Nine (2009)
A bout of midlife crisis and writer’s block plagues esteemed Italian filmmaker Guido Contini (Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood), coming after a couple of flops that sees him gun-shy when it comes to his creativity,...
Tagged: Anthony Minghella
Cold Mountain (2003)
It took me some time to finally be able to sit all the way through Cold Mountain, despite several attempts. Some of this had to do with the fact that at 155 minutes, it’s quite...
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Fittingly enough, this Hitchcockian suspenser was based on a book by Patricia Highsmith, who also wrote the book a Hitchcock classic was based on, STRANGERS ON A TRAIN. Somewhat similar in themes, this one...