My one trip to LV was in August last year and its was marvelous. The city was light up throughout the night and it always seemed that it isnt that late in the nigh when in fact it used to be 4am!

If you get the opportunity you must take a visit there and have a look at the people, culture and other enertainment areas around Nevada.

The Toshiba G900 Mobile has wide-VGA TFT-touchscreen, 65K colors with the resolution of 800×480 pixels measuring 3 inches with full QWERTY keyboard.

The camera of Toshiba G900 Mobile is of 2 MP having resolution of 1600×1200 pixels with the features of video recording. The camera also has the features of video telephony, fingerprint sensor and pocket office.

To add to the numerous features i already mentioned, the phone has a decent phonebook memory with the call records and card slot features.

The Toshiba G900 Mobile has data connectivity options like GPRS, EDGE, 3G, WLAN, Bluetooth and USB.

The Toshiba G900 Mobile is capable in standard battery-Li-ion 1320 mAh. The battery has standby duration upto 320 hrs and talktime upto 4 hrs 20 minutes.

The movie is about a gang of who decides to buy valuables worth 2.5 crores and each pays 50 lakhs. According to plan one of them goes by train and delivers the money and the goods will be delivered then. Things go wrong here, one of the other gang members decides to loot the entire money and flee, but by mistake kills the person.

To know more you must see the entire movie. But its a good watch for sure.

I’d give this mvoie a good B+!

Greengrass hasn’t just topped the previous Bourne movies in every way, he’s raised the bar for the spy and action genres for years to come, and he’s done it in a movie without very little dialogue. This is Matt Damon’s Cast Away except without a volley ball sidekick and with minute after minute of pulse pounding peril and violence instead of slow starvation. Damon plows through The Bourne Ultimatum like a force of nature; a silent, a living weapon on a mission of determined, unstoppable discovery. That’s right, discovery. In The Bourne Supremacy Bourne made the bad guys pay. This time he’s had enough and wants to know who he is. Bourne simply wants to be done with everything and he’s not the kind of guy that takes no for an answer.

The action is absolutely unbelievable, eye-popping stuff. I’m not just talking about one or two big action sequences here. Every second, every moment of The Bourne Ultimatum is jammed with danger, pounding and pounding against the screen in unstoppable waves of energy and intensity. Greengrass never lets up, not even for a second. His cameras keep rolling and Matt Damon keeps moving, putting plans together on the fly and eliminating obstacles one by one as he moves in a steady, straight line towards his final goal in a complicated, rhythmic dance of controlled destruction. We’re swept right along with him, and if you’re like me your nails will be firmly buried in the arm of your chair the film’s entire 111 minutes.

What is perhaps even more amazing than the movie’s ability to do things that’ll make your jaw drop, is the way it manages to do character development in the middle of all those car crashes and explosions, and does it without words. So much of the credit for that has to go to Damon, who even though he’s not talking says volumes with what’s going on behind that stoic, no-nonsense expression Bourne keeps wearing. Without saying a word, Damon puts together a complete picture of what his now familiar character is going through, not just externally but internally as well. Bourne is a living weapon, but a suffering, breathing, feeling weapon who, more than ever you’ll find yourself rooting for.

If there’s anything to be disappointed in here it’s that The Bourne Ultimatum is almost certainly the last one. Every movie has improved on the last, culminating in a third film which is easily the best movie of the summer and probably the best action movie of the year. Imagine where they might have taken it for a fourth movie. Jason Bourne is going out on top, don’t forget to duck the shrapnel that comes flying out of the screen.

We are also witnessing more and more online video libraries that accept credit cards on your website so its easy for the customer as well as the video library owner.

The print of these movies is of good quality and you can rent them with peace of mind. The cost involved is probably a dollar a day or something on those lines. So not much. You can even save these movies for watching them later if you like on your computer.

Actor George Reeves, who starred as Superman in the television series The Adventures of Superman (1952-58), died on June 16, 1959. His death was officially ruled a suicide by the Los Angeles Police Department. Reasons surfaced, and was said at the time, that he was very despondent, for quite some time, over his life as an actor. His time as Superman didn’t help. He felt, as some say, he wasn’t taken seriously during and after Superman. Its said that George Reeves’ mother, Helen Bessolo, emphatically insisted that she knew her son and that he would never, ever, commit suicide, no matter how he felt…

“Hollywoodland” reminded of one of my favorite films “Chinatown” (1974) with the period look, set design, photography, even down to the haunting music score. And, the down-and-out private detective who took on the case of the death of actor George Reeves for money and notoriety, and found a lot more than he bargained for as he dug deeper and deeper into the death of the man known as Superman…

It’s 1959, actor George Reeves (Ben Affleck) is found dead in his bedroom. Friends, including his fiancée Leonore Lemmon (Robin Tunney), are being questioned by the Los Angeles Police Department, who rule the death a suicide. When George Reeves’ mother Helen Bessolo (Lois Smith) arrives, she has serious reservations and doubts surrounding her son’s death. In an effort to get Bessolo out of their hair, a detective on the case steers her to Louis Simo (Adrian Brody), a private detective who is barely getting by, doing the low end work that befalls a lot of struggling private eyes, divorce cases, insurance claims, and the like. To make matters worse, he’s divorced with a strained relationship with his son. Simo takes the case for $50.00 a day, with the intent of making some easy money.

