Carey Mulligan An English Actress Gets An Education and Award Noms by Brad Balfour With An Education, the 24-year-old British actress Carey Mulligan has come out of nowhere to garner the kind of critical acclaim and award notice that few receive so quickly – she’s up for a Golden Globe tomorrow for example. But her performance as 16-year-old … Continue reading
TOE TO TOE (2009) Starring Louisa Krause, Sonequa Martin, Gaius Charles, Silvestre Rasuk, Ally Walker, Leslie Uggams, Anwan Glover, Dionne Audain, Erica Chamblee, Hina Abdullah, Julia Garro, Maha Chehlaoui, Anthony Del Negro, Thuliso Dingwall, Stephanie Rigizadeh and Michael Gable. Screenplay by Emily Abt. Directed by Emily Abt. Distributed by Strand Releasing. 104 minutes. Not Rated. … Continue reading
DELTA (2008) Starring Félix Lajkó, Orsolya Tóth, Lili Monori, Sándor Gáspár, Lajos Bertók and Martin Wuttke. Screenplay by Yvette Biro. Directed by Kornél Mundruczó. Distributed by Facets Multimedia. 96 minutes. Not Rated. Incest is such an incendiary subject that it is rather surprising how low-key and quiet this beautifully-shot Hungarian film on the subject ends … Continue reading
Bon Appetit with Oscar-nominees Meryl Streep & Stanley Tucci by Brad Balfour Looking very Julia Child-like, actor Meryl Streep, the latter half of Julie and Julia, stepped up to the press conference table in a long grey dress cut to mid-calf, wearing a string of pearls. Her screen husband, Stanley Tucci, wore a sport coat … Continue reading
EVERYBODY’S FINE (2009) Starring Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell, Lucian Maisel, Melissa Leo, James Frain, Katherine Moennig, Brendan Sexton III, Chandler Frantz, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Mackenzie Milone and Lily Mo Sheen. Screenplay by Kirk Jones. Directed by Kirk Jones. Distributed by Mirimax Pictures. 100 minutes. Rated PG-13. Everybody’s Fine is based on a … Continue reading
AMELIA (2009) Starring Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, Joe Anderson, Cherry Jones, Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Abrams, Dylan Roberts, Scott Yaphne, Tom Fairfoot, William Cuddy and Ryann Shane. Screenplay by Ron Bass and Anna Hamilton Phelan. Directed by Mira Nair. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. 110 minutes. Rated PG. Amelia Earhart lived a … Continue reading
MID-AUGUST LUNCH (PRANZA DI FERRAGOSTO) (2009) Starring Gianni Di Gregorio, Valeria De Franciscis, Marina Cacciotti, Maria Calì, Grazia Cesarini Sforza, Alfonso Santagata, Luigi Marchetti, Marcello Ottolenghi and Petre Rosu. Written by Gianni Di Gregorio. Directed by Gianni Di Gregorio. Distributed by Zeitgeist Films. 75 minutes. Not Rated. To give an idea of the cultural differences … Continue reading
THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE (2009) Starring Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams, Jane McLean, Ron Livingston, Stephen Tobolowsky, Arliss Howard, Jane McLean, Brooklynn Proulx, Alex Ferris, Michelle Nolden, Hailey McCann and Tatum McCann. Written by Bruce Joel Rubin. Directed by Robert Schwentke. Distributed by New Line Cinema. 107 minutes. Rated PG-13. If you have read many of … Continue reading
WHITEOUT (2009) Starring Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Tom Skerritt, Columbus Short, Alex O’Loughlin, Shawn Doyle, Joel Keller, Jesse Todd, Arthur Holden and Steve Lucescu. Written by Jon Hoeber & Eric Hoeber and Chad Hayes & Carey W. Hayes. Directed by Dominic Sena. Distributed by Warner Bros. 101 minutes. Rated R. I have been debating whether … Continue reading
Wes Studi Native American Actor A Valued Player in Avatar and The Only Good Indian by Brad Balfour It was no coincidence that actor Wes Studi was cast an the tribal chief Eytukan in director James Cameron’s Golden Globe-winning 3D film Avatar or as bounty hunter Sam, the lead character in Kevin Willmott’s The Only Good Indian. From the days he was in Dances … Continue reading
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