Archive for June, 2008

A Kinder, Gentler Genghis

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

FILM REVIEW: ‘MONGOL’ Written by Arif Aliyev and Sergei Bodrov Directed by Sergei Bodrov Rated R 126 mins. Mongol is the story of Genghis Khan before he was khan, when he was still called Temudjin. Those who are well-read in the history of Genghis may notice discrepancies or liberties taken with the telling of this […]

Of Tea and Spices, Water and Fire

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

FILM REVIEW: ‘BEFORE THE RAINS’ Written by Cathy Rabin Directed by Santosh Sivan Rated PG-13 98 mins. In the jungles of southern India, an English spacer trader building a road falls in love with one of his household servants. She is married to an austere man from the nearby village, doubling the taboo inherent in […]

Money Can’t Buy Love

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

FILM REVIEW: ‘PRICELESS’ Written by Benoît Graffin and Pierre Salvadori Directed by Pierre Salvadori Rated PG-13 104 mins. Beautiful people and wealthy people go together like a horse and carriage, and even if there is no love, marriage is the ultimate goal. But they also say amor omni vincit… can love conquer Cartier, The Monte […]

Not Just a Trashy Novel

Monday, June 16th, 2008

FILM REVIEW: ‘ROMAN DE GARE’ Written by Claude Lelouch and Pierre Uytterhoeven Directed by Claude Lelouch Rated R 103 mins. Roman de Gare, a new film from Claude Lelouch, takes a mixture of complicated plot elements and expertly weaves them around and into one another, so that at any time, the audience can’t be sure […]