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Stand by Me
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Nov 21, 2011
Bottom Line: Stephen King entertains, but not his best. Directed by: Rob Reiner
Starring: Corey Feldman, River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton Whether frightening (THE SHINING, CARRIE) or thought-provoking (THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, THE GREEN MILE), Stephen King’s adaptations have made me a total push- read more
The Gods Must Be Crazy II
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Nov 20, 2011
Bottom Line: Pretty much the same movie…minus the laughs…minus the craziness…yaawwn. Directed by: Jamie Uys
Starring: Hans Strydom, Lena Farugia, N!xau 1988 sequel to the international hit of the early ’80s mars all the outrageous humor the original was loaded with, and rep read more
The Gods Must Be Crazy
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Nov 19, 2011
Bottom Line: Bizarre, politically incorrect, and hysterical. This film must be crazy. Directed by: Jamie Uys
Starring: Marius Weyers, N!xau, Sandra Prinsloo Fast-paced, bizarre ’80s comedy is ridiculously funny, if politically incorrect. Much of it seems like South Africa’s equivalent read more
Schindler’s List (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Nov 19, 2011
Bottom Line: Schindler’s List is a must-see. An emotional, poignant look at the Holocaust. Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes Steven Spielberg’s historical and biographical motion picture adaptation of Thomas Keneally’s Booker Prize- read more
Chicago (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Nov 18, 2011
Bottom Line: Two murderesses and a lawyer run away with six Oscars in this flamboyant musical. Directed by: Rob Marshall
Starring: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renee Zellweger, Richard Gere Ostentatious musical takes a sarcastic look at the story of two murderesses and their rise (or rises, one could say read more
Million Dollar Baby (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Nov 16, 2011
Bottom Line: Best Picture? I’m positive that there were at least ten films from 2004 that truly deserved that award–and this is not one of them. Directed by: Clint Eastwood Starring: Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman Best Picture winner? I kind of wish that wasn’t tru read more
Three Days of the Condor
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Nov 13, 2011
Bottom Line: Redford. Robert Redford. We’ve seen it all before, but it’s still loads of fun. Directed by: Sydney Pollack Starring: Cliff Robertson, Faye Dunaway, Robert Redford Thrilling but campy spy film based on the 1974 spy novel Six Days of the Condor is full of action and suspe read more
J. Edgar
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Nov 12, 2011
Bottom Line: Biographical Eastwood/DiCaprio collaboration is spectacular; by far one of the better films made in 2011. Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Armie Hammer, Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Watts Clint Eastwood’s thirty-second feature film as director constitutes another stellar role b read more
Annie Hall (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Nov 11, 2011
Bottom Line: Funny and honest…remind me again, why did this win Best Picture? “A relationship is like a shark. It needs to keep moving forward, or else it dies. What we have here is a dead shark.” —Woody Allen as Alvy Singer Directed by: Woody Allen
Starring: Diane Keaton, Shelle read more
Witness (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Nov 11, 2011
Bottom Line: This has got to be one of Harrison Ford’s best films. Directed by: Peter Weir
Starring: Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Lukas Haas Shocking drama/thriller from director Peter Weir and actor Harrison Ford tells of an Amish boy who witnesses a murder in the restroom. When police of read more
The Departed (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Nov 8, 2011
Bottom Line: Crime film is very thrilling, hard to stop watching. Deserving of its Best Picture Oscar. Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Matt Damon, Ray Winstone Scorsese directs a violent update of the well-known C read more
Tower Heist
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Nov 8, 2011
Bottom Line: Eddie Murphy is the one who draws the laughs in what I now would prefer to call Ocean’s Eleven Lite. “I will blow your face clean off your face!” —Eddie Murphy as Slide Directed by: Brett Ratner
Starring: Ben Stiller, Casey Affleck, Eddie Murphy To say the least, TOW read more
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Nov 6, 2011
Bottom Line: Four-timer David Yates wraps up the series in a surprisingly violent, wittingly funny, utterly fantastical way. Directed by: David Yates
Starring: Alan Rickman, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, Rupert Grint I’m positive on predicting that DEATH read more
Freedom Writers
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Nov 5, 2011
Bottom Line: Based on a true story; made to look even more inspiring. Directed by: Richard LaGravenese
Starring: Hilary Swank, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey Moving and compelling drama finds Hilary Swank as a high school English teacher named Erin Gruwell. Ms. Gruwell is teaching teens (who are read more
X-Men: First Class
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Nov 4, 2011
Bottom Line: More “Marvelous” than Wolverine; still has the different feel than the first three that is hard to get used to. Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
Starring: James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender Second prequel and fifth entry into the X-Men series is like a one-film read more
Terms of Endearment (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Nov 2, 2011
Bottom Line: Fairly decent, but don’t let yourself be deceived by the Best Picture Oscar. Directed by: James L. Brooks
Starring: Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, Shirley MacLaine Soap opera saga of a feature film is like baking honey into a pie: it’s deliciously sweet, but it’s not read more
The Crow
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Nov 1, 2011
Bottom Line: Fantastic, onscreen graphic novel. Directed by: Alex Proyas
Starring: Brandon Lee, Michael Wincott, Rochelle Davis THE CROW just may be THE revenge film. Though it takes its basis from the graphic novel of the same name, it is certainly not a superhero story, nor a supervillain story. read more
The Shawshank Redemption (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Oct 29, 2011
Bottom Line: #1-ranked masterpiece on IMDb’s Top 250 list well deserves its placement. And the Best Picture Oscar it did not get. Directed by: Frank Darabont
Starring: Bob Gunton, Morgan Freeman, Tim Robbins Question of the day: Why did this film lose to FORREST GUMP for the 1994 Best Pictur read more
Drag Me to Hell (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Oct 29, 2011
Bottom Line: Supernatural horror with here-and-there touches of satire is an irresistible modern Halloween pick. Directed by: Sam Raimi
Starring: Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Ruth Livier Sam Raimi’s return to horror has both gross-out and satirical twists, but it is not a disappointment. It i read more
Twelve Angry Men
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Oct 26, 2011
Bottom Line: Case closed: 12 Angry Men has been rightfully considered a film-noir classic. Directed by: Sidney Lumet
Starring: E.G. Marshall, Ed Begley, Edward Binns, George Voskovec, Henry Fonda, Jack Klugman, Jack Warden, John Fiedler, Joseph Sweeney, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam, Robert Webber C read more