From Here to Eternity is a bit of a soap-opera, but at its center is a character who has to stand firm in the face of immense social pressure--pressure that escalates to physical torture and threatens not only his peace of mind, but his life.
There's a pervasive sameness to movies these days. Sure there are pockets of exception: festivals and awards season. Summer is starting earlier and earlier. May is not even over and we've already had three comic book movies, with a fourth opening next week. In such a climate, live theater offers an increasingly attractive alternative. And given that more and more movie theaters are raising prices and studios are needlessly rendering two-star action movies into 3D in order to charge a premium, the cost differential isn't always that great.
"For me," he said, "it is above all a moral standpoint from which to view the world. Afterwards it becomes an aesthetic standpoint, but the point of departure is definitely moral."
A formula film about mathematical geniuses is buoyed by strong performances from Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons.
Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jonze get mentioned a lot in reviews of Stranger Than Fiction, particularly considering they had nothing to do with it.
The world of Henry Gamble's Birthday Party is not one I've ever lived in, but it is one I've caught enough glimpses of the believe exists in some only slightly less grotesque form.
I laughed out loud a couple of times during Keanu, the feature film starring comedians Key and Peele as a pair of normal guys trying to pass themselves off as gangstas. And good comedies that aren't totally filthy are hard to come by. So that's a mild endorsement, I guess. But...
Linda Bishop's story is poignant and powerful. God Knows Where I Am recognizes that fact yet struggles to figure out which elements of the story are engendering its emotion.
You've done it! You've finished your masterpiece, a script destined to wow the critics and win a slew of awards... Now what?
Sometimes we get so wrapped up in the perceived rightness of our cause that we forget that law is supposed to preserve and promote justice for all.
