Documentary, Movies

Grizzly Man

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Timothy Treadwell lived for 13 summers with grizzly bears as if they were tame and loving creates before he was killed by one them. Treadwell created in total 100 hours of film footage that Werner Herzog has woven into an arresting documentary. The film is the most original piece of work that I have seen image [Read More]
Diary

Dr. Love has one More Piece of Advice for You!

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This is a good story. I wish I had written it. By JANE GORDON (NYT) FOR years, Charley Wininger, a Gestalt psychotherapist and dating coach in Brooklyn, had wined and dined serious, intellectual women. A hippie who recalls being gassed while protesting the Vietnam War, he has always been passionate about politics and philosophy. He has image [Read More]
Humor, People

Rupert Murdoch’s Family Values

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Murdoch believes in family values. That’s why he married three times. In a recent profile in the New Yorker (October 16, 2006) he explained. “I am a radical in the sense of supporting change… I also believe in free markets and family values—in a low-key way. I am not one to preach about it, image [Read More]
Movies, Phantasy

Cars

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The two previous blockbuster movies by Pixar, Finding Nemo and The Incredibles, became such an artistic success because the animal and cartoon characters were more human than most characters in films populated by humans. I was skeptical whether you could turn automobiles into believable human characters. After all, people often love their cars, but they image [Read More]
Comedy, Movies

A Prairie Home Companion

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A Prairie Home Companion is a film about the live radio show presenting a mixture of folk music and comedy for the heartland of America every Saturday night. Periodically I would stumble upon show on my classical radio station, but never listened more than a few minutes because the humor was not my cup of image [Read More]
Drama, Movies

The Departed

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The Departed is an exceedingly well-craft piece of work. But I left the theatre disappointed because the story feels repetitive and fundamentally wrong. Just as in many of his films, Sorcese suggests that violence for violence’s sake is the general condition in America. With question America is violent. Too violate for my taste. But image [Read More]
Comedy, Movies

The Devil Wears Prada

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The Devil Wears Prada does not offer any meaningful drama but it gives a wonderful peek into the world of high fashion magazines. . If you read fashion magazines regularly, you will enjoy this behind the scenes look. If you never open such magazines, you will probably enjoy getting to know this world. I did. image [Read More]
Drama, Movies

Just My Luck

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If you have thought deeply about the role of fate in life, Just My Luck is not going to offer you any new insights. If you are looking for a nice little romance movie that you can let your kids watch, this is just the right movie for you. I suspect that kids don’t mind image [Read More]