Blood Diamond

(Warning: Extreme length ahead. Proceed at your own peril.) When I initially reviewed Edward Zwick's 2006 thriller "Blood Diamond" for the purposes of this blog I gave it a stellar review. I took a lot of flack for this and, as time has gone by, I came to the realization the flack-givers were on the right side of the fence. (I'll admit when I'm wrong. I don't work for Fox News.) This is not a great movie. This is not really even a good movie. Certainly there are plot holes, if you look...Read Full Story

A story following Archer, a man tortured by his roots. With a strong survival instinct, he has made himself a key player in the business of conflict diamonds. Political unrest is rampant in Sierra Leone as people fight tooth for tooth. Upon meeting Solomon, and the beautiful Maddy, Archer's life changes forever as he is given a chance to make peace with the war around him. Written by Miist - IMDb . Stars : Leonardo DiCaprio Djimon Hounsou Jennifer ConnellyRead Full Story

by nick Simons Blood Diamond is a 2006 film co-produced and directed by Edward Zwick and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly and Djimon Hounsou. The title is the term for blood diamonds, that will be diamonds mined in African war zones and sold to finance conflicts, and thereby profit warlords and diamond companies around the world. Set over the Sierra Leone Civil War in 1992-2002, the film shows a rustic torn apart by way of the struggle between government soldiers and rebel forces...Read Full Story

Last night I attended the 20th Annual Awards Gala for the Palm Springs International Film Festival. The black tie event was held at the Convention Center in beautiful downtown Palm Springs. Thousands of fans and celebrity-watchers lined the streets early for a glimpse of their favorite stars. When I arrived, there were stretch limousines lined up approaching the red carpet, dropping off celebrities non-stop. The press was in full force, hundreds of international photographers, TV networks...Read Full Story

Blood Diamond [HD DVD] An ex-mercenary turned smuggler (Leonardo DiCaprio). A Mende fisherman (Djimon Hounsou). Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman’s son, conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed across the alternately beautiful and ravaged countryside. Directed by Edward Zwick (Glory, The...Read Full Story