mourning the loss of her infant daughter while trying to maintain her family and develop a healthy relationship with her stepson. A decent film. It did just well enough in acting and writing. The final series of happenings dampened the film I thought. The movie [...]
Read moreDear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam was directed and produced by Bill Couturie. Couturie is best known for the Academy Award-winning documentary “Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt”. Dear America was a multi-Emmy Award winner. The movie uses real letters written by US soldiers for it’s narration. The film is archive footage, together they convey the personal experiences of the men and women that served in Vietnam. [...]
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