Jody Quigley and Lili Bordán Six Degrees of Apparition by Jay S. Jacobs Hollywood is chock full of actors who toil in obscurity, desperate to get the chance to make their dream film. However, with hundreds of thousands of actors and merely hundreds of projects, you do the math. Breaking through is like winning the … Continue reading
WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE (2015) The Japanese-language cast features the voices of Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura, Nanako Matsushima, Susumu Terajima, Toshie Negishi,Ryôko Moriyama, Kazuko Yoshiyuki and Kazuko Yoshiyuki. The English-language cast features the voices of Hailee Steinfeld, Kiernan Shipka, Geena Davis, John C. Reilly, Grey Griffin, Catherine O’Hara, Ellen Burstyn, Vanessa Williams and Kathy Bates. … Continue reading
WALKING ON SUNSHINE (2015) Starring Annabel Scholey, Hannah Arterton, Giulio Berruti, Leona Lewis, Greg Wise, Katy Brand, Danny Kirrane, Giulio Corso, Mariola Jaworska, Joelle Koissi, Anabel Kutay, Laura Hydari, Susan Fordham, Michael Chapman, Amy Clare Beales and Adrian Quinton. Screenplay by Joshua St Johnston. Directed by Max Giwa & Dania Pasquini. Distributed by Phase4 Films. … Continue reading
IN THE NAME OF MY DAUGHTER (L’HOMME QU’ON AIMAIT TROP) (2014) Starring Guillaume Canet, Catherine Deneuve, Adèle Haenel, Judith Chemla, Mauro Conte, Jean Corso, Hugo Sablic, Jean-Pierre Getti, Pascal Mercier, Tamara De Leener, Jean-Marie Tiercelin, Peter Bonke, Laetitia Rosier, Noël Simsolo and Yani Redjala. Screenplay by André Téchiné. Directed by André Téchiné. Distributed by Cohen … Continue reading
ABOUT ELLY (2009) Starring Shahab Hosseini, Golshifteh Farahani, Taraneh Alidoosti, Mani Haghighi, Peyman Moaadi, Merila Zarei, Ra’na Azadivar, Ahmad Mehranfar and Saber Abbar. Screenplay by Asghar Farhadi. Directed by Asghar Farhadi. Distributed by Cinema Guild. 113 minutes. Not Rated. The world at large learned about the filmmaking skill of Iranian writer/director Asghar Farhadi in 2012 … Continue reading
24 DAYS (24 JOURS) (2014) Starring Zabou Breitman, Pascal Elbé, Jacques Gamblin, Sylvie Testud, Éric Caravaca, Syrus Shahidi, Tony Harrisson, Alka Balbir, Pauline Cheviller, Olivier Sitruk, Olivier Sitruk, Ronald Reznik, Audrey Giacomini, Matthieu Boujenah and Mickaël Guigui. Screenplay by Alexandre Arcady, Emilie Frèche and Antoine Lacomblez. Directed by Alexandre Arcady. Distributed by Menemsha Pictures. 109 … Continue reading
KILL ME THREE TIMES (2015) Starring Simon Pegg, Sullivan Stapleton, Alice Braga, Teresa Palmer, Callan Mulvey, Luke Hemsworth, Bryan Brown and Steve Le Marquand. Screenplay by James McFarland. Directed by Kriv Stenders. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. 90 minutes. Rated R. It seemed like finally, two decades hence, we’d made it past the Quentin Tarantino-wannabe films. … Continue reading
THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (2015) Starring Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wilton, Ronald Pickup, David Strathairn, Richard Gere, Diana Hardcastle, Tamsin Greig, Tena Desae, Lillete Dubey and Subhrajyoti Barat. Screenplay by Ol Parker. Directed by John Madden. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. 122 minutes. Rated PG-13. I … Continue reading
A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT (2015) Starring Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Marshall Manesh, Mozhan Marnò, Dominic Rains, Rome Shadanloo, Milad Eghbali, Reza Sixo Safai, Pej Vahdat and Ana Lily Amirpour. Screenplay by Ana Lily Amirpour. Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour. Distributed by Kino Lorber. 95 minutes. Not Rated. Vampire films are so rampant … Continue reading
Damián Szifrón Argentine Director Unleashes Wild Tales, Gets Oscar Nom by Brad Balfour Opening this Oscar weekend, Argentina’s Best Foreign Language Feature nominee Wild Tales (Relatos salvajes), lined up with breaking news of the homeland. Boy has Argentina been in the spotlight lately. Ever a media subject, Pope Francis – the former archbishop of Buenos … Continue reading
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