Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway) is a driven actress and compulsively clean housekeeper who tries to control the lives of those around her as tightly as she controls herself. To prepare for a work day at MGM Studios, she rises at 4:00 am and engages in a strict morning ritual: scrubbing her face with soap and […]
Archives for July 2010
The Story of Us
The Story of Us is about a relationship possibly coming to an end. Ben Jordan (Bruce Willis) is a comedy writer who chafes at what he sees as his wife’s lack of spontaneity. Katie Jordan (Michelle Pfeiffer), who creates crossword puzzles, stews over what she sees as her husband’s irresponsibility. The arc of their separation […]
Inception
Former dream architect Dominic Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) and business partner Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) perform corporate espionage using an experimental military-developed machine to infiltrate the subconscious of their targets and extract information while dreaming, their latest target being Japanese businessman Saito (Ken Watanabe). Tiered dream within a dream strategies are used and dreamers awaken by a […]
Boston Legal: The Series
Led by an Emmy Award-winning cast (James Spader, Denny Crane and Candice Bergen), “Boston Legal” tells the professional and personal stories of a group of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys. Fast-paced and darkly comedic, the series confronts social and moral issues, while its characters continually stretch the boundaries of the law.The classic combination of […]