Feast of Film

A Wachowski brothers film (written, not directed), this is based on the DC Comics character, but infused with modern political commentary. "V" ( Hugo Weaving ) is the brave terrorist fighting against an authoritarian British Government led by Chancellor Adam Sutler (played rather nastily by John Hurt - who to those 'too young to remember' played Winston Smith in the 1984 film version of George Orwell's 1984 , starring alongside Richard Burton). The plot: Young woman Evey Hammond ( Natalie Portman ) is out to see a friend one night and gets caught by some 'finger men', who seem to be an English version of Hitler's SA, but without the brown shirts. They're just thugs and want to rape her - enter "V", who saves her and brings her to a roof-top to watch him blow up a government building. The story then begins of V's plan to undermine and bring down the '1984'-like government. He is acting out the infamous gunpowder plot of 16

This well-directed ( Richard Donner ), gritty, action thriller stars Bruce Willis and Mos Def as a cop and a petty crim turned witness who have to survive a journey of 16 Blocks from the lock-up to the court house. The plot: Jack Mosley (Willis) is an aging, usually drunken and decrepit cop just trying to make it to the end of his life. One day, because the assigned cop is stuck elsewhere, his lieutenant makes him take a last job - for overtime: he has to get small-time and somewhat simple crook Eddie Bunker (Def) 16 blocks to testify to a grand jury. The trip is obviously not going to be as simple as it sounds, but could have been so much easier if Mosley just hadn't decided to stop and buy that bottle of booze. Coming out of the liquor shop he sees and shoots a guy trying to kill Bunker. Then all hell breaks loose as he and Bunker flee a torrent of lead from corrupt cops trying to stop the testimony that will unravel their decades of crime. In summary: This film isn't exac

New actors: Brandon Routh (Superman), Kate Bosworth (Lois Lane), Kevin Spacey (Lex Luthor) and Frank Langella (Perry White). Same story, very same story. The plot: Well, um, Superman returns. Okay, it's a bit more complicated than that, but not much. It has been five years since astronomers found what they believed were the remains of Krypton - Kalel's home planet. So he set off to see if anyone is still there. Turns out it was a wild goose chase, but the Man of Steel forgot the first rule before you set of on a long jounery - tell someone where you're going. He left Lois Lane wondering where the hell he had gone. She had a child and moved on and met another guy who could fly (a plane) - Perry White's nephew Richard. Lex Luthor is released on parole from a double life sentence in prison because Superman didn't show up at the parole board hearing? What sort of country is this that even considers parole for a psychopath on a double life sentence? Is it some alte