In writing there's a phrase that's used over and over again–show, don't tell. Though writing is a medium very different from film, it's almost impossible to deny the close relationship shared between them, especially regarding that phrase. And the short film of "Tomorrow's Memoir" illustrates this perfectly. Filmed in a pseudo black and white color…
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…
The Labyrinth (1986)Was there anything hotter in the '80s than David Bowie? That's what I thought. Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) is just a frustrated babysitter. Her baby brother, Toby, refuses to stop crying despite all of her attempts to appease him. In her anger, she accidentally conjures goblins from her favorite book, The Labyrith (obviously), to…
Have you ever dreamed of becoming a famous movie producer? With The Movies, a new game released by Activision, players experience what it is like to run a multi-million dollar studio, answer the demands of celebrities, build a movie empire from the ground up, and deal with everything else a "real" Hollywood producer deals with….
Watchmen debuted to a number of midnight showing around the country, and is showing that many people are indeed interested in seeing the film. The Watchmen movie already made $4.6 million in its first showing, marking it as a quick success, and showing that the Watchmen trailers really did the trick to get people excited….
Any popular movie has the chance of being made fun of, in the form of a parody. Well, this time, it was the Twilight saga being made fun of. The parody, Vampires Suck, opened in theaters on August 18, 2010. Unfortunately, many of the funniest moments are given away in the trailors. While there are…
Macbeth movies are relatively few in number compared to film treatments of other plays by Shakespeare. Still, the best Macbeth movies are so good they could make you forget the curse that keeps superstitious actors from speaking the name of the Scottish play. These are 5 of the best Macbeth films including one that never…
Today I got a hold of Disney's "Tuck Everlasting" movie, the 2002 adaptation of the Natalie Babbitt novel. Oddly enough, before tonight I had only seen the much older adaptation of the novel. I wanted to preview the movie before we watch it as a class next week, and I have to say I thoroughly…