As Simo starts to dig into the case, he begins to find a lot of loose ends that don’t quite match up. As Simo starts to get a feel for the case we get into the life of George Reeves through flashbacks. We meet a milieu of persons who have a connection to Reeves. There’s Toni Mannix (Diane Lane), the wife of MGM studio head Eddie Mannix (Bob Hoskins), who runs the studio and the lives around him with an iron fist. The couple has an open relationship and we learn of the long-time affair between Toni and George. There’s Howard Strickling (Joe Spano), Eddie Mannix’s right hand man who fixes what ever Eddie wants fixed. And there’s Leonore Lemmon (Robin Tunney) who becomes Reeves’ fiancée after his breakup with Toni. The deeper Simo digs the more loose ends he uncovers and is forcibly demonstrated in no uncertain terms to let it go. In the tradition of the movie “Chinatown”, Simo suffers beatings, treats, and non-cooperation at every turn. Simo is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery, which is a 180-degree turnaround from where he started, to make some easy money.

“Hollywoodland” gives us a look at a time when Hollywood was young, actors were ambitious, and the powerful were above the law. mysteries were the closest guarded secrets, and some, were never meant to be solved, then or now…

Grade: B

As anyone who has pursued a career in any of the arts knows, it can and will be tough. The old saying that if it was easy, everyone would be doing it, certainly holds true. I was reminded of my aspirations and pursuit of a career in film production. If it wasn’t for the fact that I was young and full of ambition and not knowing what I know now, I might have been detoured from the pursuit of a dream that seemed totally stacked against succeeding.

Charles Bukowski published in 1976 bases “Factotum” on the 2nd novel, and it is widely said that the character of Henry Chinaski is his alter ego. If that’s the case, how much is conjecture and how much is real…

It’s said that Charles Bukowski was all of the things that Henry Chinaski is in “Factotum”, which means “somebody employed to do a variety of jobs for somebody else”. Henry (Matt Dillon) is a heavy drinker, has casual sex whenever he can, a gambler, and takes on low-level jobs when he needs money to buy his next alcoholic binge. The one thing that Henry is, is truly committed to writing. Above all else Henry believes in himself as a writer and nothing else takes precedence. He uses his good looks and charm to get what he needs and what he wants.

Henry meets Jan (Lili Taylor in a stellar performance) who is almost a mirror image of Henry in that she has a fondness for alcohol, loves sex, and has the same attitude for working as Henry. Henry and Jan hit it off, and Henry moves in with Jan. And it works, for a while. His being a struggling writer enamors her. There are many days and nights of drunken sex and lofty ambitions. As time goes on, what starts out as camaraderie turns into antagonistic confrontations. All the while Henry is writing and mailing his writings to publishers. Henry finally calls it quits with Jan and moves out of her apartment. As is Henry’s way, he finds another low-level job to make enough money to get a cheap place. As usual, Henry goes to his local bar and picks out his next sexual encounter.

This time, Henry picks up Laura (Marisa Tomei) who’s different from Jan. Laura is more upscale and introduces Henry to a more glamorous world. And of course, Henry is Henry and the relationship with Laura just doesn’t work. A chance meeting with Jan happens and they try it again, to no avail. The fire doesn’t ignite as brightly as the first time, and they both know it. And Henry, being Henry, goes looking for that next job that takes no commitment that will let him continue to write, to continue to be Henry.

“Factotum” is an engaging film with a top-notch performance by Matt Dillon that takes one into the world of a struggling writer who, above all else, believes in himself as a writer. Does Henry succeed? Well, if Henry is Charles Bukowski’s alter ego, we know the answer to that question…

Grade: B

A key factor for a movie reviewer is to try one’s best to view a movie through the eyes of the target audience. “Crossover”, with its cache of cliché messages (and there’s plenty!), is clearly not aimed at adults! I’m reminded of a scene when one of the two friends realizes that the relationship he’s in, is not what it seems, or, he hopes it is. I saw it coming. The young audience at the screening didn’t, as evidenced by the groans of surprise. But I’m getting ahead of myself. With its music video style editing and pacing, suffice it to say that if a movie seems simplistic or heavy message handed to the adult viewers, it could be right on target for the intended audience. Such is the case with “Crossover”…

