Keanu Reeves: Eyes Wide Open
For an actor so enigmatically blessed with sensitive leading man looks, Keanu Reeves has an uncanny dexterity within the action genre. Hampered by the effortlessness of…
‘Tomorrow Never Dies’- Bond 24/7
50 Years of Bond
Goldeneye may have been the first Bond made in the ’90s, but Tomorrow Never Dies is the first ’90s Bond. Finally liberated from the remnants…
The ten greatest scenes from the ‘Batman’ films
With The Dark Knight Rises opening this week, it’s only appropriate to look back at the series’ first two entries as well as previous incarnations…
‘Bound’: Lesbians in the labyrinth
Bound Directed by: The Wachowski Brothers Written by: The Wachowski Brothers Starring: Jennifer Tilly, Gina Gershon Genre: Thriller Year: 1996 Bound is a perfect distillation…
Academy Mistakes: ‘The Piano’ for Best Original Score
Throughout the first half of February, the Sound On Sight staff will take a look at the Academy Awards. Ask any film score buff and…
Catching Up With A Classic: ‘On the Waterfront’
Throughout January, SOS writers will be biting the bullet and finally sitting down with a film they feel like bad film buffs for not…
SOS Staff Gateway Films: Shane Ramirez – ‘The Thin Red Line’
Throughout November, SOS staffers will be discussing the movies that made them into film fanatics. (click here for the full list) Thin Red Line Directed…
Eleven Emotionally Horrific Art Films
On Halloween, the tradition is to indulge in films replete with monsters, zombies, and creatures that go bump in the night. But those types of…
‘Fearless’: The fear to live
Directed by: Peter Weir Written by: Rafael Yglesias Starring: Jeff Bridges, Rosie Perez Genre: Drama Year: 1993 It’s difficult for humans to orient their lives…
‘Snow Falling on Cedars’: The veracity of hope
Directed by: Scott Hicks Written by: Ronald Bass & Scott Hicks Starring: Ethan Hawke, Youki Kudoh Genre: Drama Year: 1999 Some films cannot be contained…
‘Twilight Samurai’: Bound by the blade
Directed by: Yoji Yamada Written by: Yoji Yamada Starring: Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa Genre: Drama Year: 2002 In mid-19th century Japan, petty samurai Seibei Iguchi…
Four Uniquely American Directors
Every year during the Fourth of July, American cable and movie channels never fail to make an effort to run a slate of films perceived…
