by Cliff Vaughn | Oct 14, 2005 | Opinion
Cameron Crowe, filmmaker of “Say Anything,” “Jerry Maguire” and “Almost Famous,” is one of the best writer-directors working in Hollywood. That’s why “Elizabethtown” is both doubly disappointing and still...
by Cliff Vaughn | Oct 1, 2005 | Opinion
I never watched “Firefly,” the FOX TV show on which “Serenity” is based. I therefore am not part of the cult following that will flock to this picture, much like X-Philes turned out for the 1998 feature based on the popular TV show starring...
by Cliff Vaughn | Sep 30, 2005 | Opinion
As far as film adaptations of Charles Dickens go, Roman Polanski’s “Oliver Twist” is a good one. “Twist,” which opens nationwide today, features the always lovely Ben Kingsley as Fagin and relative newcomer Barney Clark as the title...
by Cliff Vaughn | Sep 30, 2005 | Opinion
“The Greatest Game Ever Played” is based on a book … which is based on a true story … which happened in 1913. It’s a PG film that could pass as a G, and you may not recognize most of the actors. Whether these are positives or negatives in your book,...
by Cliff Vaughn | Sep 28, 2005 | Opinion
It’s hard to say which is bolder—Bruce Feiler’s writing or the travels that spark it—but Feiler’s courage with pen and passport will roll down on anyone holding a copy of his latest book, Where God Was Born: A Journey by Land to the Roots of...
