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- DirectorGary OldmanStarsRay WinstoneKathy BurkeCharlie Creed-MilesA rough, short-tempered patriarch of a working-class family sees his life and the relationships around him slowly unravel.Marilyn Monroe, not just a pretty face but good acting as well. Good story/thriller.
http://ronweblog.blogspot.com/ - DirectorMichael MooreStarsMichael MooreCharlton HestonMarilyn MansonFilmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.
- DirectorRichard EyreStarsJudi DenchJim BroadbentKate WinsletTrue story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.About dementure
Judi Dench
Kate Winslet
Jim Broadbent (young & old) - DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsPierce BrosnanRene RussoDenis LearyA very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective.
- DirectorJonathan LynnStarsBruce WillisMatthew PerryRosanna ArquetteA struggling dentist's life is turned upside down when a famous gangster moves in next door, and his wife convinces him to inform a notorious mob boss about the gangster's whereabouts.Serious/comedy
Well acted, particularly the dentist
Good story
DATE: 2003-06-14 - DirectorJan SverákStarsZdenek SverákAndrey KhalimonLibuse SafránkováA confirmed bachelor is in for the surprise of his life when a get-rich-quick scheme backfires and leaves him with a pint-sized new roommate.
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsNicolas CageAlison LohmanSam RockwellA phobic con artist and his protégé are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the former's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly.Nicolas Cage & Alison Lohman (Angela) very good. Good story.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroNick NolteJessica LangeA convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.HORRIBLE !!!
PARTICULARLY ROBERT DE NIRO
VERY SUSPENSEFUL - DirectorDenys ArcandStarsRémy GirardDorothée BerrymanStéphane RousseauDuring his final days, a dying man is reunited with old friends, former lovers, his ex-wife, and his estranged son.French Canadian. Man dying in hospital, remembers his past. Touching on euthanasia. Well acted. Quite funny.
- DirectorGarry MarshallStarsAl PacinoMichelle PfeifferHector ElizondoJohnny has just been released from prison, and gets a job in a café beside waitress Frankie. Frankie is a bit of a loner, but Johnny is determined their romance will blossom.
- DirectorChristine JeffsStarsAlicia Fulford-WierzbickiSarah PeirseMarton CsokasWhilst on a family vacation on the Mahurangi Peninsula in New Zealand, 13-year-old Janey begins to realize that her parents' marriage is on the rocks.NZ Batch life, young girl(13)growing up.
Nice feel to movie, great child actors, adults not so good. - DirectorPeter GreenawayStarsRichard BohringerMichael GambonHelen MirrenAt Le Hollandais gourmet restaurant, every night is filled with opulence, decadence and gluttony. But when the cook, a thief, his wife and her lover all come together, they unleash a shocking torrent of sex, food, murder and revenge.Very well made film, well acted, particularly Michael Gambon, erotic, beautiful, horrible in parts.
- DirectorStephen GyllenhaalStarsJessica LangeHalle BerryDavid StrathairnThe biological and adoptive mothers of a young boy are involved in a bitter, controversial custody battle.Good story, excelent acting, particularly Halle Berry & the child.
- DirectorDiarmuid LawrenceStarsKate BeckinsaleBernard HeptonMark StrongFaithful, enchanting adaptation of Jane Austen's nineteenth-century tale of Emma Woodhouse--a clever young woman whose mischievous matchmaking schemes nearly end up jeopardizing her own shot at romance.Jane Austin. Excelent
- DirectorMartin CampbellStarsClive OwenAngelina JolieLinus RoacheThe world's cruelty is confronted with the love of two different people who try to save humanity from poverty and war.Well acted, good story and locations. Angelina Jolie beautiful.
- DirectorFernando MeirellesKátia LundStarsAlexandre RodriguesLeandro FirminoMatheus NachtergaeleIn the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.City of God. Very violent, but probably a good depiction of life in some slums in Rio. Well filmed.
