"To passing through..." The H-Bomb: In 1995, versatile indie filmmaker Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused, School of Rock, A Scanner Darkly) brought us Before Sunrise, a charming romantic comedy-drama about 23-year-old American, Jesse (Ethan Hawke) who meets young French woman, Celine (Julie Delpy), on a train to Vienna. They end up getting off the train together, and … [Read more...] about Before Midnight
Archives for December 2013
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
What is the purpose of life? Swift shot: Loosely based on the short story by James Thurber, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is about the world's greatest adventurer, well, in his daydreams. Set against the re-engineering of "Life" magazine to an online outlet, Director Ben Stiller uses a mosaic of beauty and design to tell the story of one of the little people in "Life" … [Read more...] about The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Saving Mr. Banks
Sometimes promises can't be kept Swift shot: A story about a wonderfully complicated woman and a man who wouldn't hear "no." Watching both Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks, two of my favorite actors, square off against one another was a real treat. I was secretly anxious that Hanks wouldn't be able to pull off Walt Disney, as they are both my personal heroes for different … [Read more...] about Saving Mr. Banks
Roulette
Suicide is such sweet sorrow. The H-Bomb: Three strangers sit at a living room table, passing around a bottle of liquor. They are members of a suicide support group who have decided to try an alternative form of therapy. Wheelchair bound Dean (Mike Baldwin) was a perfectly content landscaper who was about to marry a beautiful young woman when a mysterious ailment … [Read more...] about Roulette
American Hustle
"People believe what they want to believe." Swift shot: Splotchy, scattered, yet somehow spectacular. Set in the late 70's, Director David O. Russell's American Hustle features an all-star cast, with Christian Bale committing sex-symbol suicide by playing the most charismatically-vulnerable role since The Fighter. When he first appears on screen, it is the complete … [Read more...] about American Hustle