Polanski arrest puts THE GHOST on hold.

When news of Roman Polanski’s arrest broke, the first thing that came to mind was: How will this affect THE GHOST?Sorry kids, I am totally ambivalent regarding this issue, Jon and I talked about it last night and I don’t think either of us really cares one...

DiCaprio is Travis McGee?

Here we go again:Last summer, it looked like John D MacDonald’s THE DEEP BLUE GOODBYE was back on track to becoming a movie. Then things died down and the project stared to, on again, collect dust.Now the Hollywood machinery, in this case Fox, has started back...

Film Review: LORNA'S SILENCE

Written and Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc DardenneReleased August, 27, 2008Belgian105 minutesStarring Arta Dobroshi, Jeremie Renier, Fabrizio Rongione, Alban UkayI doubt that I will see a better film this year than Lorna’s Silence. As someone trying to...

Where Selleck's JESSE STONE stands right now.

Variety recently posted a story about Tom Selleck and his ongoing portrayal of Robert Parker’s Jesse Stone.Five telefilms have aired thus far, with a sixth (NO REMORSE) in the can with no broadcast date announced. In addition to these, Selleck and co recently...

DVD Review: THE MENTALIST: Season one

Warner Home VideoRelease date: Sept 22, 2009MSRP: $59.98Simon Baker stars as Patrick Jane, a former television psychic whose world comes tumbling down when he earns the wrath of a serial killer named Red John. John takes his anger out on Jane’s family, killing...