By: debbie lynn elias It’s 1805. Napoleon rules France and is on his way to controlling the rest of the world. Captain Jack “Lucky Jack” Aubrey and crew have been ordered to follow the French frigate Acheron to the coast of Brazil. Their mission: to burn, capture or sink the Acheron
By: debbie lynn elias Originally written for digital video and a mere $250,000.00 budget, writer/director Richard Shepard struck pay dirt once Pierce Brosnan got a hold of the script for “The Matador.” Seeing the potential in this quirky and entertaining work, Brosnan signed on not only to star in but produce
By: debbie lynn elias Con artists. Grifters. Matchstick men. Take your pick. According to novelist Eric Garcia, “People are fascinated with con men like they’re fascinated with mobsters – at least the fictional kind. There’s something mythical about them that draws us to them and makes us want to watch them
By: debbie lynn elias High school junior Cady Heron was home schooled in Africa by her two anthropologists parents and as a result is, let’s face it, not only brilliant, but mature beyond her years. On accepting a job with northwestern University, Cady’s father moves the family to the States
By: debbie lynn elias One of the most exquisitely beautiful and emotional films I have seen in quite some time, MEMORIES OF TOMORROW marks a new chapter for Oscar nominated Ken Watanabe as he not only serves as the film’s executive producer, but takes the lead as Masayuki Saeki in
By: debbie lynn elias “Do you believe in miracles?!?” 23 years later that line is still one of the most heralded in sports, in the country and in the world. Uttered (okay, lt’s face it – shouted with the ultimate exuberance and enthusiasm) by long-time ABC commentator Al Michaels in the
By: debbie lynn elias No matter how old I get, I still believe the Cinderella fairytale exists, some of the kindest acts do come from strangers, many of our most wonderful experiences and opportunities are serendipitous and result from being in the right place at the right time, and Carpe
By: debbie lynn elias The holiday movie season extends itself a bit longer with this final family film of the year – MISS POTTER. Based on the life of children’s author Beatrix Potter, “Down With Love” stars Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor re-team in what is another extraordinary and quite
By: debbie lynn elias Director Ron Howard tackles one of the toughest projects in his stellar career with “The Missing.” Facing the elements of nature and environmental influences, Howard took the unique approach of making the story adapt to the environment instead of the environment being adapted or created to
By: debbie lynn elias There is little factual recorded history about the Mongols, let alone the man born Temudgin, who would later be known as Genghis Khan, one of the greatest rulers in history; the man who united all of Mongolia under one banner. The only known written Mongol history