- DirectorBernardo BertolucciStarsMarlon BrandoMaria SchneiderMaria MichiA young Parisian woman meets a middle-aged American businessman who demands their clandestine relationship be based only on sex.
- DirectorMichael WinterbottomStarsChristopher EcclestonKate WinsletLiam CunninghamIn late 1800s England, Jude plans to go to the city and attend university but marries early and becomes a stonemason. When his wife leaves, he moves to the city, where he befriends his liberal cousin Sue.Very good, but rather dark and depressing
DATE: 2005-05-04 - DirectorNadia TassStarsAlana De RomaRachel GriffithsBen MendelsohnAmy is a story of a young girl who witnesses her dad's death on stage at a rock concert. She becomes mentally mute/deaf after this, and 4 years later discovers she can communicate only by singing.Rachel Griffiths perfect and Alana De Roma as Amy 8yrs one of the best actresses of her age ever seen.
DATE: 2005-05-12 - DirectorFerzan ÖzpetekStarsGiovanna MezzogiornoMassimo GirottiRaoul BovaOverburdened and stuck in a greying marriage, Giovanna takes to caring for the Jewish Holocaust survivor her husband brings home. As she begins to reflect on her life, she turns to the man who lives across from her ...Facing Windows. Beautiful film, good story, acting.
DATE: 2005-05-18 - DirectorHal AshbyStarsPeter SellersShirley MacLaineMelvyn DouglasAfter the death of his employer forces him out of the only home he's ever known, a simpleminded, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful tycoon and an insider in Washington politics.
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsHilary SwankClint EastwoodMorgan FreemanFrankie, an ill-tempered old coach, reluctantly agrees to train aspiring boxer Maggie. Impressed with her determination and talent, he helps her become the best and the two soon form a close bond.Boxing movie with very sad ending. Brilliant acting and directing with Clint Eastwood. Also Hillary Swank and Morgan Freeman.
- DirectorPatrice ChéreauStarsMark RylanceKerry FoxSusannah HarkerA failed London musician meets once a week with a woman for a series of intense sexual encounters to get away from the realities of life. But when he begins inquiring about her, it puts their relationship at risk.Very down to earth, believable movie. Almost doco. Good story, well acted. Very explicit sex scenes.
- DirectorYvan AttalStarsCharlotte GainsbourgYvan AttalTerence StampA "normal" guy who is married to a hot actress gets worried that she is involved with her costar. This worry turns into jealousy and causes problems in their relationship. This is a story about trust and a comedy about the actions between men and women.My wife is an actress. Excelent. funny scene with the crew working in the nude to film the love scene.
- DirectorJohn BadhamStarsJenna ElfmanKate BurtonLisa EdelsteinBased on a factual case involving Diane Schaefer and Dr. Murray Brennan, a woman's claims of having had a relationship with a prominent doctor are completely denied by him.Why only 127 votes on IMDb? I cannot understand this for what I thought
was a very good movie. Perhaps IMDB could encourage members to vote more often as too few and the total vote is rather meaningless.
It may have been originally made for TV but it is freely available from video shops on DVD, so a lot of people must have seen Obsessed.
The story & suspense was great, and Jenna Elfman beautiful, an
excellent actress and just right for the part as the lover. It is
cleverly directed as the story changes one hundred percent to the (slightly predictable) ending. The main criticism is to how the doctor was able to resist the advances of the sexy girl. Most men couldn't !
It was such a sad ending when Jenna's mind was shown to be so sick, and instead of being put into a mental home was imprisoned for two years. - DirectorMichael AptedStarsJennifer LopezBilly CampbellTessa AllenAfter running away fails, a terrified woman empowers herself in order to battle her abusive husband.No doubt Jennifer Lopez is a very good actress. The suspense is worthy of Alfred Hitchcock. Good story & acting!!
http://ronsphotosite.blogspot.com/ - DirectorF. Gary GrayStarsDonald SutherlandMark WahlbergEdward NortonAfter being betrayed and left for dead in Italy, Charlie Croker and his team plan an elaborate gold heist against their former ally.
