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Neil Jordan is one of the best directors making movies today. If only he'd stop saying yes when Hollywood comes up with big budget projects.
Part Ms. 45, part Kill Bill, and all Death Wish, Neil Jordan's The Brave One explores themes of justice, revenge, and moral ambiguity while unfolding a dramatic tale of vigilante terror
"The Brave One" is one of the most intelligent movies ever made on the subject of vigilantes, and it features brilliant performances by Jodie Foster and Terrence Howard.
Israel entered into a peace accord with Jordan in 1994 and a recent minor discord show the strength in this major treaty agreement. At the dawn of the new year we see how it has changed two nations.
For an Irishman, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers burst onto the big screen in a very unusual way, playing the nameless assassin who shot down Michael Collins in director Neil Jordan's 1996 film about the legendary revolutionary Irish leader.
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I braved sitting through a Jodie Foster film (not a fan), but the film itself...maybe.
It's the 80th anniversary for the prestigious Academy Awards ceremony. Here's a list of movies than have won or been nominated for the top prizes.
Along with some weak offerings, Hollywood produced at least 10 films that rose to the top.
This is a count down of the ten best films from this past year.
Currently winning praise across Hollywood for her performance in Atonement, this Irish actress beat off many rivals for the lead role in Peter Jackson's next film The Lovely Bones - and she's still not even 15 years old.
The Brave One is like the serious watered down version of The Boondock Saints, but with excellent performances.
The Brave One is a moral wrestling match because the people that die deserve to die, or so one might think, but what right does one single person have in deciding who is to die, how and when?
I wish I could come up with a better title. But maybe, you'll just have to read the review.
Jodie Foster plays a radio show host whose life is turned upside-down after she and her fiance are brutally attacked and beaten.
Ten vampire films you may have missed...
So here we go with part 2 of my September 2007 movie guide. If you have been anywhere near a movie theater, you'd know the prices are ridiculously high (and here I am promoting movies??).
There's one movie that isn't coming out in September, but it's definitely looks like a winner.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers is still not a household name, despite appearing in over 30 films prior to being cast as Henry VIII in Showtime's very successful series, The Tudors. His reviews as Henry are great, but how did he get here?
The Star Wars prequels tell an uncomfortable story about how evil isn't a genetic defect, but that rather that society is complicit in the creation of a madman.
It's strange to think today that the man from Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, is now a most unlikely king of the box office.
Some movies really make that climax worth waiting for.
This was one of the last films to feature the unbelievably talented River Phoenix, who died of a drug overdose on October 31, 1993, roughly a month or so after the film was released in theaters.
In a country where Baseball had Babe Ruth and Basketball had Michael Jordan a new superstar has arrived for Soccer in the shape of 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) David Beckham.
So here we have reached the final article in my series of the Greatest Players in NBA History by position, some of which we had a great amount of disagreement, especially at the Power Forward spot.
Hello Gary, tell me about yourself and how you began in the entertainment industry?I began playing piano and singing at places like the Comedy Store in Los Angeles. I was the piano player there in the late '70s......
I will be giving my opinion on the television show called "Scrubs".
I don't think anyone is going to be surprised at my number 1 shooting guard ever in NBA history, but maybe someone might not agree with the other four. So here I go with my ranking of the top 5-point guards in NBA history
taking a closer look at Phil Jackson's book The Last Season
These days when you think of hospitals and television you think of the super dramatic shows such as ER and House, but there is one bringing comedy to the otherwise serious role of a doctor, Scrubs.
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip in NBC's monday night prime time line up comes so close to being a phenomenal show. Where did it go wrong?
Jenny Han is a published author, a blogger, and a pop culture fiend.
The A List celebrities have salaries that are in the financial stratosphere, and so are their divorce settlement's.
Forbes has released yet another list, the celebrity divorce list.
This is a brief overview of early music videos of the mid-1960s and the scopitone jukebox that was used for many of them.
I want help you to understand principle of Islamic criminal law and describe Islamic crimes and punishment (penance). Islamic criminal law has five categories of crimes: (haad, ghesas, diyat, ta’azirat, deterrent punishment).
The Boys and Girls Clubs of America is the positive place for kids. The club provides a safe place for kids to learn and grow, on-going relationships with caring adult professionals, life-enhancing programs and character developing experiences, hope and opportunity.
The question of the wealth of nations has been the center of economics for more than two centuries (Lesson et al., 2004: 235). The evolutionary process of the economy and society has not been a linear one. No one single model of economic growth has dominated society.
Well once again the month of February is upon us and it is basically College Football's version of the "Miss USA" beauty pageant. This is the day that College coaches across America can sign a High School senior to a football scholarship.
The 79th Academy Award Nominations are unveiled starting the race to Oscar gold
Top 8 fantasy starting points for the curious readers among you.
Violatile Texas Tech coach Bobby Knight has, quite literally, struck again. Is this most recent outburst reason to finally ban the Hall of Fame coach from the NCAA permanently?
Who's the Broadway star who's also appeared in Homicide, Oz, and in movies with John Travolta, Matt Damon, and Jack Lemmon? Zeljko Ivanek. He's one bad mother...shut yo' mouth, I'm talking 'bout Zeljko
Just three weeks into the season, I take a look at how is officially killing their fantasy teams and call them out. And yes, you can safely bet you'll find some Raiders on there.
A look at underrated - and overrated - fantasy football players at each position. A quick guide to help your fantasy football draft.
A crazy quote from kicker Mike Vanderjagt and some thoughts on the NFL's best kickers.
Timber Dan survives deer encounter and lives to write another day.
The American Fim Institute lists some anti heroes as heroes, some as villains and some as monsters.
The band has managed to create an album that the average music fan can enjoy with melodies and straight driving drumming from Portnoy for the most part,allowing sonic pleasures rarely given from the New York based prog-rockers.
Is John Legend the next R&B superstar, or is he a product of hype from a producer? A soul music expert takes a critical look at his debut album. There are some great songs, there are lots of fillers. Legend has a long way to go to live up to his name.