Sushi: The Global Catch Movie Review
SUSHI: THE GLOBAL CATCH Alive Mind Cinema/ From Kino Lorber Director: Mark Hall Cast: Mamoru Sugiyama, Mike Sutton, Alistair Douglas, Daccon Trenor, Hagen Stehr, Tyson Cole Screened at: Review 2,…
Chicken with Plums Movie Review
CHICKEN WITH PLUMS (Poulet aux prunes) Sony Pictures Classics Director: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud Screenwriter: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud from the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Jamel…
The Dark Knight Rises Movie Review
Title: The Dark Knight Rises Warner Bros. Director: Christopher Nolan Screenwriter: Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer Cast: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman,…
The Queen of Versailles Movie Review 2
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES Magnolia Pictures Reviewed for Shockya by Harvey Karten Grade: B+ Director: Lauren Greenfield Screenwriter: Lauren Greenfield Cast: David Siegel, Jackie Siegel Screened at: Park Avenue, NYC,…
The Imposter Movie Review
THE IMPOSTER Indomina Releasing Director: Bart Layton Cast: Frédéric Bourdin, Carey Gibson, Beverly Dollarhide, Charlie Parker, Nancy Fisher, Bryan Gibson, Bruce Perry, Philip French, Adam O’Brian, Anna Ruben, Cathy Dresbach,…
Sacrifice Movie Review
SACRIFICE Samuel Goldwyn Films Director: Chen Kaige Screenwriter: Chen Kaige, Gao Xuan, Ren Baoru, Zhao Ningyu, based on the Yuan era play “The Orphan of Zao” Cast: Ge You, Wang…
Wagner’s Dream Movie Review
WAGNER’S DREAM The Metropolitan Opera Director: Susan Froemke Cast: Robert LePage, Deborah Voigt, Jay Hunter Morris, Peter Gelb, James Levine, Fabio Luisi, and the Metropolitan Opera Screened at: Dolby 24,…
Margaret Movie Review
MARGARET Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Director: Kenneth Lonergan Screenwriter: Kenneth Lonergan Cast: Anna Paquin, J. Smith-Cameron, Jean Reno, Jeannie Berlin, Allison Janney, Matthew Broderick, Kieran Culkin, Matt Damon Screened…
Grassroots Movie Review
GRASSROOTS Samuel Goldwyn Films Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal Screenwriter: Justin Rhodes, Stephen Gyllenhaal, from Phil Campbell’s book “Zioncheck for President” Cast: Jason Biggs, Joel David Moore, Lauren Ambrose, Cobie Smulders, Tom…