AN EPIC STORYTELLER

AN EPIC STORYTELLER DIRECTOR ZHANG YIMOU ON HIS CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER This holiday season brings many films to choose from, and nothing arrives so beautifully packaged and as ... Continue Reading →

PAINT IT…SOME OTHER COLOR

PAINT IT…SOME OTHER COLOR OFF THE BLACK WRITER-DIRECTOR JAMES PONSOLDT.  “Our film is sort of one of those perennial Sundance clichés of literally running to ... Continue Reading →

HOLLYWOOD ENDING

HOLLYWOOD ENDING The Golden Globes are back again! and since I’m told they matter, I must conclude that the films this year are rotten. Given, this is the Hollywood Foreign Press, ... Continue Reading →

ART FILM – THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE

That Obscure Object of Desire ART FILM OF THE WEEK Fresh, earthy, and always original, Luis Buñuel’s final directorial outing is foremost known for both lead actresses ... Continue Reading →

SPLITTING HAIRS IN FUR

SPLITTING HAIRS IN FUR – AN INTERVIEW WITH STEVEN SHAINBERG  Steven Shainberg, the director of Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane In Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane ... Continue Reading →

ART FILM – LES VAMPIRES

LES VAMPIRES ART FILM OF THE WEEK Louis Feuillade’s ten-part, seven-hour serial begins with protagonist Guerande—an ace reporter hot on the trail of constant adventure—recovering ... Continue Reading →

A GOOD YEAR IS A GOOD FILM

A GOOD YEAR IS A GOOD FILM  A GOOD YEAR(3 out of 4 stars) Directed by Sir Ridley Scott Starring: Russ ell Crowe, Albert Finney, Marion Cotillard, Abbie Cornish, Freddie Highmore, ... Continue Reading →

CHASING JOEY LAUREN ADAMS

CHASING JOEY LAUREN ADAMS I Still best known to viewers as the delightful central character of Kevin Smith’s Chasing Amy, Joey Lauren Adams has expanded her horizons with Come ... Continue Reading →