Way out of tune. Running time: 127 minutes. Rated R (violence, sex, profanity). At the Empire, the Lincoln Square, the Beekman, others. WE began this dismal movie season with one lethally bad World ...

So it's too bad that a woefully miscast Nicolas Cage -- sporting a ridiculous Italian accent -- nearly drags it all down. Luckily, John Hurt comes to the rescue with an ace performance. Following up ...

* why “Corelli’s Mandolin,” a title good enough to make the original Louis de Bernieres novel an international bestseller, had to be upgraded to include the protagonist’s rank; * why it took four ...