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Focuses on the sex scenes in U.S. motion pictures. Sadomasochism in the erotic film '9 1/2 Weeks'; Group sex in 'Henry and June'; Kissing scene by the beach in 'From Here to Eternity.'

The article presents a satirical look at the movie "Happy Feet," which features thousands of animated penguins to address issues such as intolerance, true friendship, and overfishing. The author writes about her hatred for penguins, and lists some of what she feels were more worthwhile films: "Casino Royale," starring Daniel Craig, and "Dreamgirls," starring Beyoncé and Eddie Murphy.

This article presents a humorous account of celebrity culture. The author discusses the moral values of telling the truth in light of the behavior of celebrities. Examples cited include author James Frey fabricating the truth in his memoir "A Million Little Pieces," novelist J. T. Leroy fabricating his edgy experiences, and religious leaders engaging in unruly behavior. In response, the author details various fabricated stories that he would spread if allowed.

The author reflects on the film "The Queen," a portrayal of Great Britain's royal family in the wake of Princess Diana's death, and draws comparisons of her life and family to the life and family of Queen Elizabeth II. The author also presents an imaginary meeting with the Queen, in which she humorously prods the queen with questions, before sharing their opinions of a screening of the comedy film "Jackass Number Two."

The article comments on the motion picture "Snakes on a Plane." The plot of the film concerns some sort of indicted mobster who wants to assassinate an eyewitness who is being transported back to Los Angeles, California through an airplane. According to the author, the film is more like a reality show because the fun lies on the participants that are being hated. She adds that it exhausts the limited possibilities of the snakes in a plane.

The article discusses the author's family road trip experience. She invited her family to go for a road trip after watching the independent film "Little Miss Sunshine". She assigned several characters in the film to be played by members of her family. Her family refused to ride in anything without air-conditioning. In the end, her family agreed to ride a taxi van to see the movie "Talladega Nights".

The article reviews the motion picture "The Da Vinci Code," directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou.

The article describes the different types of a comedy film. Romantic comedies aimed primarily at female audience that feature radiant female star who wears great clothes, has great hair and gets adorably frazzled. Nice boy comedies are the movies starring actors like Ben Stiller, Adam Sandler and Dustin Hoffman. Freaks and geeks comedies are the movies that star people who can be very entertaining when offered an extremely low budget.

The article reviews the motion pictures "Thank You for Smoking," starring Aaron Eckhart and Katie Holmes and "V for Vendetta," starring Natalie Portman.

The article relates the author's experience with a long-time crush Daniel Kopler in the movie screening of the film "Transamerica". Kopler, a man turned woman through plastic surgery, has confessed that he admires and imitates the author from her pretty looks, fahion style to her career achievements as a film critic.

The article relates the author's view on the sequences of the motion picture "Brokeback Mountain," directed by Ang Lee. The film was starred by Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal. The author comments on the story of the film. The author emphasized that the film is more heart-wrenching than the motion picture "Titanic" because of the ending of the story of the movie.

The article features comments of the author on two musical motion pictures "Rent" and "The Producers." The author said that the film adaptation of "Rent" gave wrong depiction of the topics being focused like heroin addition and AIDS. She is not satisfied with the acting of Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick in the film adaptation of "The Producers."

The article reviews two motion pictures including "Capote," directed by Bernnett Miller and starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Clifton Collins Jr., and "Good Night, and Good Luck," directed by George Clooney and starring David Strathairn and Robert Downey Jr.

Relates the experience of the author filming a documentary "Cats and a Collie: The Mauling of Libby," starring her family's pets in the U.S. Success of documentaries on penguins and grizzly man; Movies which successfully casted animals; Interactive story of the author relating animals to renowned personalities.

Focuses on the movies that can be the best guide to growing up. Character portrayed by Johnny Depp in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"; Lesson learned from "Wedding Crashers," starring Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn; Observation about the joke in the documentary film "The Aristocrats."

Presents humorous critiques of several motion pictures. "Star Wars: The Revenge of the Sith"; "Batman Begins"; "The Longest Yard"; "Cinderella Man"; "Mr. & Mrs. Smith".

Shares thoughts about the performances of actresses Paris Hilton in the "House of Wax" and Nicole Kidman in "The Interpreter." Comment on the physical appearance of Hilton in the movie; Ability of Kidman to portray her character in the film; Criticisms on the character they played as a whole.

Presents a humorous critique of the motion pictures "Sin City," starring Bruce Willis and Mickey Rouke and "Beauty Shop," starring Queen Latifah. Plot and theme of the movies.

Features comments of the author on the representation of hell in the film "Constantine." Description of the scene in hell from the film; Confusion of the author on the reason for people to go to hell when they died; Citation of instances when one is deemed to go to hell.

Presents humorous insights on the breakup of married actors Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston. Author's "relationship" with Pitt; Comments on several movies made by Pitt including "Thelma & Louise," Legends of the Fall" and "Troy"; Movies made by Aniston including "Picture Perfect" and "Along Came Polly".

Presents humorous critiques of several motion pictures. "Phantom of the Opera"; "Sideways"; "Closer"; "Ocean's Twelve".

Presents a humorous critique of the movie "Finding Neverland," starring Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet. Physical appearance of Depp in the movie; Depiction of how author J.M. Barrie might have developed "Peter Pan"; Plot and theme of the movie; Comparison with the movie "Bad Education," directed by Pedro Almodovar.

Presents humorous critiques of three motion pictures. "I Heart Huckabees," directed by David O. Russell; "The Forgotten," starring Julianne Moore; "Garden State," directed by and starring Zach Braff.

