Movie Review - Changeling

This movie is based on a true story of a single mother, Christine Collins, whose only son, Walter, was kidnapped in Los Angeles in the 1920s. The story is about a mother's fight to find a missing son and in the process, she helped expose a corrupt and inept Police Department - the LAPD.

Months after Walter's disappearance, police found a boy who claimed to be Walter. When he was reunited with Christine, she was convinced that he was not her son. However, as the reunion took place with the police and the press present, she had no choice but to take the boy home.

As Christine continued her efforts to find Walter and decided to give a press conference, she became an inconvenience and embarrassment for LAPD. The powers that be slandered her as an unfit mother and eventually, she was forcibly incarcerated in a mental hospital where she had to endure inhumane treatment as she fought to prove that she did not belong there.

Christine's cause was championed by a local activist, Reverend Briegleb, who hosted a radio talk show. Through the show, he helped to garner public support for LAPD to find the real Walter.

The case took a strange twist when a young boy was arrested for illegally entering the country. Before being deported to Canada, he confessed that he had helped a serial killer kill young boys on a remote ranch - could Walter be one of the serial killer's victims?

Angeline Jolie gave a convincingly moving performance as Christine Collins. She was able to portray the pain and torment of losing one's son and being ridiculed by the powers that be as one who was mentally unfit. This is a movie worth seeing.

Movie Review - Slumdog Millionaire

SM is the story of an 18-year old Mumbai slum dweller, Jamal Malik, who participated in the Indian version of the TV reality show, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire." He was just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million Rupees. When the show broke away for the night, he was arrested by police on suspicion of cheating for it was unthinkable that someone who grew up in the slums could know so much.

To prove his innocence, Jamal recounted the adventures of his life in the slums with his brother Salim and a girl called Latika, the love of his life. By sheer coincidence, the events of his life somehow provided the answers to the questions that were asked on the show. So the movie scenes alternate between Jamal on the game show and the story of his life, in flashbacks - by the way, in case you don't know, no Bollywood movie is complete without flashbacks!

The verdict? SM is an over-rated movie with a far-fetched storyline cleverly marketed by Westerners.

James Bond Through The Ages ....The Villians

A James Bond adventure will not be complete without adversaries, including femme fatales. "Goodbye Mr Bond!"....is a line often used by villians when Bond is trapped in a life-and-death situation. Against all odds, however, Agent 007 will somehow manage to extricate himself out of precarious situations. Some of these villians and femme fatales are featured below:

Dr. No

Agent Spalko - From Russia With Love

Goldfinger

Emilio Largo - Thunderball

Ernst Blofeld - You Only Live Twice/Diamonds are Forever/Never Say Never Again/On Her Majestey's Secret Service

Mr Big - Live And Let Die

Francisco Scaramange - The Man With The Golden Gun

Karl Stromberg - The Spy Who Loved Me

Sir Hugo Drax - Moonraker

Aristotle Kritstos - For Your Eyes Only

Octopussy

May Day - A View To A Kill

Gen KosKoz - The Living Daylights

Franz Sanchez - Licence To Kill

Alec Trevelyan - Golden Eye

Elliot Carver - Tomorrow Never Dies

Elektra King - The World Is Not Enough

Gustav Graves - Die Another Day

Le Chiffre - Casino Royale

Dominic Greene - Quantum of Solace

James Bond Through The Ages ....The Bond Girls

They are sexy, sultry and stinging...and they are the Bond Girls. The following is a gallery of the girls who are part of Agent 007's adventure ...

Dr. No - Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder

From Russia With Love - Daniela Bianchi as Tatiana Romanova

Goldfinger - Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore

Thunderball - Claudine Auger as Domino Derval

You Only Live Twice - Mie Hanna as Kissy Suzuki

Diamonds Are Forever - Jill St. John as Tiffany Case

Never Say Never Again - Kim Basinger as Domino Petacchi

On His Majesty's Secret Service - Diana Rigg as Tracy Darco

Live And Let Die - Jane Seymour as Solitaire

The Man With The Golden Gun - Britt Ekland as Mary Goodnight

The Spy Who Loved Me - Barbara Bach as Maj Anya Amasova

Moonraker - Loise Chiles as Holly Goodhead

For Your Eyes Only - Carole Bouquet as Melina Havelock

Octopussy - Maud Adams as Octopussy

A View To A Kill - Stacey Sutton as Tanya Roberts

The Living Daylights - Maryam D'Abo as Kara Milovy

Licence To Kill - Carey Lowell as Pam Bouvier

Golden Eye - Izabella Scorupco as Natalya Simonova

Tomorrow Never Dies - Michelle Yeoh as Wai Lin

The World Is Not Enough - Denise Richards as Christmas Jones

Die Another Day - Halle Berry as Jinx

Casino Royale - Eva Green as Vesper Lynd

Quantum of Solace - Gemma Arterton as Strawberry Fields

James Bond Through The Ages ....Bond Heroes

A photo gallery of James Bond leading men and their films through the ages....

Sean Connery
Dr No
From Russia With Love
Goldfinger
Thunderball
You Only Live Twice
Diamonds Are Forever
Never Say Never Again

George Lazenby

On His Majesty's Secret Service

Roger Moore

Live and Let Die

The Man With The Golden Gun

The Spy Who Loved Me

Moonraker

For Your Eyes Only

Octopussy

A View To A Kill

Timothy Dalton

The Living Daylights

Licence To Kill

Pierce Brosnan

Golden Eye
Tomorrow Never Dies
The World Is Not Enough
Die Another Day

Daniel Craig

Casino Royale

Quantum Of Solace

My vote? Sean Connery....always and forever!