Author Marie Montgomery

by Marie Montgomery Charles Shine (Clive Owen) is a regular and somewhat happily married suburban man who takes a late train one day and meets Lucinda (Jennifer Aniston). Charles instantly is enamored by Lucinda's sexuality, and they travel to a cruddy hotel in Chicago in order to take the relationship to the next level.

by Marie Montgomery "Jarhead" is the mirror reflecting our society. "Every war is different; every war is the same." This is the comment made by the protagonist of "Jarhead," Swofford (Jake Gyllenhaal), who joins the marines out of a lack of options. "Jarhead," which is based on the best-selling memoir of the same name by Anthony Swofford, gives an in-depth look into the life of marines.

by Marie Montgomery What do you have when "Fear Factor" meets "Survivor?" You have "Saw II," the sequel to last years "Saw." The story only varies slightly from its original. Jigsaw (Tobin Bell), a cancer stricken psycho who wants to make people appreciate life, uses his super genius powers to round up a group of people and trap them in a house.

Every so often we attend a play with an up-and-coming actor or actress, see an independent film with a sure-thing director or a concert with a group of talented musicians that is just bound to be something. The concert at Irving Plaza in New York City on Oct.

Hollywood has run out of ideas, especially in the horror department. Instead of thinking of new and original ways to scare people, directors have decided to revive old movies. When the amount of original horror films in the past five years can be counted on one hand, one has to wonder: Why is Hollywood creating all these remakes? "It's funny because a lot of horror films are more or less telling the same story.

Typically, comedy is not associated with movies about the Holocaust, nor should it be. However, Liev Schreiber's "Everything is Illuminated" manages to incorporate a number of witting moments into what is otherwise a mysterious and disturbing account of one man's family history during the Holocaust.

Press Release Ghouls and goblins of all ages are invited to the Second Annual Halloween Fright Fest at the Community Theatre on Sunday, Oct. 30.   This all-day film festival, sponsored by Media Wave of Fairfield, is free to the public.  Funds raised through concession sales will benefit the Community Theatre Foundation, located at 1424 Post Road in downtown Fairfield.

by Marie Montgomery It's a fairy-tale album, without the prince charming. Fiona Apple's "Extraordinary Machine" finally hit music stores worldwide this week. With two albums, "Tidal" and "When the Pawn...", behind her, Apple fans have been watching this young musician to see where she is headed.

by Marie Montgomery "Corpse Bride," Tim Burton's latest foray into stop-motion animation, is filled with holes that leave the audience wishing Burton had just left the dead at peace. Although "Bride" has the same imaginative animation as "The Nightmare Before Christmas," the story is nowhere near as captivating.