Life for 14-year old Lily Owens (Dakota Fanning) is no bed of roses.  She lives under the guilt of having shot her mother (shown in flashback).  Her abusive father (Paul Bettany) causes her to run away with her black friend Rosaleen (Jennifer Hudson).  They are taken in by a family of female bee-keepers led by August Boatwright (Queen Latifah).  Needless to say, Prince-Bythewood’s script offers many metaphors of the characters’ lives with the behavior of the bees.  The film is based on the 2002 best seller of the same name by Sue Monk Kidd.

The ads advertise W. as a film on the chronicle on the life and presidency of George W. Bush (James Brolin).  But more accurately, W. is a film on the chronicle on the life and presidency of George W. Bush according to Oliver Stone.

BATTLE IN SEATTLE is not that bad a movie – but one that suffers from offsets in timing. 

The documentary, FLOW given the acronym ‘For Love of Water’ demonstrates the dedication director Irena Salina and her band of interviewees have for the earth’s essential resource.  Her film builds a case against privatization of the world’s water supply and how corporate giants like Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestle rob the people and destroy the environment.

SEX DRIVE (USA 2008) (O)
Directed by Sean Anders

One word for this teen comedy – Repulsive!