Category: Movies

Writer/director Abe Sylvia makes his feature directorial debut with Dirty Girl, a film that doesn’t live up to its title or marketing in terms of raunch, but is decent enough. Even if it is nothing more than an R-rated after school special. “Dirty Girl” is a The Weinstein Co. release, directed by Abe Sylvia and is rated R for sexual…

By now I’m sure you have all noticed… things look a little different around here. I’ve been talking about an upcoming redesign for the last couple of months and finally pulled the trigger and hopefully you like what you’ve seen so far. However, I know change is a tough thing when you’re used to something…

Adrienne Willis (Diane Lane), a woman with her life in chaos, retreats to the tiny coastal town of Rodanthe, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, to tend to a friend’s inn for the weekend. Here she hopes to find the tranquility she so desperately needs to rethink the conflicts surrounding her–a wayward husband who…

Eastern Promises has a feel to it that you would think director David Cronenberg is attempting to create his very own Godfather trilogy. Howard Shore’s original score definitely adds to the mood and the emphasis on family is what gives this movie a distinct quality and a certain genre feel. That is, on top of the gruesome violence…

Massy Tadjedin’s (2005’s The Jacket screenwriter) feature directorial debut Last Night is a stunning tale of fidelity and marital trust. Tadjedin seduces both her characters and the audience to the point she has you in the palm of her hand. To assume you know how the relationships in this story will play out means you are underestimating her script…

Welcome to Willard, a small town lost in the idyllic world of the 50’s, where the sun shines every day, everybody knows their neighbor, and rotting zombies deliver the mail. Years ago, the earth passed through a cloud of space dust, causing the dead to rise with a craving for human flesh. A war began,…

SYNOPSIS: The cheese-loving Wallace and his ever faithful dog Gromit—the much-loved duo from Aardman’s Oscar-winning clay-animated “Wallace & Gromit” shorts—star in an all new comedy adventure, marking their first full-length feature film. It’s ‘vege-mania’ in Wallace and Gromit’s neighborhood, and our two enterprising chums are cashing in with their humane pest-control outfit, “Anti-Pesto.” With only…

Brad has officially added Batman 3 to the RopeofSilicon database, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to get made, it just means hopes are getting high. Everyone and their mom wants Batman 3. Without a doubt I want it. Sooner the better. And ,of course, since The Dark Knight made a zillion dollars, there will be a third one within…

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is the highly anticipated action adventure from director Zack Snyder, starring Henry Cavill in the role of Clark Kent/Superman, and Ben Affleck as BruceWayne/Batman. Fearing the actions of a god-like super hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world…

I challenge you not to be moved by The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Written and directed by Stephen Chbosky, the author of the best-selling novel that inspired the story, there is a little bit of all of us peppered throughout this film. Even if it isn’t instantly recognizable or even if you are never able to…