Curtis Hanson does a masterful job of directing this riveting, complex rendition of the James Ellroy novel.
A Journey Into The Past: The Biggest Sequels Of 2014
We all have a favourite film, a preferred comic book or a song that makes us want to stand up and dance. So when a highly anticipated movie sequel comes along, heading to the big screen is an easy way to indulge our senses.
On the Conception of Body Paintings
Body-painting is an old artistic form of expression, which has been applied since prehistoric man. Throughout history, these artistic decorations of the skin have been used by various cultures around the world, especially at ritual ceremonies.
Taken Too Soon
Why is it that artistic brilliance is so often accompanied by such unfathomable emotional and psychological dysfunction and suffering that the star implodes and we are left with darkness long before we have been touched by all its facets?
From Cad to Dad: A Review of “Kramer vs. Kramer”
Dustin Hoffman gives an outstanding performance as Ted Kramer, a career-obsessed Dad whose six-year-old son teaches him about love.
My Top Five Courtroom Dramas
A courtroom is an ideal setting for the dramatic playing out of conflict between two sides of an issue, the heart of all compelling stories. Here are five classics in the genre.
My Top Five Leading Ladies
My selections are based on actresses who I feel have great screen presence and have shown versatility, but most of all, who are very believable in their performances.
Mistrial: A Review of “The Verdict”
While the story is compelling and the acting strong, lapses in credibility weaken what could have been a powerful film.
If You Can’t Fix It, You Gotta Stand It: A Review of “Brokeback Mountain”
Director Ang Lee’s beautiful rendering of the bittersweet Annie Proulx story of two lonely cowboys who fall in love on a Wyoming mountain in 1963.
“Finding Joe”: The Hero’s Journey Writ Plain
Filmmaker Patrick Takaya Solomon has taken the messages to the world inherent in Joseph Campbell’s lifetime of work and presented them in a film that is both highly personal and wonderfully accessible to a general audience.
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