http://filmweviews.com We like movies! Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:54:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Richard Hannay (Robert Donat) spends an evening with spy Annabella (Lucie Mannheim), who tells him that important national security information is about to be smuggled out of England. After she's murdered in his apartment, Hannay is on the run being pursued by the bad guys and the cops. The plot ... http://filmweviews.com/moviemoll/39-steps/ It's not so simple when tough Texan, Ray (John Getz), starts an affair with Abby (Frances McDormand), the wife of a rowdy honky tonk owner, Marty (Dan Hedaya) -- especially when she's his boss's wife. Bring in a sleazy private eye, Loren Visser (M. Emmet Walsh), and things really turn ... http://filmweviews.com/groovymovieguy/blood-simple/ Fans of Coen Brothers' movies should check out this early gem. "Blood Simple" was the first commercial film by the brothers and the big-screen debut of Frances McDormand. Club owner and jealous husband Marty (Dan Hedaya) hires a scumball private detective to kill his wife Abby (McDormand) and her lover ... http://filmweviews.com/moviemoll/blood-simple-2/ Ray Koval (Clive Owen) and Claire Stenwick (Julia Roberts) play former MI6 and CIA agents, respectively, with a complicated past who team up to score in the world of corporate espionage. There's good screen chemistry between Owen and Roberts and some nice plot twists keep viewers guessing who's trying to ... http://filmweviews.com/moviemoll/duplicity/ Loaded with twists and turns, the fast-moving plot of "Duplicity" weaves a story of intrigue about two spooks gone corporate for all the right reasons. Clive Owen and Julia Roberts portray agents who use their skills of deception to gain the trust of unwitting marks in their professional work. However, their ... http://filmweviews.com/groovymovieguy/duplicity-2/ Sometimes a movie brings all its elements together perfectly -- the cast, the performances, the story, the dialogue, the direction, the lighting, the music, the photography. Film noir classic "Laura" is such a movie. Detective Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews) begins to fall in love with Laura Hunt (Gene Tierney) as ... http://filmweviews.com/moviemoll/laura/ It's too bad that many people have forgotten what a fine actor Vincent Price was. His performance in the film noir classic "Laura" is outstanding and worthy of one who as a younger man played leading man on Broadway against Helen Hayes. Clifton Webb received a well-deserved Oscar nomination for his ... http://filmweviews.com/groovymovieguy/laura-2/ Denzel Washington is in top form as the lead in this gritty thriller set in Mexico. Washington plays Creasy, a former federal agent protecting a child (Dakota Fanning) who is kidnapped under Creasy's watch. The reluctant protector who grew close to his charge will now do anything to save her. The ... http://filmweviews.com/groovymovieguy/man-on-fire/ Quentin Tarantino's directorial debut features all the elements that have become his signature, a winning combination of humor, memorable dialogue, retro music -- and violence. In "Reservoir Dogs" senior gangster Joe and his son Lucky Eddy assemble six guys for a diamond heist. Taking a cue from the game "Clue" ... http://filmweviews.com/moviemoll/reservior-dogs/ What's black and white and red all over? "Reservoir Dogs." No dull moments in this action-filled shoot 'em up flick. Even the scenes consisting mostly of dialogue are filled with so much tension that the plot kept moving quickly. Harvey Keitel turns in a powerful and assured performance. Steve Buscemi balances Keitel ... http://filmweviews.com/groovymovieguy/reservoir-dogs/