Vamps 8/10 This is the film that reunited director Amy Heckerling with her Clueless star Alicia Silverstone. For some reason, it's gone direct-to-DVD, except in New York City & Los Angeles. After watching it, I have to ask WHY? This movie is every bit as charming as Clueless , & that was a ...

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen 8/10

Going in, I didn't expect to like this film much, but was charmed by its' quirky characters & premise. Very good acting from all concerned, & Ewan McGregor actually got to use his own accent (which doesn't happen often!).

Rock of Ages 3/10 You haven't lived til you see Catherine Zeta-Jones singing Hit Me With Your Best Shot while dressed as a church-lady. Or Russell Brand singing Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore to Alec Baldwin. Possesses all the fascination of a bad car accident; you know you shouldn't look, but yo...

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The Perks of Being A Wallflower 9/10 GREAT movie, with amazing performances by Logan Lerman, Emma Watson & Ezra Miller. From the YA novel, written & directed by the novel's author. I saw this at a pre-release screening on Sept. 17th, & was immediately entranced by its' depictions of hig...

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This Must Be the Place , the film where Sean Penn plays a Robert Smith-like retired rockstar. Also has Frances McDormand as his wife Jane, cameos by Judd Hirsch & Harry Dean Stanton, & a score by David Byrne. My reaction? On the acting front, 10/10. You'd have to mess it up badly to have ac...

U2 - From the Sky Down Davis Guggenheim's documentary about the 20th anniversary of Achtung Baby . He'd worked with the Edge on It Might Get Loud , so there was already a relationship there. Goes back to Berlin to revisit Hansa Studio with the band. Interesting, but seeing U2 trying to perform the a...

October 31: Larry Mullen Jr & Johnny Marr

Yeah, I'll take U2 & The Smiths...

Robert Smith of The Cure. Not that anybody'd want him...