'Memoirs of a Geisha' is everything you'd expect it to be: beautiful, mesmerizing, tasteful, Japanese. It's just not very hot. Stephen Hunter beautifulexpectgeisha Change image and share on social
Even my pathological love of Japan and its beauties, glories and eccentricities is sorely tested by 'The Grudge 2,' from Takashi Shimizu, a movie so bewildering and impenetrable that I believe it siphoned off a good 40 IQ points. Stephen Hunter beautybewildereccentricity share on social
I kind of figured if I couldn't get a job as a dwarf, looking as I do, I should just give up acting. Stephen Hunter actdwarffigure Change image and share on social
'Pearl Harbor' is definitely about December 7, 1941, but it is not of December 7, 1941. It's not even really of our age, either. It has more of the feel of a film from, roughly, mid-war. Stephen Hunter agedecemberfeel Change image and share on social
The director of 'Independence Day,' 'Godzilla' and 'The Patriot' has certain attributes, all of which are given full vent in 'The Day After Tomorrow.' He's crude, stupid, slick, cornball, predictable, laughable, relentless, trivial and, the sum of all these, ridiculous. He's never made a movie you could believe and he still hasn't. Stephen Hunter attributecornballcrude share on social
If you have only 95 minutes of material, make an only 95-minute movie. Amazing how often that's forgotten. Stephen Hunter amazeforgetmake Change image and share on social
But you can still find good films if you read your local film critics and are willing to drive a bit. You have to be a proactive film viewer to have the most provocative cinema life. Stephen Hunter bitecinemacritic Change image and share on social
For me, as an actor, just to keep acting and to keep being able to work and to do different roles and challenging roles, that's something I'd love to do. Stephen Hunter actactorchallenge Change image and share on social
I'm not an expert or a trained ballistician. But it is a subject I've studied intently for 50 years, so I may know a thing or two. In my opinion, the JFK investigation was poorly handled. Stephen Hunter ballisticianexperthandle Change image and share on social