* OTHER RELEASES Sep 25, 2009
In feudal Japan, a blind musician with lethal sword skills (Haruka Ayase from Oppai Volleyball and Happy Flight) sets out to find her blind masseuse father, encountering the usual bandits and deadly political intrigue. This is an update of the famed series centering on the blind Zatoichi character, who could be this forlorn young womans father. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Willis returns as futuristic cop Sep 18, 2009
Here are two Willis flicks you probably haven't seen: "Bandits," a fun caper comedy with Billy Bob Thornton and Cate Blanchett, and "What Just Happened," a cute little indie movie from 2008 in which Bruce's beard (and it's quite a beard) overshadows the performance of Robert De Niro. Very, very funny. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Death For Ratings? Brazil TV Host Suspected Aug 13, 2009
"When I became a police officer in 1979, bandits weren't raised in this city -- no way," he told the audience in one show. Brazil was then a dictatorship, whose police ruthlessly targeted criminals with little concern for civil rights. (Click2Houston, TX)
Time-travel movies: past and present Aug 9, 2009
TIME BANDITS Some directors would seem more suited to time travel than others ... So Time Bandits visits contemporary England, ancient Greece, medieval England, the Fortress of Ultimate Evil (which stands outside of time, actually), and much else besides ... Played by Malcolm McDowell, the author journeys from Victorian London to late- 70s San Francisco in pursuit of Jack the Ripper (David Warner, the Evil Genius in Time Bandits ), who s used Wells s apparatus to escape police pursuit. (Boston Globe)
How can the Taleban be defeated? May 7, 2009
Easy: if the world's media refused to report anything about Taleban activities they would not receive the Oxygen of publicity and they would revert to being what they actually are: local, fanatic, psychopathic bandits. Just do not publicise them - please. (BBC News)
On Demand picks Feb 17, 2009
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
