Finding Nemo, Pixar's summer release, has broken $315M in gross revenues, giving it the number one spot for 2003, trumping The Matrix Reloaded by almost $40M so far. Here are some other interesting facts: Nemo has now surpassed Fellowship of the Ring (by a couple million bucks) Nemo is now …

Do you ever get that feeling that you didn't see the same movie that everybody else did? That's certainly the case for me after reading reviews of Lara Croft Tomb Raider The Cradle of Life. I don't know what these people saw, but I want to see that movie, because …

Winged Migration (or Le Peuple migrateur, as it was originally titled) is a wonderful film from France about the migration of birds. Lasting 98 minutes, it is one of the shorter films that we've seen this year, and certainly the most documentary of them. The photography is absolutely breathtaking (to …

Whatcha gonna do when a sequel like Bad Boys II comes out? Well, that's going to depend on how much you believe in the chemistry between Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. If you liked the two in the first movie, Bad Boys, you will probably like them in this one …

In what I strongly hope will not be a trend, Quentin Tarantino will be releasing his next film voyage Kill Bill in two parts, according to an article from the New York Times. The supposedly three-hour film is slated to be released in two installments starting this fall with a …

In May of 2002, I sold my 15" PowerBook to a lady named Jenny Hedley (a transplanted Californian living in New Zealand at the time). She had purchased it to work on a surf film "by women and for women." I emailed back and forth with her over a couple …

The New York Times has an article about the reasons that kids like to watch the same film repeatedly and what effect it may have. On balance, they think it isn't harmful and may even be good for them. Of course, they're not talking about letting your two year old …

There was not much extraordinary about the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. It wasn't as extraordinarily bad as The Hulk, but I wouldn't suggest wasting the time or the money unless you want to see Sean walk through a part. One of the biggest problems with this film is that it …

It's a movie based on an old, technologically un-savvy, animatronic ride at Disney World, how much can it really have to offer? The answer is surprising: 2 hours and 23 minutes of raucous fun. Pirates of the Caribbean:The Curse of the Black Pearl may not be up for any …

The soundtrack for the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen will be exclusively released on the Apple Music Store, according to an article from CNet. Granted, it is only a soundtrack, but given that no CDs will be pressed in the US, it is an interesting marketing maneuver.

Only six weeks into its run, Finding Nemo has shot past The Matrix Reloaded to a total of $275M (to Reloaded's $271M). With this past weekend's $11M gross, Nemo is sitting in second place for 2003, behind The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (which is pretty secure …

As part of our July 4th celebrations, we went to see Whale Rider, a fine new import film from New Zealand, starring a cast of mostly untested, mostly Maori actors. In short, unless you hate dramas with a passion, find a theater that is showing this film and go and …

On Tuesday, before T3 and the other holiday films got into the theaters, we went to see 28 Days Later. Any film that is described as a "zombie movie" starts out with big question marks, but this film stands out in the genre as having some real thought put into …

I have to admit that I entered the theater for Terminator 3 with a somewhat heavy heart. As usual, I had avoided most of the reviews, but there was something about the advertising campaign (or lack thereof) that concerned me about this film. I'm not sure if it was the …

The world has lost another fine member of the acting profession. Only two weeks after saying goodbye to Gregory Peck, the world has lost a great actress, Katharine Hepburn. Unlike Peck, I can't think of any one role that personifies Hepburn, but her first really big film was The African …

Mike and I went to see Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle last night at the Metreon in downtown San Francisco. Nice theater, by the way, but the movie isn't going on my list of must-see films. I will admit up front that I enjoyed the first Charlie's Angels film. It was …

Since a bunch of the usual crowd was out in San Francisco this week, we decided to see if bigger was actually better for The Matrix Reloaded. The short (albeit useless) answer is "yes and no." The IMAX treatment certainly was a far cry from the local theater in which …

In late April, I was feeling concerned because all of my reviews had been favorable. I wrote in that review "At this point, you are wondering if I ever pan a film." The time has come, the movie is The Hulk and to cut to the quick, don't waste your …

One of the great movie actors, Gregory Peck, has died. I heard the proclamation on NPR yesterday and couldn't help but think of the man leaning back in a chair against a jailhouse in the deep south waiting for the lynch mob. To Kill A Mockingbird is one of my …

According to an article from BBC News, The Matrix Reloaded is just a bit too religious to be shown in Egypt. The concern is that the "social peace" will be disrupted if people discuss the origin of creation. The article hints at some concern over the use "Zion" as the …