Epinions Recent Reviews for Bronte

Whitewashed Women

Sat, 12 Oct 2002 22:18:17 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Bronte - Although I have not read the book, the film version of "White Oleander" struck me as overcalculated yet wispy, manipulative yet momentarily genuine, misguided yet heartfelt. It was the kind of film that I walked into with no outrageous expectations, and...

Daughter Moon: Seduction and Regret Drive "Sex and Lucia"

Sun, 11 Aug 2002 23:40:48 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Bronte - Fresh off an exhilarating experience with "Y Tu Mama Tambien," I figured I had nothing to lose and everything to gain by an opportunistic viewing of "Sex and Lucia," Julio Medem's fifth feature film, a twisting tale of loss, pleasure, regret, and renewal...

An Icy Melody

Fri, 31 May 2002 21:31:01 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Bronte - "Un Couer En Hiver" is a finely-acted, even-handed French drama about the extent to which one man (and, thus implied, many people) goes to build a wall around himself, protecting himself from pain but banishing love from his life in the meantime. Daniel...

Eros and Thanatos

Wed, 15 May 2002 13:19:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Bronte - Never have I experienced such a skilled commingling of the ethereal and the worldly, the erotic and the banal, the imaginary and the real as I did while viewing "Y Tu Mama Tambien" ("And Your Mother Too"), a Mexican film directed by

Alfonso Cuaron...

A Beloved Butterfly for Baby

Fri, 26 Apr 2002 18:52:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Bronte - Eden, a division of The Learning Curve, just seems to make smart, enduring, fascinating toys for newborns and infants. The Little Lessons Butterfly Activity Toy is another in their line of activity and exploration toys for infants in the impressive...

Cock-a-Doodle-Coo

Thu, 25 Apr 2002 18:49:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Bronte - We purchased Eden's Little Lessons Rooster when we were searching for some stimulating first toys for our infant daughter, now one year old. This clucker's a simple yet multi-faceted toy that my daughter was interested both at home and on the go from a...

Aw, Dad, Don't Make Me...

Sun, 21 Apr 2002 11:40:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Bronte - The absolute chill delivered by "Frailty" comes in the onion-like layers of characterization Bill Paxton delivers as a father who has been visited by an "angel" during the night-- a presence that tells him he and his children must kill demons in human...

Magnifique! "Amelie" is Delicious.

Mon, 19 Nov 2001 16:54:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Bronte - I caught the French film "Amelie" on a whim during a recent trip to London. Having just visited Paris and the whimsical, busy cultural sensation that is Montmartre, I was delighted to see this film set in that very airy and artsy smidgen of Paris where...

Wholander?

Sat, 6 Oct 2001 23:28:28 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Bronte - Ace Ventura. Austin Powers. Happy Gilmore. What I wouldn't do to see these guys trip the "very, very, very goodlooking" Derek Zoolander as he saunters down the runway, sporting his million-dollar blank stare. Hmmmm...

Unfortunately the...

The Road Most Traveled

Sun, 5 Aug 2001 20:12:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Bronte - This film tells the story of a road, a road that serves a different purpose each time we view it, but always leads to the same destination-- a simple, comfortable place we all call "home."

Home is rural China for Di and her blind, elderly...

Bloody Good Fun!

Sat, 31 Mar 2001 14:21:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Bronte - You can also picture the glee in E. Elias Merhige's eyes as "Shadow of the Vampire" unfolded before him. His take on F.W. Murneau's silent film "Nosferatu" in 1922, although capped with a chilly ending, is punctuated with moments that actually made me...

Smoldering Fire

Tue, 27 Mar 2001 00:58:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Bronte - Anchee Min's "Red Azalea" became a favorite book of mine to moment I began reading it. I teach an American culture/English pronunciation class to Chinese immigrants. I stumbled upon "Red Azalea" in the Chinese history section of a local bookstore when...

