Film Review: THE SPECTACULAR NOW

Directed by James Ponsoldt Written by Michael H Weber, based on the novel by Tim Tharp Starring Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Jennifer Jason Lee, Kyle Chandler, Brie Larsen Sutter (Teller) is a high school senior unable to picture a future that has him in it. He...

A look at the cast of DARK PLACES

With production having started in Louisiana, I thought this would be a good time to take a look at the cast of DARK PLACES, the film based on Gillian Flynn's novel. The sole survivor of a home invasion where she famously witnessed the death of her mother (Christina...

Film Review: IN A WORLD

Written and Directed by Lake Bell Starring Lake Bell, Rob Corddry, Fred Melamed, Michaela Watkins, Demetri Martin For an hour, this is a clever, pleasant, and original story about a slacker, wannabee voice- over actor (Lake Bell) who inadvertently stumbles on some...

Cast Filling Out for COLD IN JULY

Two months into production, we are learning more about the cast of COLD IN JULY. Variety has reported that Don Johnson and Vinessa Shaw have joined Michael C. Hall and Sam Shepard in the Joe Lansdale based crime drama. Hall stars as Richard Dane, an East Texas...

Film Review: BLUE JASMINE

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED by Woody Allen Starring Cate Blanchett, Sally Hawkins, Alec Baldwin, Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Dice Clay, Louis C.K., Peter Sarsgaard In a story that leans heavily on Tennessee Williams’ A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, Cate Blanchett is explosive as a...