New James Bond Quantum of Solace Teaser Poster

Sony has revealed the teaser poster for the new James Bond film Quantum Of Solace, due to be released in November. The fact that the poster does not bear the film's title is an indication of how late in the day the final title for the film was decided upon. The shadow of Bond holding the machine gun he was seen with in the last frames of Casino Royale is a subtle, but clever way of acknowledging that the new film will pick up where the last left off.

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film - There Will Be Blood

3.5/ 5

Looking like a demented Tom Selleck, Dan Day-Lewis was excellent in this film. It felt overly long, however. His character was morally ambiguous, sometimes admirable, sometimes despicable. You'd never guess that the character was played by Worth seeing but it wasn't as great as I expected.

film - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly 4/5

Overly long, and definitely not for mainstream audiences.

A guy has a stroke and paralyzed almost completely, save for the ability to blink one eye. He communicates and actually writes a book, fulfilling a contract that was set up before his stroke.

Filled with both bleak and vivid imagery, this film is not a cheesy Hollywood, Disney-fied take on seeing the silver lining when life gives you lemons. Excellent acting and direction.

A bit too long for me, but worth seeing if you want to see something different. French with subtitles. The beautiful blonde will look familiar to some. She was also in the 1988 Roman Polanski film Frantic with Harrison Ford , Emmanuelle Seigner (41) and is married to Polanski. The speech therapist is played by Montrealer Marie-Josée Croze, who was also the Dutch assassin in Spielberg's Munich. The film's main character is played by Mathiew Amalric, who will be appearing in the upcoming James Bond film, due out in Nov.

film - Cloverfield

Cloverfield 3/5

I enjoyed this film, but since it doesn't follow a typical storyline formula, many will not like it. At the end of the screening that I took in, people were commenting on how it was not to their liking.

The film follows a group of people who were at a going away party, until what seemed like an earthquake hit Manhattan. One of them has a video camera and documents everything and provides the footage for the film, in a sense.

The film's first flaw is the use of these parasites that fall from the sloth-like Godzilla-sized creatures. The parasites are the size of large dogs and appear very spider like.

Visually, the film looks just like what you would expect it to look like if someone filmed everything on a hand-held camera. The footage will make you feel seasick or you will applaud it for being realistic. If you thought the shaky camera work from the Bourne Supremacy was extreme, this is more so.

The acting wasn't too bad but I don't think anyone will be up for an Oscar.

I would be surprised if this isn't the top film this weekend, but I don't think it will have legs. I'm giving the film 3 stars because they had the guts to try something different and while the results aren't hugely satisfying, it's still not a bad film. Just don't expect greatness.

film - Atonement

Atonement 3.5/5

This film is being billed as a big romance. I would describe it as being a rather unconventional romance, and for daring to go against the grain, I am rating it a tad higher. It does not take the easy way out to tell it's story and some will see that as a bonus or as a weakness.

Romance films are usually about two people. This one has a third, a clever 11 year-old who is smitten with Robbie, a teenage boy, one of the hired help at her parent's country mansion. He, fortunately, is smitten with the sister of this adolescent, who is also a teen. The 11 year-old can't stand this relationship and soon an opportunity presents itself to cause trouble...

Beware that the film ends up being more of a confessional than a romance...which may make feel romantic or not, depending on your point of view.

film - Alien vs. Predator Requiem

Alien vs. Predator Requiem 1.5/5

It's a shame that they didn't intend to continue on the Aliens franchise with some really good writing.

Sure,the previews looked good and I gave it a chance, but the film is geared towards teenage boys more so than real sci-fi fans.

Here's one male fantasy come true - hottie blond classmate dumps badass boyfriend for loser goodguy. Sure, that happens all the time in real life, right?

Despite having tons of super technology, the Predators don't seem to have anything that prevents bad guys - Aliens - from sneaking up on them.

There's little sense of mystery here. It's mostly all predictable action. Some characters are developed a bit and we're meant to be totally shocked when they are killed off. There's one unintentially hilarious moment when the hottie blond gets nailed. The audience was laughing and cheering a bit.

We don't see enough scenes with the Aliens showing their entire bodies, so unless you have seen the previous films, you don't get a good view of what they look like. And boy, do they go from hatchling to adult awfully quickly!

If you loved Transformers, you may love this film.

film - Charlie Wilson's War

If you've seen the previews, you seen a good portion of the film. However, the film is still very good.

Charlie Wilson is a do-nothing congressman. He gets prodded into supporting the concept of arming the Afghan rebels who are fighting against the brutal and immoral Soviet Army. Some of the acts of violence the Soviets use to kill the Afghanis is downright despicable and evil.

The most important part of the film comes at the end. It was echoed when the first President Bush refused to topple Saddam Hussein in the war to liberate Kuwait. Iraqui rebels were encouraged to rise up against Saddam and they believed that the mighty US military would help them. There was no help from the US and the abandoned rebels were slaughtered by Saddam.

All around, the acting is excellent. Tom Hanks was strong as they skirt-chasin' congressman who collectively referred to his staff of beauties as "jailbait." Julia Roberts was good in her role as a headstrong wealthy Texan hellbent on seeing the Soviets defeated. Witness the shocking intro to one of her speeches in which she is toasting the dictator/ President of Pakistan who was responsible for killing off the Oppostition leader, the father of future PM Benazir Bhutto. The audience was stunned. Unfortunately, Roberts looked terrible in this film, and seemingly appears to look like Joan Rivers' twin, in about 30 years, if not sooner. She may or may not have had a lot of plastic surgery, but she looks like she could play The Joker.

One of the best roles was played by Phil Hoffman as a CIA operative who mouths off to his boss in such a brilliant way near the outset of the film that I half expected the audience to stand up and cheer.

film - Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

3.5/5

I wonder if this would have been a more powerful film if it wasn't a musical. At any rate, this film, based on a 1973 play, which itself is based on a 19th century legend. Still, the story is as powerful as a Shakespearian tradgedy and is superbly cast and acted.

Barber Benjamin Barker is exiled to Australia based on false charges, orchestrated by a corrupt judge who covets Barker's wife. Upon return several years later, he learns that his wife killed herself and that his then infant daughter was taken in by the corrupt judge. Assuming a new name, Sweeney Todd, the barber seeks out revenge against the judge but in the meantime, takes out his anger on citizens thus providing meat for his new partner, a meat pie baker.

The film is grim and dark, the calling card for director Tim Burton. Depp is excellent as the veangeful, out of control, barber and Helena Bonham-Carter is just as good as his partner in crime. I missed some of the dialogue and could have done without the singing, hence the film earns less than 5 stars from me.

film - I Am Legend

2/5

Totally formulaic and predictable. Slick Hollywood junk. Might be enjoyable if you haven't seen similar films before.

film - Before The Devil Knows You're Dead

4/5

Unsettling drama with virtually no likable characters, but an interesting story that unfolds from flashbacks.

Two brothers decide to rob their parents' jewelry store, fence the goods and have a "victimless crime" as the insurance money would cover the losses.

There's almost no one to root for. If some plot details were changed, this could have been filmed as Guy Ritchie movie. Superb acting on the part of Philip Seymour Hoffman and Albert Finney.

This was the best-rated new film of the week and while it's not a feel-good film, it's a good one.