Film Review: JEFF WHO LIVES AT HOME.

Written and Directed by Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass Starring Jason Segal, Ed Helms, Susan Sarandon, Rae Dawn Chong, Steve Zissis Did you find Cyrus, a film from a year or two ago with John C. Reilly and Jonah Hill—quirky and sentimental? Can you tolerate Jason Segal...

Film Review: THE DEEP BLUE SEA

 Directed by Terrence Davies Based on the play by Terrence Rattigan Starring Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston, Simon Russell Beale. I am a great fan of Terrence Davies’ earlier films THE LONG DAY CLOSES and DISTANT VOICES, STILL LIVES. I’m also a fan of love stories about...

Film Review: THE HUNGER GAMES

Directed by Gary Ross Written by Ross, Suzanne Collins, Billy Ray Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Woody Harrelson, Lenny Kravitz, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Hemsworth, Wes Bentley, Stanley Tucci I read the first three chapters of the novel, THE HUNGER GAMES,...

Film Review: CRAZY HORSE

Crazy Horse A Documentary by Frederick Wiseman Over the years, we have seen quite a few of Frederick Wiseman’s documentaries. His first documentary THE COOL WORLD was in 1963, and it was followed by the more famous TITICUT FOLLIES. He has gone on to make dozens of...

Film Review: CORIOLANUS

Directed by Ralph Fiennes Written by William Shakespeare, script by John Logan Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Brian Cox, Gerald Butler, Vanessa Redgrave, Jessica Chastain Sometimes you have to wonder just how difficult directing is when a novice director (Fiennes) comes out...