Up is exactly the type of movie that viewers should expect from Pixar Studios by now. Beautiful CG animation, a whimsical story line that is directed at both adults and children, and humor that is chuckle-worthy but hardly ever belly laugh inducing. If you liked previous Pixar movies, you will undoubtedly enjoy Up. If you have grown tired of the trend pioneered by Toy Story and Shrek, Up will not be the movie that changes your mind. Read more…

Tom Waits as 'Mr. Nick'

Terry Gilliam is fascinated by the power of the imagination. In Brazil he presents a Hollywood happy ending that only exists within the protagonist’s unconscious mind. With Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, he shows us what the imagination can turn the real world into when under the influence of heavy hallucinogens. With the Fisher King a catatonic homeless man played by Robin Williams hallucinates attacks from a dark knight. In 2005′s Tideland, a young girl uses her imagination to escape the horrors of her own life. Now with The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Terry Gilliam once again explores the imagination to its most convoluted and perverse depths. This may be his most surreal work to date. Read more…