The first thing that is striking about Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is the time period. It’s futuristic and historical at the same time. It looks
Slumdog Millionaire is a story about characters who grow up in abject poverty, spend years trying to survive, and miraculously make it out somehow. Now, I know what
The Cold War was marked with heightened public interest in espionage. In reality, there were tensions between East and West and fears surrounding a nuclear arms race. In
Syriana promised to deliver an intriguing story about oil and the Middle East. If you think about it, you can immediately see how it could work. You have
Talk to Me is a story that, interestingly, is historically relevant. Throughout U.S. history, African-Americans constantly struggled to have their voices heard. It would take the voices of
Tarzan is one of those stories where many versions exist on film. It’s almost like Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol or William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. If you
Imagine this. You fly into the United States from another country (for reasons I won’t mention). You get to the customs service at the airport, then you are
If you were told about a movie in which two teenagers are magically warped into their television and become part of a black-and-white 1950s sitcom, you would likely
With the series of Shrek films having come to an end, DreamWorks Animation needed some new ideas to put forth. Fortunately, there was an easy solution: a spinoff
The film industry of Hollywood, as with any other kind of industry, is subject to trends. Whenever someone does something that catches people’s attention in good ways, there’s
Tonight, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is holding its 87th annual Academy Awards (also known as the Oscars, if you prefer to call it that)