- DirectorJean-Pierre JeunetStarsAudrey TautouGaspard UllielJodie FosterTells the story of a young woman's relentless search for her fiancé, who has disappeared from the trenches of the Somme during World War One.'A very long engagement.' Audrey Tautou from Amélie was excellent as the girl with Polio.
- DirectorSamantha LangStarsLeelee SobieskiJames HongJean-Paul RoussillonThe Idol. Beautiful French film with Oz director. Gentle mood, sensitive touching relationship between lonely old Chinese/French man, and sad actress girl. Simple story.
- DirectorRay LawrenceStarsAnthony LaPagliaGeoffrey RushRachael BlakeThe relationships of four couples unravel after the discovery of a young woman's body in Lantana bush in suburban Sydney.Set in Australia, a colorful pallet of characters paints a vivid, coherent psychological portrait of infidelity, deceit, and estrangement. At the center of the film is four couples, immersed in guilt and depravity for different reasons. Everybody has something to hide. The conflicts of these people illuminate the personal crisis of a police detective (Anthony LaPaglia) as he investigates the disappearance of a local woman.
Great! - DirectorJoe WrightStarsKeira KnightleyMatthew MacfadyenBrenda BlethynSparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. But Mr. Darcy reluctantly finds himself falling in love with a woman beneath his class. Can each overcome their own pride and prejudice?
- DirectorFernando TruebaStarsFernando Fernán GómezJorge SanzPenélope CruzA 1931 Spanish military deserter finds himself on a lonely farm until the farmer's four daughters pay a visit and he falls for all of them.Spanish. "Charming, sexy, oddball and funny romantic comedy."
- DirectorPhilip HaasStarsMark RylanceKristin Scott ThomasPatsy KensitIn the 1800s a naturalist marries into a family of British country gentry.Little slow, but well acted and good story.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsJack LemmonShirley MacLaineFred MacMurrayA Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.Must be one of Shirley Maclane's first movies. She had dark hear. Very funny film.
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsGeorge ClooneyBrad PittJulia RobertsDanny Ocean and his ten accomplices plan to rob three Las Vegas casinos simultaneously.Typical American, but exciting story.
- DirectorAndrew BergmanStarsDemi MooreBurt ReynoldsArmand AssanteA stripper and single mother gets dragged into a dangerous situation after a congressman takes a fancy to her.Demi Moore must have one of the most beautiful bodies in the world, and she moves so beautifully. Weak story and some poor acting.
- DirectorJon AmielStarsSean ConneryCatherine Zeta-JonesVing RhamesAn insurance agent is sent by her employer to track down and help capture an art thief.Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones at their best. Good story, excitement, suspense...
- DirectorFederico FelliniStarsAlberto SordiFranco FabriziFranco InterlenghiA character study of five young men at crucial turning points in their lives in a small town in Italy.By Fellini, made in 1953, beautiful movie.
- DirectorAndrew BergmanStarsMarlon BrandoMatthew BroderickBruno KirbyAn N.Y.C. film school student accepts a job with a local mobster who resembles a famous cinema godfather and who takes the young man under his wing, after demanding total loyalty.Brando was good as usual except that some of his words are hard to follow. Matthew Broderick was excelent as well. Very funny movie.
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsMaggie SmithHelena Bonham CarterDenholm ElliottLucy Honeychurch (Helena Bonham Carter) shares a brief romance with George Emerson in Florence. Yet as she tries to move on with her life and look for marriage elsewhere, can she truly forget the events of that summer?Great, lighthearted version of a period movie; more believable than most. Beautiful acting, scenes particularly in around Florence, stunning.
