“What happens when make-believe believes it’s real?”
This was the tag-line for Guillermo del Toro’s beautiful fantasy, translated for Western audiences as “Pan’s Labyrinth”. I learned of this film several months in advance and actively made every effort to ensure that a) I knew where it would be shown in my city. b) All my friends knew about this movie too. I [...]
July 14, 2008
Categories: Drama, Foreign, On DVD . . Author: filmsatyr . Comments: 1 Comment
Why yes, thank you, I will be the resident chick-flick reviewer at AOTMW. I think I’m genetically predisposed. I’m also genetically predisposed to love Irish movie Once. It has all the girl friendly elements: good music, romance, and artistry, set against the unique backgrop of Irish street life.
The movie stars real-life musicians (and partners) Glen Hansard and Marketa [...]
March 28, 2008
Categories: Drama, Foreign, On DVD, Romance . Tags: music, Irish brogues are hot, good soundtracks, chick flick, date movie . Author: 9to5poet . Comments: No Comments
Ping Pong (2002) is a great movie. I love ping pong or Table Tennis and used to play all the time; however, not at the level that you will see in the movie.Yutaka Hoshino / Peco (played by Yôsuke Kubozuka) and Makoto Tsukimoto / Smile (played by Arata) are team mates on a, Japanese High [...]
March 27, 2008
Categories: Drama, Foreign, On DVD . Tags: China, Drama, Foreign, heroes, Japan, Sports, Subtitles . Author: The Soulless Machine . Comments: No Comments