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‘The Call’, directed by Antoine Fuqua

Today’s film is the 2006 short The Call. The film stars John Malkovich and Naomi Campbell, and is directed by Antoine Fuqua. Fuqua rose to prominence in 2001 with this third directorial feature, Training Day, which garnered lead Denzel Washington his first Best Actor Academy Award. His newest feature, Olympus Has Fallen, was released in …

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‘Warm Bodies’ works around its slippery logic to produce a new spin on the zombie genre

Warm Bodies Written by Jonathan Levine and Isaac Marion (novel) Directed by Jonathan Levine U.S.A., 2013 After countless number of horror movies in which men and women have been haunted by all sorts of monstrosities such as vampires, werewolves and creatures from black lagoons, it would seem as only natural that certain filmmakers would want …

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Unsung Gems – ‘Being John Malkovich’

Unsung Gems is a look back and reflection on great motion pictures that often slip under the radar of public consciousness , whether as ignored relics of a previous era, standout efforts overshadowed by competition or circumstance, or simply unseen classics damned by a lack of time in the spotlight. Being John Malkovich Directed by …

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“Red” is a fast moving, energetic, explosive, good-natured, occasionally violent and occasionally subversive action-comedy.

“There’s no need to feel guilty about praising Red – as an exercise for movie stars of a certain age, it sure surpasses The Expendables.” Red Directed by Robert Schwentke Based on the D.C. Comics graphic series by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner, Red is a fast moving, energetic, explosive, good-natured, occasionally violent and occasionally …

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