- DirectorRobert GuédiguianStarsAriane AscarideJean-Pierre DarroussinGérard MeylanHaving reached middle age, a woman must choose between the two men in her life.Excellent movie, very well acted, nice backgrounds of Marseilles, story a bit ordinary and I didn't like the ending, but the long movie (2hrs)is very sensitively handled, and was believable.
- DirectorJosé PadilhaFelipe LacerdaStarsSandro do NascimentoRodrigo PimentelLuiz Eduardo SoaresOn June 12, 2000, a young man with a gun took the passengers aboard Bus 174 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil hostage. This documentary examines the event itself, the resulting media frenzy, the police response, and the perpetrator's background.
- StarsRomola GaraiJack DavenportAlex O'LoughlinA young woman is transported to the New South Wales penal colony in 1788.
- DirectorJan HrebejkStarsBolek PolívkaCsongor KassaiJaroslav DusekIn German-occupied Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (Czechoslovakia), a childless couple agree to hide a Jewish friend at great personal risk of discovery and execution.Divided we fall. Good story and well acted, but sad about the suffering of both the Czechs and the Jews under Hittler.
- DirectorShona AuerbachStarsEmily MortimerJack McElhoneGerard ButlerAfter having responded to her son's numerous letters in the guise of his father, a woman hires a stranger to pose as his dad when meeting him.Delightfull movie; sad mood, with humourous highlights, set in Scotland. Well acted.
- DirectorMichael SchorrStarsHorst KrauseHarald WarmbrunnKarl-Fred MüllerSchultze is an accordion player and newly without work. When the local music club celebrates its 50th anniversary, his taste of music changes unexpectedly.
- DirectorJacques RivetteStarsMichel PiccoliJane BirkinEmmanuelle BéartThe former famous painter Frenhofer revisits an abandoned project using the girlfriend of a young visiting artist. Questions about truth, life, and artistic limits are explored.Beautiful, but over long movie, of painter and model. Emmanuelle was wonderful and nude in every position possible for most of the film, and showed just how fantistically beautiful the female body can be, but it was not erotic.
It was painfull to watch the way the artist treated her, and gave an insite into the difficulty an artist has to transform a stunning curved body onto a flat surface. - DirectorDaniel SackheimStarsDiane LaneLeelee SobieskiStellan SkarsgårdAn orphaned teenager is taken in by a Malibu couple but discovers they aren't the caring friends they seemed to be.Great suspence thriller, great acting and story. Worthy of Hitchcock!
- DirectorColine SerreauStarsVincent LindonCatherine FrotRachida BrakniOne night by accident, a young prostitute barges into the lives of a bourgeois, modern-but-conventional couple. Hounded down, beaten up, threatened, she will continue to struggle, with the help of a well-off lady, first for her survival--her resurrection--then for her dignity and freedom. Stormy encounters are forecast for everyone involved.Another good French movie, good acting, story, fast paced, thriller.
- DirectorRoland JofféStarsGérard DepardieuUma ThurmanTim RothVatel is the cook of Prince Condé. When the prince invites Louis XIV to hunt, he has to give lavish banquets in order to fall in his favor. But when Vatel falls in love with the king's mistress, love and duty come into conflict."one of the most incredible visual experiences in film history" "fire works extravaganzas that would shame the Chinese"
Depardieu is brilliant. - DirectorMike NicholsStarsElizabeth TaylorRichard BurtonGeorge SegalA bitter, aging couple, with the help of alcohol, use their young houseguests to fuel anguish and emotional pain towards each other over the course of a distressing night.
