Monthly Archives: June 2011

Middle Men (2010) Dir: George Gallo Stars: Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Gabriel Macht, Laura Ramsey (see Note 1), James Caan and Kevin Pollock This film may not be for you if A) you don’t like stories that spiral out of … Continue reading →

Kill the Irishman (2011) Dir: Jonathan Hensleigh Stars: Ray Stevenson, Vincent D’Onofrio, Linda Cardellini, Laura Ramsey and Christopher… WALKEN I feel guilty for missing this title in the theaters: had its opening weekend on my calendar, had the best intentions of … Continue reading →

  The Pianist (2002) Dir: Roman Polanski (See Note 1) Stars: Adrian Brody, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard and Jessica Kate Meyer The Pianist is one of those titles that I had seen only once, but I remembered as a great … Continue reading →

A Bronx Tale – Bar Scene A Bronx Tale (1993) *** Burke Favorite Scene *** Dir: Robert De Niro Stars: Robert De Niro, Chazz Palminteri, Lillo Brancato and Joe Pesci A Bronx Tale is one of the many classic coming … Continue reading →

The Dilemma (2011) Dir: Ron Howard (this is not a typo) Stars: Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder and Queen Latifah So, the only reason I moved this title into my Netflix cue at all was on the … Continue reading →

  Knowing (2009) Dir: Alex Proyas Stars: Nicolas Cage, Rose Bryne, and This title shares a unique quality with several others I’ve seen lately: I can’t believe how long it took me to see it!  Knowing is a phenomenal, fun, … Continue reading →

Hereafter (2010) Dir: Clint Eastwood Stars: Matt Damon, Cecile De France, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jay Mohr and The McLaren Twins I think my listing of the stars of Hereafter sounds like an old west gang.  Anyhow, as usual, Eastwood’s casting is … Continue reading →

  Tree of Life (2011) Dir: Terrence Malick “Stars” – Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain and some kids In my line of work, we’re often challenged with comparing a film to other similar titles.  The only film I could think … Continue reading →

  Casino Jack (2010) Director:  George Hickenlooper Stars: Kevin Spacey, Barry Pepper, Kelly Preston and Jon Lovitz If you like films that “take you into a world”, then Casino Jack will almost certainly be for you.  In this case, we … Continue reading →

Jackie Brown (1996)    *** Burke Favorite *** Director: Quentin Tarantino Stars: Pam Grier, Robert Forster, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert DeNiro, Bridget Fonda and Michael Keaton Lots of times you’ll hear industry types talk about the “pitch meeting”.  This is the … Continue reading →