Michael says: “In what is surely the surprise darling of the Toronto Film festival, Scherfig’s ITALIAN FOR BEGINNERS proves that the dogme 95 manifesto can be used to stunning effect in a deadpan, romantic comedy. Laughter and tears, sometimes simultaneously, are
Laura says: “Unemployed San Bernadino cameraman Ron Kobeleski (Dylan Haggerty) has his life turned around and his family placed in jeopardy by the simple act of meeting retired neighbor Walter Ohlinger (Raymond Barry). The video document Ron’s requested of Walter
SPOILERS below Laura says: “Igby (Kieran Culkin) watched his father (Bill Pullman) lose his grip with reality under his mother’s (Susan Sarandon) withering gaze before he reached his teens. He introduces his older brother (Ryan Phillippe) as ‘majoring in
Michael says: “The first film we saw on Saturday was Mira Nair’s latest film, HYSTERICAL BLINDNESS. No psuedo-Bollywood, or Indian weddings here. Based on a play, this film was executive produced by and starred Uma Thurman. Thurman must have seen
Clinton says: “Charlie Kaufman, the writer behind the wildly inventive BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, teams up with another influential music video director, Michel Goundry, who’s visual flair has elevated Bjork’s videos to near-perfect mini-movies (MALKOVICH director Spike Jones also stepped up
Laura says: “I found HYBRID moving and *loved* some of the stunning black and white imagery. The score combined with the images made it very melancholic. And I never realized what cornsilk was really for!” Michael says: “Thanks to
Michael says: “Technically proficient and strongly acted, the downfall of Fontaine’s drama is in its detachment. Central character, Jean-Luc, is a successful doctor, with a beautiful, classy wife. When his father returns to France after living for many years in
Laura says: “A Louisiana houseboat, an all electronic house in Illinois, a converted missile site in Kansas, a California ranch converted for a dozen cats’ comfort and a Hawaiian tree house are five unusual homes showcased in HOME MOVIE. “Director
Laura says: “German director Tom Tykwer has explored fate and chance in his films RUN, LOLA, RUN and THE PRINCESS AND THE WARRIOR, falling far short of the works of the late, great Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski. Working from a