- DirectorMilos FormanStarsJack NicholsonLouise FletcherMichael BerrymanIn the Fall of 1963, a Korean War veteran and criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rallies up the scared patients against the tyrannical nurse.Not pleasant in parts, but well acted particularly by Jack Nicholson and good story considering it's set in a mental hospital.
http://ronweblog.blogspot.com/ - DirectorMichael KalesnikoStarsKenneth BranaghRobin WrightSuzi HofrichterA sarcastic playwright in LA gets new neighbors - single mom and 8 y.o. girl. His wife wants kids and babysits the girl. He doesn't want kids yet plays with her to find out how children talk - for his play. Paternal instincts?[Mad dogs and Englishmen.]Perfect performance of Kenneth Branagh in unconventional comedy.
http://ronweblog.blogspot.com/ - DirectorRobert DuvallStarsRobert DuvallLuciana PedrazaRubén BladesAn aging hitman gets a contract to kill a General in Buenos Aires, Argentina. But when his mark becomes unavailable, he becomes involved in Argentinian tango culture.Robert Duval is brilliant as lead actor, writer and director of this entertaining movie. Strong story, interspersed with tango, romance, politics and beautiful Argentinian women.
http://ronweblog.blogspot.com/ - DirectorGoran PaskaljevicStarsColm MeaneyAdrian DunbarCillian MurphyThis drama is set in rural Ireland. Believing that "a man is measured by his enemies", Harry Maloney ('Colm Meany') sets out to ruin George O'Flaherty - the most powerful man in town, who not only owns the local pub and most of the businesses in the area, but is also the local matchmaker. When Harry's son Gus(Cillian Murphy) - upon whom Harry regularly heaps abuse (mostly mental and verbal) - falls for the lovely Eileen, George helps get the two together during this time, Harry quietly mobilizes his dastardly plans.Bitter Harvest. Fantastic acting from Colm Meanie. Good story, scenery. Very funny in parts, but mainly a sad movie.
http://ronweblog.blogspot.com/ - DirectorNanni MorettiStarsNanni MorettiLaura MoranteJasmine TrincaA psychoanalyst and his family go through profound emotional trauma when their son dies in a scuba-diving accident.'The Son's Room.' Unusual turn around of a psychoanalyst needing help for him and his family when his son dies in an accident.
http://ronweblog.blogspot.com/ - DirectorHenry HathawayStarsMarilyn MonroeJoseph CottenJean PetersAs two couples are visiting Niagara Falls, tensions between one wife and her husband reach the level of murder.
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsKelly McGillisJodie FosterBernie CoulsonAfter a young woman suffers a brutal gang rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack.
- DirectorSimon Cellan JonesStarsDaniel CraigDavid MorrisseyKelly MacdonaldA schizophrenic causes havoc in his brother's restaurant.Very moving story of a schizophrenic who causes havoc in his brother's restaurant, and the love story with Kelly Macdonald.
http://ronweblog.blogspot.com/ - DirectorMarilyn AgreloStarsHeather BermanEmma Therese BiegackiEva CarrozzaThe students of several New York City elementary schools learn ballroom dancing and compete in a city wide dance competition.Eleven year olds from New York city's poor learning ballroom dancing and winning the competition. Exellent doco, great to watch.
http://ronweblog.blogspot.com/ - DirectorRichard LoncraineStarsAlbert FinneyVanessa RedgraveJim BroadbentWinston Churchill's wilderness years prior to World War II, when only he could see the threat that Adolf Hitler and a rearmed Germany posed to Europe.Well acted story of a period in Churchill's life before the war. Albert Finney was perfect as Churchill!
http://ronweblog.blogspot.com/ - DirectorCédric KlapischStarsRomain DurisKelly ReillyAudrey TautouFive years after their summer together in Barcelona, Xavier, William, Wendy, Martine and Isabelle reunite.Russian Dolls. Sequel to The Spanish Apartment, with most of the same actors. Some of the most beautiful women actors!! Including Audrey Tautou, Kelly Reilly.
