THE OVERNIGHT premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and will be released by The Orchard on June 19, 2015. Cast: Taylor Schilling, Adam Scott, Jason Schwartzman and Judith Godrèche TRT: 80 minutes Country: USA Language: English Synopsis: Alex, Emily, and their son, RJ, have recently moved to Los Angeles’ Eastside from Seattle. Feeling lost…
The Bronx River Art Center presents a Film Screening of: “Red Thread: The Prisoner and the Painter” Produced and Directed by Duston Spear *** Followed by a musical performance under the artistic direction of Duston Spear; with Michael Minard – musical director, composer; Phyllis Ross – on keyboard; featuring Ann Casapini – vocalist; and Cynthia…
In his striking and moving debut feature BLUEBIRD, writer/director Lance Edmands explores the interconnectedness of a small town in the northern reaches of Maine. When Lesley, the local school bus driver (Tony nominee Amy Morton, AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY), becomes distracted during her end-of-day inspection, she fails to notice a sleeping boy in the back of…
We did it, Write Readers! We made it all the way through! We are at the last of the last, finishing our journey with American Sniper, the second war move that didn’t feel like a war movie. I didn’t cry as much as I expected to during American Sniper, because my brain has discovered that…
Hello Friends, The journey through the eight Best Picture nominees of 2015 is winding down. This is the second-to-last review of Oscar season! There’s no better film to be reviewing than Whiplash. A whirlwind of a ride, Whiplash was written and directed by Damien Chazelle, based upon his experiences in the Princeton High School Studio…
Hello Friends, We’re almost there – this is the sixth review of the eight Best Picture nominees of the 87th annual Academy Awards. I’ve been avoiding writing this review, because as you all are well aware, I can’t handle sad films. Watching The Theory of Everything was almost as bad as War Horse. (Feel free…
Hello Friends, It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Michael Keaton in his most excellent performance since he was Batman. I’m not sure how much I’ve seen him perform since he was Batman, but IMdB says he’s done a lot of things, so I believe it. Because everything you read on the internet is true….
Hello Friends, Let us continue to march forward through all eight Best Picture nominees for the 2015 Academy Awards- Selma is next on our list. (See what I did there? Because, I said we’re marching, and Selma is about…nevermind.) Selma is a historical drama directed by Ava DuVernay, about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1965…
Hello Friends, The reviews just keep on coming! Up next on our journey through the eight Best Picture nominated films of the 2015 Academy Awards is Boyhood, the chronicle of, you guessed it, the journey from boyhood to manhood. Or, at least, college-aged-hood. Boyhood is nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Director, Best Screenplay,…
Hello again, Write Readers! Welcome back to my series of reviews on the Academy Award Best Picture Nominees! We’re one film down, with seven to go. This next film is the one I was the most surprised to see on the list of best picture nominees- if you guessed The Grand Budapast Hotel, winner, winner, chicken…