Oscar Isaac, Christian Bale, Charlotte LeBon, Angela Sarafyan, James Cromwell and Terry George Keeping the Promise by Jay S. Jacobs The Armenian Genocide in what is now Turkey happened over 100 years ago, but it is still a political hot potato all these years later. In the days during and after World War I, the … Continue reading
Elias Koteas Lets Us In … On His Acting Technique by Brad Balfour What makes Canadian-born actor Elias Koteas so fascinating is that he doesn’t like to play it safe. In his latest film, the vampiric Let Me In, he plays the policeman who discovers the true nature of the mysterious 12-year-old killer Abby (Chloë Grace … Continue reading
CHLOE (2010) Starring Julianne Moore, Amanda Seyfried, Liam Neeson, Nina Dobrev, Max Thieriot, Meghan Heffern, Laura DeCarteret, Mishu Vellani and R.H. Thomson. Screenplay by Erin Cressida Wilson. Directed by Atom Egoyan. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. 96 minutes. Rated R. Canadian director Atom Egoyan has made repeated visits to the heart of darkness and the … Continue reading
THIS FILM IS NOT YET RATED (2006) Featuring John Waters, Matt Stone, Kimberly Peirce, Kevin Smith, Darren Aronofsky, Mary Harron, Wayne Kramer, Maria Bello, Allison Anders, David Ansen, Atom Egoyan, Becky Altringer, Jay Landers, Jack Valenti and Kirby Dick. Written by Eddie Schmidt, Matt Patterson and Kirby Dick. Directed by Kirby Dick. Distributed by IFC … Continue reading
ATOM EGOYAN FINDING THE TRUTH IN DIRECTING by Brad Balfour For Canadian director Atom Egoyan creating Where the Truth Lies offered a challenge of constructing something that was almost a genre film but not quite. Wrestling with musician/composer Rupert Holmes’ novel of the same name, Egoyan takes a story that plays on the conventions of the classic … Continue reading
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