Francia Raisa Chasing the Dream by Jay S. Jacobs Only a few years into a career which has quickly gone from simmering to muy caliente, Francia Raisa is blowing open doors that normally don’t spread for Latin actresses. The young daughter of a Mexican mother and a Honduran father, she was introduced to life in the … Continue reading
ROMAN DE GARE (2008) Starring Dominique Pinon, Fanny Ardant, Audrey Dana, Michèle Bernier, Myriam Boyer, Zinedine Soualem, Boris Ventura Diaz, Marc Rioufol, Thomas Le Douarec, Sarah Lelouch, Shaya Lelouch, Cyrille Eldin, Gilles Lemaire, Serge Moati, Bernard Werber and Arlette Gordon. Screenplay by Gérard de Battista and Claude Lelouch. Directed by Claude Lelouch. Distributed by Samuel … Continue reading
THERE WILL BE BLOOD (2007) Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Dillon Freasier, Kevin J. O’Connor, Ciaran Hinds, Barry Del Sherman, Colleen Foy, Paul F. Tompkins, Russell Harvard, Randall Carver, Coco Leigh and Kevin Breznahan. Screenplay by Paul Thomas Anderson. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Distributed by Paramount Vintage. 158 minutes. Rated R. Paul Thomas Anderson … Continue reading
Michael Pitt and Brady Corbet Aren’t Joking Around in Funny Games by Brad Balfour Ten years ago, German director Michael Haneke created a harrowing, near-psychotic film, Funny Games, about two young men – Paul and Peter – who force a couple and their son in their vacation cabin to play sadistic “games” with fatal results. A critique … Continue reading
Jim Sturgess Bets on 21 to Transform His Acting Career by Brad Balfour Based on Ben Mezrich’s non-fiction book Bringing Down the House – about MIT master math student Jeff Ma and his blackjack team – 21 details the story of Ben Campbell and his card-counting crew that ravages Las Vegas casinos for little over a year (making oodles … Continue reading
FLAWLESS (2008) Starring Demi Moore, Michael Caine, Lambert Wilson, Joss Ackland, Constantine Gregory, Derren Nesbitt, Nathaniel Parker, Shaughan Seymour, Nicholas Jones, David Barrass, Silas Carson, Rosalind March, Kevan Willis and Stanley Townsend. Screenplay by Edward Anderson. Directed by Michael Radford. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. 105 minutes. Rated PG-13. Flawless takes place in a just-pre-swinging London. About … Continue reading
Charlize Theron and AnnaSophia Robb Sleepwalking Through Real Life by Jay S. Jacobs Though she has lived a rather glamorous life – born in South Africa, travelling regularly to Europe and the US, becoming a top actress in films like The Cider House Rules, The Italian Job and In the Valley of Elah – lately, … Continue reading
JELLYFISH (2007) Starring Sarah Adler, Nikol Leidman, Gera Sandler, Noa Knoller, Ma-nenita De Latorre, Zharira Charifai, Ilanit Ben Yaakov, Assi Dayan and Miri Fabian. Screenplay by Shira Geffen. Directed by Etgar Keret & Shira Geffen. Distributed by Zeitgeist Films. 78 minutes. Not Rated. This charming and quirky little Israeli slice-of-life has been opening some eyes, … Continue reading
NANCY DREW (2007) Starring Emma Roberts, Josh Flitter, Max Thieriot, Tate Donovan, Rachael Leigh Cook, Danielle Monet, Kelly Vitz, Barry Bostwick, Kay Panabaker, Cliff Bernis, Laura Elena Harring, Caroline Aaron, Pat Carroll, Chris Kattan, Adam Goldberg and Bruce Willis. Screenplay by Andrew Fleming and Tiffany Paulsen. Directed by Andrew Fleming. Distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures. … Continue reading
SLEEPWALKING (2008) Starring Nick Stahl, Charlize Theron, AnnaSophia Robb, Woody Harrelson, Dennis Hopper, Deborra-Lee Furness, Callum Keith Rennie, Amy Matysio, Shannon Jardine and Mathew St. Patrick. Screenplay by Zac Standford. Directed by William Maher. Distributed by Overture Films. 101 minutes. Rated R. The new indie drama Sleepwalking is neither as artistic nor as insightful as it would … Continue reading
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