I’ve just sat down dutifully and read the reviews for the new 3-D rehashes of Conan the Barbarian and Fright Night, as well as the treacly-sounding One Day, and realized once again there is no reason to make my way to the multiplex this weekend. Just where are all the great movies these days? I think I’ll stay home and … More Details

Let me simply lead off with the sobering statistic that inspired this piece: While mindless dreck or kiddie fare like “Thor”, “The Hangover-Part 2″ or the latest “Pirates Of The Caribbean” installment all opened on around four thousand screens across the country, when at long last a brilliant, provocative film for grown-ups gets produced- Terrence Malick’s “The Tree Of Life” … More Details

You’ll never guess: it’s “originality”. But perhaps, I should explain. A few weeks back, I read an announcement that the now white hot Colin Firth might be signing on for a re-make of “My Fair Lady”. Not since Steve Martin decided to put a new spin on “The Pink Panther” have I been so moved to ask, “Why?” Will a … More Details