While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol
policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the
president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders.
From
the director of Independence Day another piece of impossible and
mindless mayhem, which again manages to be exciting and (I must admit)
fun.
Maltin***: "Nutty and original, this
action-filled popcorn movie is played "for real", then suddenly turns
comedic; a moment later it asks you to invest in its characters and
situations all over again. That it works is a testament to James
Vanderbilt's clever screenplay, a top-notch cast, and director Emmerich,
who keeps it all ontrack. Outlandish, inventive, and completely
entertaining: a true guilty pleasure."
A German expedition with a international crew is in the remote Arctic
ice when the 2nd world war starts, and they are commanded to take active
part in the war.
A good premise, some great landscape photography and some suspense make this a solid, but not unusual thriller.
"You hold in your hands the greatest punk rock album ever made." The liner notes' statement may be arguable, but the album is certainly one of the greatest and would have fit in well with the 70s punk era.
Three young lovers must make choices as they find themselves surrounded by increasing political unrest in late-1930s.
The movie has all the ingredients to make this a sweeping historical melodrama, but somehow it doesn't have the sparkle to evoke great emotions.
Maltin**: "Duigan's screenplay bites off more than it can chew, spanning 20 years, the evolution of two relationships, and a character's ploitical awakening. WW2 section rings hollow; artificial backdrops don't help. Theron and Cruz are quite good, and very sexy."
A dedicated schoolteacher spends her nights cruising bars, looking for
abusive men with whom she can engage in progressively violent sexual
encounters.
Well-made
movie with a male chauvinist message about promiscuous women, but worth
the watch for Diane Keaton's outstanding performance.
Halliwell (no star): "Exploitative and very boring sex melodrama which doesn't even make one believe in its central character."
Maltin*1/2:
"Sordid rewrite (by director Brooks) of Judith Rossner's novel begins
as intelligent study of repressed young girl, then wallows endlessly in
her new "liberated" lifestyle. Keaton's performance outclasses this
pointless movie."
I'm an American living in Regensburg, Bavaria. Born in Munich I spent my first 10 years in Kirkwood, Mo. 1971 we moved to where I am now. Finished German school in 1981, afterwards studied philosophy and German literature and languages. 1982 I joined the management of the local film club's cinema Filmgalerie, and from 1991-2001 I co-owned an own arthouse cinema STALI (Stadtamhofer Lichtspiele). In between I also was partner of the cinema and music bookstore Angry Red Planet for a few years. In the 80s I co-founded the local industrial band and performance art group Lyssa humana that officially still exists, but currently doesn't perform (last time was for our retrospective exhibition in 2010) at the Kunstverein Graz. I was also member of the shortlived noise rock band Hammersmith. Since 2001 I work for the customer service of a large American online company.