The Forgiveness of Blood Movie Review
Title: The Forgiveness of Blood Director: Joshua Marston Starring: Tristan Halilaj, Sindi Lacej, Refet Abazi, Zana Hasaj, Veton Osmani, Ilire Vinca Celaj, Cun Lajci Winner of the Silver Bear Award…
Thin Ice Movie Review
Title: Thin Ice Director: Jill Sprecher Starring: Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, Billy Crudup, Lea Thompson, Bob Balaban, David Harbour A kind of mash-up, slightly more poker-faced version of some of…
Rampart Movie Review
Title: Rampart Director: Oren Moverman Starring: Woody Harrelson, Robin Wright, Cynthia Nixon, Anne Heche, Sigourney Weaver, Ned Beatty, Brie Larson, Ice Cube, Ben Foster By all accounts, Woody Harrelson, Ben…
Nothing Like Chocolate Movie Review
Title: Nothing Like Chocolate Director: Kum-Kum Bhavnani With the lead-up to Valentine’s Day comes the requisite flood of commercials for teddy bears and flowers, yes, but especially Whitman’s Samplers and…
DVD Review: Paranormal Activity 3, Archer Season 2, 5 Star Day, Ice Quake and Tanner Hall
The first “Paranormal Activity,” from director Oren Peli, was smartly marketed, and made a bundle of money for distributor Paramount in 2009, even though it was shot on a shoestring…
Exclusive: Director Liza Johnson Talks Return
A lot of military stories ladle on audio-visual artifice, in an attempt to create an impactful audience identification with the disorienting nature of war or its psychological after-effects. “Return,” however,…
Exclusive: Wim Wenders Talks Oscar-Nominated Pina, and the Future of 3-D
While many directors are all too content to mine a seam, German-born filmmaker Wim Wenders (“Wings of Desire,” “The Buena Vista Social Club,” “Paris, Texas,” the ambitious “Until the End…
After Fall, Winter Movie Review
Title: “After Fall, Winter” Director: Eric Schaeffer Starring: Eric Schaeffer, Lizzie Brochere, Marie Luneau, Christian Mulot, Sylvie Loeillet, Niseema Theilland Writer-director-actor Eric Schaeffer has made a career out of more…
The Theatre Bizarre Movie Review
Title: The Theatre Bizarre Directors: Jeremy Kasten, Richard Stanley, Buddy Giovinazzo, Tom Savini, Douglas Buck, Karim Hussain and David Gregory Starring: Udo Kier, Catriona MacColl, Virginia Newcomb, Suzan Anbeh, Andre…