Well acted, good story.
http://ronweblog.blogspot.com/ - DirectorSpike LeeStarsDenzel WashingtonClive OwenJodie FosterA police detective, a bank robber, and a high-power broker enter high-stakes negotiations after the criminal's brilliant heist spirals into a hostage situation.American movie, but very exciting, suspenceful thriller, well acted, and brilliant story.
http://ronweblog.blogspot.com/ - DirectorAgnès JaouiStarsMarilou BerryJean-Pierre BacriAgnès JaouiA french girl gifted with a great voice, has a complex about her weight and her appearance.'Look at me'. Great movie with plenty of interest and dissruption in a French family.
http://ronweblog.blogspot.com/ - DirectorMira NairStarsReese WitherspoonRomola GaraiJames PurefoyGrowing up poor in London, Becky Sharp defies her poverty-stricken background and ascends the social ladder alongside her best friend, Amelia Sedley.Very well acted, beautiful settings, story not as well told as other movies. Reese Witherspoon as Becky Sharp, absolutely beautiful.
http://ronweblog.blogspot.com/ - DirectorColin NutleyStarsHelena BergströmLorcan CranitchLindsay DuncanSet in post-war England, a mysterious woman arrives at the Prettys' rural family home on the eve of young Jack Bradley's (Rollo Weeks') sixteenth birthday. Her remarkable likeness to a Pretty family member who tragically died in an accident eight-years-ago baffles and unsettles the family.Good acting, settings, story a bit confusing in parts. Good period show.
http://ronweblog.blogspot.com/ - DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsBarney ClarkBen KingsleyJeremy SwiftAn adaptation of the classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.
- DirectorGillies MacKinnonStarsHarry EdenVinnie HunterMolly ParkerA young boy trying to deal with his mother's heroin addiction befriends a waitress who helps him cope with the tough situation.Brilliant, althought sad movie of 10 year old boy looking after his drug addicted mother, well acted. Very natural; British.
http://ronweblog.blogspot.com/ - DirectorMichael AptedPaul AlmondStarsBruce BaldenJacqueline BassettSymon BasterfieldDirector Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a seven-year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.
- DirectorHerbert RossStarsAnne BancroftShirley MacLaineMikhail BaryshnikovWhen her daughter joins a ballet company, a former dancer is forced to confront her long-ago decision to give up the stage to have a family.
- DirectorNunnally JohnsonStarsJoanne WoodwardDavid WayneLee J. CobbA doctor treats a woman suffering from Multiple Personality Disorder.Hardly believable story, but based on a real story of multiple personalities. Wonderful acting with the girl (Joanne Woodward)taking three parts.
http://ronsphotosite.blogspot.com/ - DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsJulia RobertsCampbell ScottVincent D'OnofrioA caregiver falls in love with a terminally ill man.Real tear-jerker. Sad but lovely story of guy dying of cancer, with Julia Roberts playing the carer magnificiantly.
http://ronsphotosite.blogspot.com/ - DirectorCampbell ScottStarsValentina de AngelisJoan AllenSam ElliottAn eleven-year-old girl watches her father come down with a crippling depression. Over one summer, she learns answers to several mysteries, and comes to terms with love and loss.Story of a small group of people living isolated in outback US, very well acted by little girl and her mother.
http://ronsphotosite.blogspot.com/ - DirectorJohn MaddenStarsGwyneth PaltrowAnthony HopkinsHope DavisThe daughter of a brilliant but mentally disturbed mathematician, recently deceased, tries to come to grips with her possible inheritance: his insanity. Complicating matters are one of her father's ex-students, who wants to search through his papers, and her estranged sister, who shows up to help settle his affairs.Most wonderfull acting from Gwyneth Paltrow and Anthony Hopkins, although story about higher mathmatics was hard to follow.
http://ronsphotosite.blogspot.com/ - DirectorRadu MihaileanuStarsYaël AbecassisRoschdy ZemMoshe AgazaiA Christian boy escapes to Israel from famine-stricken Ethiopia by pretending to be Jewish.'Live and Become'. Story of Ethiopian Jews fleeing to Israel from Africa. Very good story, well acted.
