FILM: A Place at the Table
When you think of hunger, what do you see? Perhaps you think of a thin, malnourished-looking child in a third-world country. Or maybe a scene of an impoverished, rural family living in a shack during the Great Depression. A Place at The Table, a new documentary film by Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush, challenges these images, presenting the realities More...
FILM: THE SWEENEY
The Sweeney is a hard edged British thriller that should capture American audiencesĀ with its fast paced action, complex but easy to follow plot and some acting performancesĀ that are spot on. Ray Winston plays More...
FILM: No
Since its debut at Cannes last year, Pablo LarraĆn’s No has been earning buzz from the festival and awards scene. This Chilean historical drama centers around the 1988 referendum to keep dictator Augusto More...
Film: Sundance Film Festival’s buzzy Escape from Tomorrow
Escape from Tomorrow was arguably one of the most unique films I saw at Sundance 2013. Shot digitally in ethereal black and white,Ā and transferred to 35 mm film, this dark comedy morphs into an art film with surrealist More...
Sundance 2013 – Feasting on Film
The Sundance Film Festival is where Los Angeles film industry pros go to acquire films, negotiate deals, party, and present projects they love. Itās also where film lovers of all stripes get to devour a feast More...
The Unsinkable Henry Morgan
So the folks at Captain Morgan bankrolled a treasure-finding expedition somewhere near Panama in hopes their bounty was one of their namesakeās sunken ships, the Satisfaction. The film follows divers as they explore More...
FILM: Hyde Park on Hudson
A great little gem of a story, some fantastic cinematography, a specific historical happening and notĀ a small amount of fantastic performances make Hyde Park on Hudson. Iām not sure very much happens in director More...
FILM: Hitchcock
Thereās not much in Hollywood thatās sacred, but for film enthusiasts, Hitchcockās masterpiece Psycho has had a tough legacy with cheap sequels and a remake that didnāt measure up, so it is a wonderful relief More...
FILM: Beware of Mr. Baker
Arguably best known for beating the skins in the seminal heavy rock trio, Cream, the wild-eyed, red bushy- haired Ginger Baker is quite the character, and more than just a madman drummer, as is revealed in Jay Bulgerās More...
FILM: We Came Home
Ariana Delawariās biographical documentary We Came Home begins by tracing her rich and complex past and present, starting with her grandparentsā unlikely marriage, a mother from Sicily, a father from Afghanistan, More...
