Okay, let's start up Windows movie maker. Click on Start, All programs, and then Windows movie maker. If you're using windows XP, you first have to go to Accessories first. In this tutorial I'm going to add some music, some text and some transitions to my video. First I'm going to File, and then Import…
After screening Joseph Gordon-Levitt's "Don John" this week I was glad that my wife had been at work, because she would have found it disgusting. I'm no prude, but quite frankly, this movie is a little over the top. Gordon-Levitt, who wrote, directed, and starred in the movie, plays a highly structured individual. He is…
The 1984 B-Movie classic, C.H.U.D., shocked audiences with a new type of urban horror. For once, it is not some campground in the backwoods that is a scene of wanton horror. It is the streets of New York City at night that is the unlikely backdrop for murder and violence. Things walk the streets (and…
Grownups was written by Adam Sandler and Fred Wolf and directed by Dennis Dugan. The movie is rated PG-13 and has a runtime of 1 hour and 42 minutes. The stars of the show are Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade and Rob Schneider. Salma Hayek also has a fairly large role in…
After being on her feet at work over a 6-day stretch, my wife and I decided to take most of Sunday off and, as part of that, found ourselves watching a mid-afternoon movie while the kids were occupied with something else. We had originally had planned on watching an independent thriller. But, 15 minutes into…
Ever since a few movie studios have made their homes in Atlanta, jobs as move extras, and other movie related jobs and businesses have begun to crop up. Considering our very poor economy, this is very encouraging. Hopefully some of the riches of the East Coast will transfer over to GA, hopefully without all of…
I'm a Woody Allen fan, and certainly I can understand wanting to do an homage to his work, but for me this movie is too much an attempt to copy Annie Hall. Normally I would think it unfair to grade a film down just because it's clearly inferior to some classic film I love, but…
This film is adapted from the novel by Dennis Lehane who uses Boston as the setting in many of his stories. Gone Baby Gone is the directorial debut of another Bostonian, Ben Affleck. If you can get past the constant use of vulgar four-letter words, you may enjoy this thriller. Director Ben Affleck's best casting…
The Holiday is a light, fun romantic comedy. Cameron Diaz stars as Amanda, an American woman whose boyfriend has cheated on her. Kate Winslet stars as a British woman, Iris, whose object of desire is about to marry another woman. Both women are dedicated career women, though Amanda is decidedly better off financially. Amanda owns…
This is a short primer for Tyler Perry's most recent dram/comedy I Can Do Bad All By Myself. The movie comes out to a theater near you on September 11th. The trailer can be found at http://www.apple.com/trailers/lions_gate/icandobadallbymyself/ The Plot: When Madea, by now a pop culture icon, finds three kids in her home trying to…
