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Don't bank on it: a film about old China's 'Wall Street'

Feature | Films in Focus
2009-6-18

TAIWAN tycoon Terry Guo has a special affinity for Shanxi Province as his parents lived there before they went to Taiwan in 1949. His roots inspired his first invested film, "Empire of Silver." Ranked 142 on Forbe's...

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Parent problems a poser for youth

Feature | Films in Focus
2009-6-18

WHILE in today's international filmdom there are Hollywood blockbusters aplenty vying for sensational success at the box office, a certain number of European indie films are considered by many as more art-oriented...

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'Wall-E'

Feature | Films in Focus
2008-7-1

IT gets an "E" for energy, and for entertaining, at times, and for erratic. From the spectacular creative team at Pixar, that enclave of inventiveness in Emeryville that turns out memorable animation pictures from...

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'The Love Guru'

Feature | Films in Focus
2008-7-1

MIKE Myers is a seeker of sequels: He went around the "Wayne's World" twice, then milked the day-glo "Austin Powers" cow to the point of emaciation. It's a safe bet many will like "The Love Guru." Sure, it's...

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'Get Smart'

Feature | Films in Focus
2008-7-1

"GET Smart" is a taut, laugh-filled homage to a beloved TV show of the 1960s that may not have translated to contemporary times but for the splendid chemistry of its stars, Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway. Purists...

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'The Happening'

Feature | Films in Focus
2008-7-1

TIPPI and Rod, please come back. All is forgiven. Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" was shot in 1963, after Hitchcock had directed a series of masterpieces featuring bona fide stars: Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, Grace...

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'The Promotion'

Feature | Films in Focus
2008-7-1

WITH "The Promotion," you expect a comedy, maybe even a silly comedy given the stars - Seann William Scott ("American Pie"), John C. Reilly ("Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby"), Jenna Fischer ("The Office")...

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'The Incredible Hulk'

Feature | Films in Focus
2008-7-1

THE film's most powerful feat doesn't involve pummeling, clobbering or giant-fisted fisticuffs - it involves memory erasing. After being worked over by Ed Norton's muscular take on the Surly Green Giant, you'll...

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'Get Smart'

Feature | Films in Focus
2008-6-24

GET Smart" is a taut, laugh-filled homage to a be loved TV show of the 1960s that may not have translated to contemporary times but for the splendid chemistry of its stars, Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway. Purists...

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'The Happening'

Feature | Films in Focus
2008-6-24

Tippi and Rod, please come back. All is forgiven. Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" was shot in 1963, after Hitchcock had directed a series of masterpieces featuring bona fide stars: Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, Grace...

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'The Promotion'

Feature | Films in Focus
2008-6-24

With "The Promotion," you expect a comedy, maybe even a silly comedy given the stars - Seann William Scott ("American Pie"), John C. Reilly ("Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby"), Jenna Fischer ("The Office")...

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'The Incredible Hulk'

Feature | Films in Focus
2008-6-24

The film's most powerful feat doesn't involve pummeling, clobbering or giant-fisted fisticuffs - it involves memory erasing. After being worked over by Ed Norton's muscular take on the Surly Green Giant, you'll...

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'When Did You Last See Your Father?'

Feature | Films in Focus
2008-6-24

Though the title sounds like a rhetorical guilt trip just in time for Father's Day, "When Did You Last See Your Father?" isn't an appeal to visit your pop - though it is likely to leave you wanting to. Rather,...

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'You Don't Mess with the Zohan'

Feature | Films in Focus
2008-6-24

In real life, you don't mess with Adam Sandler, who stars as a hummus-loving, indestructible Israeli commando in the raucous and ribald, crude and surprisingly sweet "You Don't Mess With the Zohan." In this...

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'Kung Fu Panda'

Feature | Films in Focus
2008-6-24

In this animated tale, Jack Black lends his voice to Po, a clumsy bear who loves snacking yet longs to be an elite kung fu fighter. It looks like DreamWorks Animation has taken a cue from the superior storytellers...