Roy Issa's Tumbles

DOUBT: This movie was originally a theatrical story. It’s more adapted for the theater medium, but that spirit is reprocuded with an all quality reduced cast.

Philip Seymour hoffman can do no wrong in his movies, he’s one of the greatest actors and it shows in “Doubt”. The verbal confrontations with the Nun Meryl Streep are gripping. In addition I loved the choice of the director to leave the decision and conclusion to the audience, I found that it adds alot to “DOUBT”. very good flick.

Edward Scissorhands:

Tim Burton captures you from the 1st second of the opening credits, the visuals and the music take you from this world and puts you in the world of Edward so when you see him, you don’t feel strange, this is Burton’s magic. I loved and wished I could see more of Edward’s Father / Inventor actor Vincent Price.

I think in the latest Burton movie, Sweeney Todd, several elements were inspired of this movie.

In a nutshell:Great movie.

W.: A very solid and entertaining movie. What’s fascinating is that the director Oliver Stone who’s known for his opposition to the Bush politics, didn’t go for the easy choice of mocking the president, nor did he parody him. As I saw it, he paints a very balanced portrait of the man, showing him as lovable and close to the heart person, that is influenced by his entourage, but ultimately thinks that he has to carry the message of good vs evil in this world.

Acting wise, Josh Brolin becomes George W. Bush from the first minute, he’s great in the role, so are the other actors, except the actress playing condoleza Rice, she had a very weak performance. This is a fresh movie to see, it won’t make you change your mind about the president, but will enable further interpretation of his decisions throughout his 2 terms.

hellboy 2: The Golden Army:

Creatures, creatures, creatures and then some more creatures. This is what makes this movie so good, the imagination of director and writer Guillermo Del Toro populates the world of Hellboy with multiple creatures, some that appear for less than 5 seconds, but contribute ultimately to the feel of this flick.

In a nutshell this movie is very enjoyable, even if, like me, you didn’t get to watch the first one. The difference with superhero movies is that Hellboy is not the only “Odd” creature in this human world, this makes all of the creatures human like, the way Ron Perlman (Hellboy) acts certainly helps giving the red creature human behaviour. Watch it or rent it.

Notorious (1946): An Alfred Hitchcock movie, greast cast with Ingrid Bergma, Cary Grant and Claude Rains.

Bergman and Rains Out-Play Cary Grant in every scene of this movie. As said by my friend Kim, Cary Grant doesn’t seem to have any emotions in this movie, it’s certainly accentuated by the performance of Bergman here. It’s a classical movie, great to have in someone’s collection. Alfred Hitchcock shouldn’t be forgotten, his camera work is very subtle and makes alot of difference in the same time.