Danny DeVito and Matthew Broderick have some good old fashioned Christmas fun in "Deck the Halls." The famous pair play a car salesman and a dentist, respectively, who compete for their town's unofficial position as "The Christmas Guy." Their feud escalates as the film progresses with some [..]

A new James Bond has premiered to rave reviews and wide-spread audience acceptance. Daniel Craig takes over as the sixth official 007 in "Casino Royale," the twenty-first in the Bond film franchise. In this reboot of the entire series, Eon Productions returned [..]

"The Pink Panther" is a mildly amusing reboot of the Blake Edwards film series of the 1960's and 1970's, essentially a vehicle for Steve Martin to showcase his patented comedic abilities. Indeed, Martin co-wrote the screenplay with Len Blum, under the mediocre directorship of Shawn Levy [..]

Jack Lemmon appeared in the fifth of six films he made with director Billy Wilder, who also co-wrote the screenplay with I. A. L. Diamond. "Avanti!" tells the story of an American businessman who flies to Rome to claim the body of his recently deceased father. [..]

Tom Selleck goes into his fourth made-for-television movie based on Robert B. Parker's novels with "Jesse Stone: Sea Change." Continuity is the name of the game as this motion picture retains all of the atmospherics and film noir feel of the first three, thanks to director Robert [..]

"The Nativity Story" is a fine drama about the nativity of Jesus, faithful to the New Testament accounts and to the "Jewishness" of Mary and Joseph. Director Catherine Harwicke ("Lords of Dogtown" 2005) and screenwriter Mike Rich have created a film with good production values and good [..]

"The Pursuit of Happyness" is an old fashioned rags-to-riches story that we don't see coming out of Hollywood in recent years. Will Smith was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor for his heartfelt portrayal of a homeless man, based on a true story. [..]

The Best Picture of 2006 is....."The Departed," an exciting, intriguing, and complex story that makes great movie fare. It also won Academy Awards for Best Director for Martin Scorsese, Best Screenplay for William Monahan, and Best Film Editing for Thelma Schoonmaker. [..]

"Amazing Grace" is the inspirational story of William Wilberforce's efforts to end the slave trade throughout the British empire. Ioan Guffudd seems to personify Wilberforce, the MP who guided the anti-slavery legislation through Parliament and realized its passage on Feb. 23, 1807. Albert Finney portrayed his [..]

Producer Vince Vaughn has come up with a hit in the slick romantic comedy "The Break-Up." He stars with Jennifer Anniston as an unmarried couple who come to an impasse in their relationship, but neither wants to move out, as they jointly own a valuable condo in [..]