- DirectorMike LeighStarsTimothy SpallLesley ManvilleRuth SheenIn a poor working class London home, Penny's love for her partner, taxi driver Phil, has run dry. When an unexpected tragedy occurs, they and their local community are brought back together.Excellent acting by Timothy Spall and others. Sad story, but well worth seeing. British. Very realistic; warts and all!
http://ronsphotosite.blogspot.com/ - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsMargaret LockwoodMichael RedgravePaul LukasWhile travelling in continental Europe, a rich young playgirl realizes that an elderly lady seems to have disappeared from the train.
- DirectorDavid LynchStarsAnthony HopkinsJohn HurtAnne BancroftA Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication.Staggering performance of John Hurt as 'The Elephant Man'. Very sad movie of the life of a badly deformed man, but with some heart warming moments.
http://ronsphotosite.blogspot.com/ - DirectorGabriele MuccinoStarsWill SmithThandiwe NewtonJaden SmithA struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.Brilliant acting by Will Smith and his young son. Good story but sad as Chris Gardiner sinks lower and lower into poverty, but with happy ending.
http://ronsphotosite.blogspot.com/ - DirectorHermine HuntgeburthStarsNina HossJacky IdoKatja FlintA girl leaves her boyfriend to stay with a Masai man she meets on vacation in Kenya. She adapts to the tribe's customs, foods and gender roles as she integrates into her new community.'The White Masai'. Briliant film, true story of another culture. Well acted by German/Swiss actress Nina Hoss.
http://ronsphotosite.blogspot.com/ - DirectorJames MangoldStarsWinona RyderAngelina JolieClea DuVallA directionless teenager, Susanna, is rushed to Claymoore, a mental institution, after a supposed suicide attempt. There, she befriends a group of troubled women who deeply influence her life.
- DirectorWalter SallesStarsGael García BernalRodrigo de la SernaMía MaestroErnesto Guevara de la Serna, popularly known as Che, along with his friend Alberto Granado, decides to take a road trip across South America. His experiences on the journey transform him.'The Motorcycle Diaries'. Brilliant low budget movie of a young Che Gueveria travelling thru South America on a Norton motorbike.
http://ronsphotosite.blogspot.com/ - DirectorNicholas HytnerStarsAmanda SchullEthan StiefelSascha RadetskyA group of teenagers from various backgrounds enroll at the American Ballet Academy in New York to make it as ballet dancers and each one deals with the problems and stress of training and getting ahead in the world of dance.
- DirectorRobin SwicordStarsKathy BakerHugh DancyAmy BrennemanSix Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen, only to find their relationships -- both old and new -- begin to resemble 21st century versions of her novels.Well acted, beautiful girls, interesting story of how Jane Austen's books relate to real life today.
http://ronsphotosite.blogspot.com/ - DirectorLawrence KasdanStarsWilliam HurtKathleen TurnerRichard CrennaDuring an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Florida woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder of her rich husband.Brilliant thriller; good story, suspence. Kathleen Turner stunning.
http://ronsphotosite.blogspot.com/ - DirectorMike NewellStarsJulia RobertsKirsten DunstJulia StilesA free-thinking art professor teaches conservative 1950s Wellesley girls to question their traditional social roles.Excellent story of the issue of women studying to get high degrees and marying or working or both. Julia Roberts is wonderfull in the part of the teacher.
http://ronsphotosite.blogspot.com/ - DirectorIsabel CoixetStarsSarah PolleyScott SpeedmanMark RuffaloA young woman conceals the fact of her terminal cancer to live her life with a passion she never had before.Very thought provoking story of a girl who is informed she has terminal cancer and has only about 3 months to live, & decides to live life to the full without telling her family, and not to have med intervention. Well acted.
http://ronsphotosite.blogspot.com/ - DirectorFederico FelliniStarsMarcello MastroianniAnouk AiméeClaudia CardinaleA harried movie director retreats into his memories and fantasies.Federico Fellini. Previously he had made
7 1/2 movies, hence the title. Strange dreamy, scenes from his imagination. Beautiful actresses from his past. A very different and imaginative movie.