Two long time friends, Noah Cruise (Wesley Jonathan), a naturally talented basketball player is determined to become a doctor by using his basketball scholarship to UCLA as a pre-med student. Cruise, as he’s called by his friends, is also being pressured by Vaughn (Wayne Brady from the Dave Chappelle Show), a former sports agent who wants him to go the pro route into the NBA with the lure of money and fame. Cruise’s best friend is Tech (Anthony Makie). Tech is also a very good basketball player with less ambitious future plans. Also, Tech took the fall for his friend Cruise on an assault charge some time ago which resulted in his missing his senior year of high school. Tech wants to pass the GED test, beat his egotistical arch rival, Jewelz (Philip Champion), in the underground basketball games, which, are highly profitable. Through it all, they remain true loyal friends. Both friends play on the “Enemy of the State” underground basketball team that challenges Jewelz team, at the games that Vaughn sponsors with payments of $2000.00 each to the winners, and $1000.00 each to the losers.

Cruise and Tech meet two best friends Vanessa (Eva Pigford) and Eboni (Alecia Fears). There seams to be instant chemistry between Cruise and Vanessa, and Tech pairs with Eboni. Cruise has a scholarship tour set for UCLA and invites Tech and their new lady friends to go with them. The ‘bright lights and neon nights’ of LA provides quite a setting for the couples and they fall in love. When the couples return from LA, things start to unravel as Vaughn leans on Cruise to let him represent him with the enticement of money and success to give Vanessa what she deserves in life. And Tech, wanting, in fact needing, to beat his arch rival Jewelz’s underground basketball team, makes for a tough time between the two friends because if Cruise plays the underground game, he’ll be in violation of the scholarship rules.

“Crossover” has the MTV style look and pacing. Yes, the music is for the “now” generation. And yes, it is full of heavy-handed messages on relationships, aiming for one’s goals, stay in school because an education always wins out above sports, and so on. We as adults have heard all before. The kids probably have too. Seeing it played out in a story that they can relate to, situations they have or are dealing with now, and, the possible outcome of their actions, just might be what’s needed. A movie with their music, characters, and a story they can relate to. A movie just for them…

Grade: B

The age-old production question comes to mind. It’s said that a good film starts with the words on the page. The question becomes, if the words on the page have the basics of a good story, is it the director’s skill that turns it into a viable presentation? In “The Quiet”, the lines are so trite at times that a serious moment that should have had dramatic impact, comes across with humorous edge to it. Working in production and being on a lot of sets the past 22 years, I’ve observed that quite often a veteran cast will interpret a scene and be allowed to play the scene with “natural dialogue” and the scene works.

The current “Little Miss Sunshine” is an example of a family with multiple issues, which are woven nicely, with believable edges, into a stimulating film. The family in “The Quiet” has multiple issues as well. The casts of veteran actors give some very interesting profiles of the family members. The veteran cast includes Elisha Cuthbet (Kim Bauer, Jack Bauer’s [Keifer Sutherland] daughter in the hit TV series “24″), Camilla Belle (this years remake of the classic “When a Stranger Calls”), Edie Falco (HBO’s “Sopranos”), Martin Donavan (this years “The Sentinel”), and Shawn Ashmore (”Iceman” in this years hit “X-Men: The Last Stand”).

The story centers on Nina Deer (Cuthbert) and her family. Nina is a cheerleader at high school and on the surface seems to have the perfect upscale suburban life. Her parents Paul (Donavan) and Olivia (Falco) have serious issues. Olivia is heavily dependent on prescription drugs, and is half-in / half-out of the real world. Paul seems simply dissatisfied with his life and where it’s taken him. When Paul and Olivia’s goddaughter Dot (Belle), whose deaf and doesn’t speak, losses her parents, Paul and Olivia take her in. The first family dinner scene reveals just how seriously strained the family relationship is. And, Dot, unwillingly much to her dismay, is thrust into their fractured lives. Because Dot’s deaf and doesn’t speak, she becomes the sounding board and sometimes the brunt of the aggressions of the family.

At school, the same fate befalls Dot. Even the school basketball star Connor (Ashmore) develops an odd fascination for Dot after being paired with her as a lab partner and starts sharing some of his biggest secrets with Dot. And Dot is harboring perhaps the biggest secret of her own.

Although the actors seem to be doing the best they can with the disjointed and sometimes erratic sequences, the technical look of “The Quiet” is very good. Its all shot in HD (High Definition digital as opposed to film). Previously director Michael Mann had the most extensive use of HD for “Collateral” (Tom Cruise/Jamie Foxx) which took place all in one night and allowed him to use a lot of natural light, as well as the night scenes in “Miami Vice”. “The Quiet” did have enough basic substance to make you want to see how it turns out in the end. The last 30 munutes of “The Quiet” made sitting through the first 60 minuets worth the time. It was just a rough ride trying to get there…

Grade: C-