P.T. Anderson may have a short list of films to his name, but each is memorable and unique. From the simple con/crime film Hard Eight with the memorable John C.
Reilly to Magnolia with an Academy Award nominated performance by Tom Cruise, Anderson not only proves that he can vary subject from film to film, but he is also able to bring
incredible performances from his actors, even bring Adam Sandler into a straight performance with Punch-Drunk Love. There Will Be Blood brings this already respected filmmaker
into an entirely new league, sure to be a big award winner and a classic American film.
Continuing his series of films taking place in the U.K. after a career of making memorable films in the locale of New York City, Woody Allen's new film also veers
away from the comedy that his films traditional use. Instead Cassandra's Dream is the story of two Cockney brothers, played by Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell, who have different
ideas of how to get rid of their debt. When one turns to crime it brings a tension to the family. For the same shift away from humor see Match Point.
Tim Burton's "Sweeney Todd" marks yet another collaboration with the director's long-time friend and godfather of his son, Johnny Depp. Burton greatly advanced Depp's
film career by casting the television actor in a role about a man with scissors for hands. Since then their collaboration has continued with "Sleepy Hollow", "The Corpse Bride"
and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". Burton often takes on stories already attempted on film and stage, as is the case with Sweeney Todd, as well as the planned adaptation of
Alice in Wonderland, which Burton's animation team will tackle come 2010.
With latest work “Away From Her” winning a Golden Globe Award, actress Julie Christie proves to be sexy and over sixty. She was introduced to the world in the 1960s
as the quintessential modern girl in films like “Billy Liar” and “Darling”. More mature roles such as “Shampoo” and “Don’t Look Now” reveal her sensual charm. She plays a double
role in “Fahrenheit 451” and a stunning performance as the other woman in “Dr. Zhivago”. She has continued to work in the industry throughout the 20th century, but now has she
received the attention she deserves.
After a couple of misfires ("Ladykillers", "Intolerable Cruelty"), The Coen Brothers are back on top with their latest "No Country for Old Men". "Fargo" & "O Brother,
Where Art Thou" have become modern day classics, and can enough good things be said about Jeff Bridge's performance as the "The Dude" in the Big Lebowski"? We don't think so.
For your mental health, we suggest skipping their films that have the cruelty or killers in their titles.
Grandson of Sir Michael Balcon, head of Ealing Studio and important figure in the history of cinema, Daniel Day-Lewis has made a name for himself as an actor
internationally. As well as acting in many recognizable films in the British film industry he grew up in, Day-Lewis also won awards playing Christy Brown in Jim Sheridan's "My
Left Foot" and has already begun to receive plenty of Oscar buzz for his new role as an infamous oil mogul in Paul Thomas Anderson's "There Will Be Blood."