No Pearly Gates Here

Mon, 19 Mar 2001 14:05:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Bronte - Michel Foucault himself could not have staged a more panoptical presentation. "Enemy at the Gates," primarily starring Jude Law (Vassilli Zaitsev) and Jospeh Fiennes (Danilov) may have some flaws (mainly in its pacing and awkward script), but the kudos...

How many licks does it take...

Mon, 1 Jan 2001 16:04:48 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Bronte - Miguel Arteta's "Chuck & Buck," which features a Blow-Pop sucking, toy-collecting 11-year-old in a 27-year old's body, is 96 minutes of candy-coated bellyache. The intestinal twinge that the movie engendered for me was rooted in a definite...

One Take Away One Leaves Zero

Sat, 14 Oct 2000 19:14:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Bronte - The tenor of "Minus Man" smacks of "American Psycho." Although Owen Wilson is a far cry from "Psycho's" Christian Bale and Wilson's demeanor as serial killer Vann Siegert is Penn to Bale's Teller, the film delivers a similar...

Face Forward

Sat, 14 Oct 2000 12:44:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Bronte - The trailers for "Pay it Forward" looked so captivating to me that I traveled a distance to catch the sneak preview two weeks before its release. My expectations? Kevin Spacey's screen presence never disappoints, Haley Joel Osment is one of...

Party Hearty

Fri, 22 Sep 2000 20:24:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Bronte - Writer/director Cameron Crowe can still gracefully translate to the big screen the painful ache of love-angst that he achieved in "Say Anything" and "Jerry Maguire."

Instead of "Say Anything"'s Lloyd Dobler we...

It Isn't Easy Being Bruckman

Thu, 10 Aug 2000 15:41:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Bronte - Very seldom does an "X-Files" episode contain such a commingling of bittersweet pathos and hopeful angst. "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" happens to be my favorite episode, and I would encourage anyone who enjoys powerful drama and...

A Promise Made, A Promise Kept

Mon, 7 Aug 2000 15:19:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Bronte - Neil Jordan has a way of captivating without physical action, storytelling without distractions, and charming without gimmicks. His 1999 film "The End of the Affair" is no exception. Although "The Crying Game" became best known for...

Hollow at the Core

Mon, 7 Aug 2000 11:45:36 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Bronte - When I was exiting from viewing Paul Verhoeven's latest escapade I couldn't help but agree with the two guys commisserating as they left the theater in front of me: "That was pretty bad."

Why was "Hollow Man" your...

Less Stool, More Drool: Nutro's A Hit!

Sat, 5 Aug 2000 16:31:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Bronte - We've been using Nutro for over a year for one reason: less stool volume. When animals take in less by-products and fillers, the major result is that less waste moves through their digestive systems. We have six dogs: Andy (a 20-lb, 4-year-old spaniel...

Pfeiffer's Deep Breath

Sat, 22 Jul 2000 02:29:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Bronte - To dismiss this film as "slasher," "copycat," or "phony" is to completely miss the point of Robert Zemeckis' latest contribution to movieland, "What Lies Beneath." The film is quite tactful is its use of...

Better Bone Up on Movie Making

Thu, 6 Jul 2000 22:14:15 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Bronte - When my husband awoke midway through "The Bone Collector," I could say with authority, "Don't worry-- you didn't miss much." In fact, I became highly envious of his deep snores and REM activity during this film, which combines forced...

Salient in its Simplicity

Wed, 5 Jul 2000 18:14:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Bronte - The trailers actually urged me toward this simple drama of a girl, Amy, coming to terms with her mother's death, her own survival, and her wacky, inventive father with whom she must now habitate. Anna Paquin, an actress who always seemed to me to be...

Head for the Head

Wed, 5 Jul 2000 17:54:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Bronte - Once upon a time in a corporation far, far, away, people had to bend over to walk the corridors and conduct business... and what a business it was... The sultry seductress with a punishing demeanor, the frump ready to experiment sexually, the depleted...