Synopsis: Based on the Tony Award-winning Broadway play by David Ives, which itself was based on Leopold von Sacher-Masoch’s groundbreaking novella, VENUS IN FUR is the latest film from master filmmaker Roman Polanski. Alone in a Paris theater after a long day of auditioning actresses for his new play, writer-director … [Read More]
In producing Earth to Echo, the kid friendly adventure movie opening July 2nd in American theaters, Andrew Panay is navigating unfamiliar territory with precision and ease. With a career producing adult themed comedies such as Wedding Crashers and a Van Wilder movie, this is a new venture. Thankfully, his new … [Read More]
Originally titled Can A Song Save Your Life, The Weinstein Company purchased John Carney’s follow up to Once at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and re-titled it a more uplifting Begin Again. Audiences should cherish this movie as they did with Once. Yet, I could see Begin Again potentially be … [Read More]
Director Andrew Rossi (Page One: Inside the New York Times) takes on higher education institutions and the high cost of attending school in the documentary Ivory Tower, which is expanding to theaters this week. With the cost of colleges increasing and the lack of motivation to fix the ticking … [Read More]
More along the lines of The Road than a Mad Max knock-off, The Rover is a dark, dystopian pit of despair. Debuting at Cannes with mostly a positive reaction, it opens wide this weekend. THE ROVER, David Michod’s highly anticipated follow-up to ANIMAL KINGDOM, is set in a world … [Read More]
Obvious Child, the sarcastic and smart female empowered romantic comedy has garnered a lot of attention since its debut at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. With very few authentic movies about women, Obvious Child breaks barriers from the serious subject matter of abortion to the lighter moments involving navigating … [Read More]
Three college students on a road trip across the Southwest experience a detour: the tracking of a computer genius who has already hacked into MIT and exposed security faults. The trio find themselves drawn to an eerily isolated area. Suddenly everything goes dark. When one of the students, Nic … [Read More]
One of the most talked about film events during the SXSW Film Festival was the screening of The GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL at the Paramount Theatre with an extended Q&A with Wes Anderson. When it was first announced, it became my most anticipated event of SXSW and I knew … [Read More]
Nostalgia can be fun or tiresome in the movies depending on the viewer’s perspective. Thankfully the new coming of age comedy Ping Pong Summer is the ultimate “ThrowBack Thursday” movie that captures the essence of the 1980’s era of excessive tackiness. Synopsis: The year is 1985. Rad Miracle is … [Read More]
[springboard type=”video” id=”873883″ player=”tmbg001″ width=”599″ height=”336″ ] Synopsis: Seth MacFarlane directs, produces, co-writes and plays the role of the cowardly sheep farmer Albert in A Million Ways to Die in the West. After Albert backs out of a gunfight, his fickle girlfriend leaves him for another man. When … [Read More]
I remember where I was as an obese person when I decided to change my eating habits. When I was in grad school, I worked for a student planner company that made agenda books for elementary, junior high, and high school. One of my jobs was to edit the content … [Read More]
Very few documentaries offer a glimpse behind a filmmaker’s vision like the exceptional and riveting Jodorowsky’s Dune. The documentary which had a dominate presence on last year’s film festival circuit (playing at Cannes, Telluride, Toronto, Fantastic Fest, AFI, etc.) showcases a cosmic blast of creativity from the mind of … [Read More]