October 27th, 2006 02:51pm

Gil Mansergh’s Screenings Column “Holloween Fears”

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HALLOWEEN FEARSbyGil Mansergh A new Halloween tradition has developed over the years. Film critics present lists of “scary-themed” movies for you to watch with some freshly popped corn, refreshing drinks and a handful of candy “borrowed” from someone’s trick-or-treat bag. These lists generally fall into three categories: 1. … Read More »

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October 27th, 2006 02:31pm

Gil Mansergh’s Cinema Toast 10/27/06

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Gil Mansergh’s Cinema ToastNEW RELEASES 10/27/06 Catch a Fire (PG-13)Derek Luke, Tim Robbins, Bonnie Henna,Directed by: Phillip NoyceDerek Luke is a regular guy South African until he and his family are brutalized by apartheid and he becomes a revolutionary hero (or terrorist?). The parallels to parts of the world today are obvious and the film fails only in that it remains ambiguous about the disenfranchised using terrorist tactics. … Read More »

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October 20th, 2006 02:20pm

Gil Mansergh’s Cinema Toast 10/20/06

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Gil Mansergh’s Cinema ToastNEW RELEASES 10/20/06 Flags of Our Fathers (R)Ryanne Phillippe, Jamie Bell, Jesse Bradford, Adam Beach, Barry Pepper, Paul Walker, Joseph Cross, Benjamin WalkerDirected by: Clint EastwoodEastwood has long wanted to direct an epic war movie with all the requisite bomb blasts, airplane swoops, bullet hits, close-ups, cutaways, bloody bodies, missing limbs, and shots of soon-to-be-dead soldiers looking at the photo of their loved ones. He finally got the … Read More »

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October 13th, 2006 03:56pm

Gil Mansergh’s Cinema Toast 10/13/06

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Gil Mansergh’s Cinema ToastNEW RELEASES 10/13/06 Man of the Year (PG-13)Robin Williams, Christopher Walken, Laura LinneyDirected by: Barry LevinsonInstead of reaching for comedic gold, the film makers decided to turn this into a failed dramatic thriller. Robin Williams signed himself into an alcoholic’s rehabilitation center after the film was finished and it shows on film. Jon Stewart, he’s not. 1 and 1/2 pieces of mixed message toast Infamous (R)Toby Jones, Sandra … Read More »

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October 10th, 2006 12:42am

GilMansergh’s “Screenings “”Thank You For Smoking”

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THANK YOU FOR NOT SMOKINGbyGil Mansergh Aaron Eckhart plays Nick Naylor, an unrepentant lobbyist for “Big Tobacco” in Jason Reitman’s premiere film “Thank You For Smoking.” Narrating the film, Naylor labels himself as the guy in college who could pick up any girl and sailed through classes using his debater’s mindset–the ability to glibly argue either side of an issue. As the champion of farmers (of tobacco), … Read More »

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October 9th, 2006 11:59pm

Cinema Toast 10/6/06

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Gil Mansergh’s Cinema ToastNEW RELEASES 10/6/06 NOTE: Three Oscar-worthy films open nationally on Friday, but you will have to wait a week for a Sonoma County venue for Forrest Whitaker’s searing portrait of Idi Amin in “The Last King of Scotland,” and another week for Helen Mirren’s touching depiction of Britain’s Elizabeth II in “The Queen.” They are worth the wait. The Departed (R)Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, … Read More »

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