Comments on several athletes who competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Swimmers Michael Phelps and Natalie Coughlin; Gymnast Svetlana Khorkina; Comparison of the athletes with actors and actresses like Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt.

Comments on the anxiety being brought by motion pictures in the United States. Overview of the film "I, Robot"; Freudian urge behind robot movies; Remake of the film "The Manchurian Candidate."

Presents a commentary on a number of American films released in 2004. Discrepancy on the way the role of Brad Pitt as Achilles is depicted in the film "Troy"; Overview of the story line of the film "The Day After Tomorrow," starring Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhaal; Quality of the performance of Vin Diesel in "The Chronicles of Riddick."

Criticizes the motion pictures "Hellboy," starring Ron Perlman and "Kill Bill-Vol. 2," starring Uma Thurman in the U.S. Characterization of the film; Resolution of the conflict; Plot development.

Presents a humorous critique of the motion picture "Taking Lives," starring Angelina Jolie. Jolie's role in the movie; Comparison of Jolie with Ashley Judd; Comments on Jolie's personal style and fashion; Plot and theme of the movie; Reasons why the author would make a criminal profiler.

Comments on issues relating to the motion picture industry in the U.S. Interview of actor/director Mel Gibson with Diane Sawyer on his movie "The Passion of the Christ"; Plot of the movie "50 First Dates," starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore.

Presents an imagined account by the author of what it would be like if she watched a screening of the movie "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton" with the Pope. Comments by the Pope about other movies like "Elf" and actor Nathan Lane; Plot of the movie "Win a Date With Tad Hamilton" which stars Josh Duhamel, Kate Bosworth and Topher Grace.

Comments on the motion pictures "Matrix Revolutions" and "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King". Character played by Keanu Reeves in "Matrix Revolutions"; Probable homosexual undertones in "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King"; Plot and theme of the movies; Success of the movies.

Focuses on the depiction of violence in several films. Concern over the impact of violent scenes on children; Criticism against the film "Love Actually"; Citation of extreme violence featured in "Kill Bill."

Comments on the motion pictures "Lost in Translation," written and directed by Sofia Coppola and "Under the Tuscan Sun." Plot; Comments about actors Bill Murray and Diane Lane.

Relates the author's personal moviegoing habits. 'Seabiscuit'; 'Capturing the Friedmans'; 'American Splendor.'

Focuses on roles played by females in action oriented motion pictures. Reference to the motion picture "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle"; Role of Kristanna Loken in the motion picture 'Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines."

Comments on the science-fiction films 'X-Men,' and 'Matrix.' Description of the superpowers of the mutants in 'X-Men'; Lifestyle of people in Zion, a subterranean city in the film 'Matrix'; Production of the sequels of both films.

Focuses on the popularity of teenage girls portraying a lead role in U.S. motion pictures. Impact of television and motion picture actresses Amanda Bynes and Hillary Duff on teenage girls; Difference between television and motion picture acting; Infatuation for motion picture actors.

Criticizes the motion pictures 'Dreamcatcher' and 'The Core.' Comparison of 'Dreamcatcher' to other Stephen King films; Arrogance of the villain scientists in 'The Core'; Return of the grand tradition of landmark destruction.

Relates the author's experience in visiting her therapist to ask why she is addicted to watching the reality television program 'Joe Millionaire.' Effectiveness of reality television in satisfying the crave for authenticity; Therapeutic value of reality-based programs.

Describes a movie featuring Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera and Anna Nicole Smith in roles similar to those played by Nicole Kidman, Juliane Moore and Meryl Streep in the movie 'The Hours.' Theme and plot; Character development; Conflicts.

Discusses the films 'Chicago' and 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Movie plots; Observation of the appeal of 'Chicago' with women and gay men; Unwritten rules on the set design of musicals; Claim on the worthiness of committing murder; Comments on the sexuality of the readers of the novels by Tolkien; Observation of the slow movement of the film's plot; Recommendation to make 'The Lord of the Rings' a musical.

Comments on the films '8 Mile,' starring Eminem and 'Jackass: The Movie,' starring Johnny Knoxville. Plot; Characters; Actors' performance.

Presents a humorous review of the motion picture 'White Oleander,' starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Alison Lohman, Robin Wright Penn and Renee Zellweger. Plot of the film; Pfeiffer's portrayal of a sensual, disturbed mother who grows even more stunningly gorgeous during her years in jail; Revelation of painful secrets during the dig final confrontation between Pfeiffer and Lohman.

Assesses the movie `Sweet Home Alabama,' starring Reese Witherspoon, Patrick Dempsey and Josh Lucas. Movie synopsis; Highlights of the movie.

Comments on the film 'XXX' starring Vin Diesel and the Mel Gibson starrer 'Signs.' Plots and characters; Stunt doubles; Views about Diesel and Gibson.

Discusses the experience of the author during a forum on motion pictures for a cable access program 'Deep Focus.' Discussion and debate with film critics Eliot Schmeck and Deering Keston; Inclination of Gelman-Waxner to disagree with all the film insights of both Schmeck and Keston.

Comments on the U.S. motion picture 'Minority Report' directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise. Plot; Tom Cruise's physical appearance; Production values.

Relates imaginary adventures that the author experienced in her attempts to become the character played by actress Diane Lane in the motion picture 'Unfaithful.' Storyline of the movie; Effort by the author to find a handsome French rare-book dealer in New York City with whom she can have an extramarital affair; Author's encounter with Spider-Man.

Analyzes the impact of Hollywood movies. 'Panic Room,' starring Jodie Foster; 'The Scorpion King,' starring The Rock.

Comments on the 2002 Academy Awards event in the U.S. Tribute to showbusiness people who died in 2001; Political correctness theme during the awards night; Plot of the film 'Ice Age.'