http://filmweviews.com We like movies! Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:54:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A Coen brothers' dark comedy that's as quirky as one could hope for. Set in DC with CIA operatives and fitness club employees, "Burn After Reading" weaves a tangled web of entertainment. The cast is great. Frances McDormand shows her ass (or was it a stunt ass?), George Clooney is an ... http://filmweviews.com/groovymovieguy/burn-after-reading-2/ Viewers who didn't enjoy "Raising Arizona" or "Fargo" won't like "Burn After Reading" either. However, those who are entertained by Joel and Ethan Coen's distinctively dark comic sensibilities may agree with my assessment that this is their best film since "Fargo." Linda Litzke (Frances McDormand) and Chad Feldheimer (Brad Pitt) ... http://filmweviews.com/moviemoll/burn-after-reading/ 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/ 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/ Blah, blah, blah. Hollywood making a statement about Hollywood. Who gives a rat's ass. And they didn't even go "full retard." (Stop whining about that statement. Watch the movie and you'll understand.) The best part of "Tropic Thunder" is Robert Downey Jr. who is the only actor who could pull ... http://filmweviews.com/groovymovieguy/tropic-thunder/ "Top Hat" has all the best that 1930s musicals had to offer -- glamorous evening gowns, dreamy art deco sets, an array of quirky supporting character actors and perfect chemistry between leads Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The plot finds Rogers falling in love with Astaire, but trying to avoid ... http://filmweviews.com/moviemoll/top-hat-2/ "In dealing with a girl or horse, one just lets nature take its course." Fred Astaire as Jerry Travers said this in "Top Hat," one of the best Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers movies. The old "boy meets girl" formula with an interesting twist at the end features fewer big dance segments than ... http://filmweviews.com/groovymovieguy/top-hat/ "Swing Time," Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers third musical together, features some of the most magical dance moments the two ever performed onscreen. The  ending of the "Never Gonna Dance" number at the top of the stairs is so perfect I always have to rewind and watch it again. The ... http://filmweviews.com/moviemoll/swing-time-2/ Lots of singing, lots of dancing, "Swing Time" is the usual Fred Astaire - Ginger Rogers movie. If you can get past Astaire in black face, this film includes one of his most interesting solo dances, well he's sort of solo with a triplet of shadows. Early in the movie, ... http://filmweviews.com/groovymovieguy/swing-time/