Film Review: RAMPART

Directed by Oren Moverman Written by James Ellroy There have been many adaptations of James Ellroy’s work: Cop, starring James Woods which was based on Blood on the Moon, The Black Dahlia with Josh Hartnett, LA Confidential with Russell Crowe, and Street Kings with...

Film Review: THE WOMAN IN BLACK

Directed by James Watkins Written by Jane Goldman based on the book by Susan Hill Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Ciaran Hinds, Janet McTeer, Misha Handley I saw this movie as a play in London in 1995 and remember enjoying it quite a bit. The part played by Daniel...

Film Review: A DANGEROUS METHOD

A Dangerous Method Directed by David Cronenberg Written by Christopher Hampton, based on his play “The Talking Cure” and the book A MOST DANGEROUS METHOD, by John Kerr. Starring, Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley, Vincent Cassel PLOT: “A Dangerous...

Film Review: TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY

Written by Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan, based on the novel by John LeCarre Directed by Tomas Alfredson Starring: Gary Oldman, John Hurt, Colin Firth, Ciaran Hinds, Toby Jones, Benedict Cumberbatch I don’t have the head for movies or books about money. And I...