Day: December 25, 2005

The Producers

From the very beginning, the movie establishes that it’s a musical, as the audience of a Broadway show exits the theater singing a number extolling just how terrible Max Bialystock’s (Nathan Lane) shows are… and that got me thinking about “Robin Hood: Men in Tights.” Every other film Mel Brooks has directed or…

Casanova

The plot, however flimsy it is, unfolds when Casanova is captured after yet another conquest at a local nunnery. The local magistrate is eager to finally be rid of him, thus Casanova is and sentenced to be hanged for his debauchery. Guilty though he may be, Casanova has friends in high places…

Wolf Creek

Ben Mitchell (Nathan Phillips), Kristi Earl (Kestie Morassi) and Liz Hunter (Cassandra McGrath) are preparing to make a trip up to Wolf Creek, a strange natural crater site. Ben and Liz seem to be interested in one another, and flirt here and there along the way. Ben tries, as many movie males do, to impress the ladies with some singing and mediocre guitar playing—”tries” being the…