http://ronsphotosite.blogspot.com/ - DirectorPhilip MartinStarsAlun ArmstrongLindsey CoulsonSamantha RobinsonThe story of a couple who take in two girls from Belarus, a country that has been affected by the Chernobyl disaster.SBS. 'The two little girls from Belarus'. Alun Armstrong in one of his best roles! Fantastic acting and the parts of the Chernobyl girls excellent, and a very moving story.
http://ronsphotosite.blogspot.com/ - DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsJulia RobertsAlbert FinneyDavid BrisbinAn unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city's water supply.
- DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsRosario FloresJavier CámaraDarío GrandinettiTwo men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.
- DirectorMichelangelo AntonioniStarsJack NicholsonMaria SchneiderJenny RunacreUnable to find the war he's been asked to cover, a frustrated war correspondent takes the risky path of co-opting the identity of a dead arms-deal acquaintance.'The Passenger'. Maria Schneider & Jack Thompson are brilliant in this Carlo Ponti production about the man who changes his identity with a man who dies in the same hotel in the desert. Michelangelo Antonioni's direction is great, particularly in the closing scenes.
- DirectorMichael AptedStarsIoan GruffuddAlbert FinneyMichael GambonThe idealist William Wilberforce maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade.typically well done British movie of William Wilberforce who abolished slavery in Britain.
- DirectorWoody AllenStarsScarlett JohanssonHugh JackmanJim DunkAn American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.Light hearted humor; Woody Allan at his best & Scarlett Johansson beautiful, best of English settings.
http://ronsphotosite.blogspot.com/ - DirectorDanny BoyleLoveleen TandanStarsDev PatelFreida PintoSaurabh ShuklaA teenager from the slums of Mumbai becomes a contestant on the show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati?' When interrogated under suspicion of cheating, he revisits his past, revealing how he had all the answers.Indian. Play on TV series 'Millionaire'. In the background is the story of the slum boy and his friends and their lives. Bit jumbled story.
http://ronsphotosite.blogspot.com/ - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsIngrid BergmanGregory PeckMichael ChekhovA psychiatrist protects the identity of an amnesia patient accused of murder while attempting to recover his memory.One of the best of the old Hitchcock movies. Fantastic performances by Ingrid Bergman & Gregory Peck. Although only brief, brief, Salvador Dali's dream sequence is great.
http://ronsphotosite.blogspot.com/ - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantIngrid BergmanClaude RainsThe daughter of a convicted German spy is asked by American agents to gather information on a ring of German scientists in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them?Excellent Hitchcock movie with Ingrid Bergman & Cary Grant at their best. Good story & plenty of suspense.
http://ronsphotosite.blogspot.com/ - CreatorJimmy McGovernStarsKaye WraggJohn SimmCharles DaleA young Liverpudlian escapes unemployment by taking a job at a Lake District hotel. When things seem to be looking up, a tragic incident changes everythingVery memorable British series, great acting & stories. Very natural and believable 'Warts & All' stories of people living in a small Lakes community. Every emotion possible evoked. Platform for several young actors who go on to a lot of work for TV.
- DirectorJohn CurranStarsNaomi WattsEdward NortonLiev SchreiberDr Walter gets married to the beautiful Kitty but soon finds out that she is cheating on him. Battling his way through problems, he heads to China to fight a dreaded disease spread in a small village.Great movie, great acting, great story, but don't know how faithfully the story of Sommerset Maughan was to the book?
http://www.redbubble.com/people/ronsphotos - DirectorEmile ArdolinoStarsPatrick SwayzeJennifer GreyJerry OrbachSpending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.Great dancing, & certainly not dirty! Interesting story, good acting & great dancing, particularly by Patrick Swayze.