Like Impressionistic art, "Cold Mountain" is a much better piece of work when viewed from afar rather than at its individual components.
After a slew of predecessors, John Grisham's latest novel to be adapted into a feature film is the smart and well-acted thriller, "Runaway Jury." The star-studded cast, including Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, John Cusack and Rachel Weisz, effortlessly crafts a suspenseful and entertaining courtroom drama about gun control and the liability of major gun manufacturers. Wendell Rohr (Hoffman) is the prosecuting attorney who takes on a monumental case against the gun industry.
Through simplicity, more deep and profound meaning often arises. Such is the case for "The Tracker." David Gulpilil, a highly renowned Australian actor from "Rabbit-Proof Fence" fame, stars in this moving epic set in the wilds of the Outback.
In Sophia Coppola's "Lost in Translation," her first film since "The Virgin Suicides," she effortlessly chronicles the story of Bob and Charlotte, played by Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson, respectively.
Michael Kun's latest novel, "The Locklear Letters," offers an engaging, hilarious and vastly empathetic journey for its reader.
You have heard them at U.Va. fraternity parties, formals, colleges on the east coast and at Dance Marathon, and now you can hear them on their latest album.
Disney's latest kiddie flick, "Piglet's Big Movie," follows a similar path that "The Tigger Movie" did in 2000.
"Bringing Down the House," a new comedy starring Steve Martin and Queen Latifah, finds its comic subject matter and then beats it to a pulp.
"Kangaroo Jack," starring Jerry O'Connell, falls under the unfortunate category of films that have absolutely no audience.
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