Memorable Minorities has launched! Check out the first episode, "No" to Yesterday, in which our hosts in a futuristic society give us a tour of racial archetypes in movies from the past. "No" To Yesterday is written by Melody Cooper [...]
In The Theaters: Breathe In and Veronica Mars
April 6, 2014 – Posted in: Film ReviewI had read a good review of Breathe In, so was excited to see it come up on the NY Film Society calendar. Oh well. The acting is good, even if the plot unfolds like a story my 12-year old [...]
On My Netflix: Leave, A Late Quartet, and The Dinosaur Project
March 26, 2014 – Posted in: Film ReviewOn my Netflix viewing schedule were three films on death: Leave with Bryan Cranston and Ron Livingston is good marketing and good editing. It’s a thriller about a guy with recurring nightmares who meets a drifter who may be his [...]
On My Watchlist: Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain and NY WIFT Screening Series
March 19, 2014 – Posted in: Film ReviewOn my watchlist this week were two very different live events: comedy, documentary and The Battle Below screens at The Anthology Film Archives. Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain wasn’t the laugh-out-loud set I expect from Hart, one of my favorite [...]
In the Theaters: Enemy and Non-Stop
March 12, 2014 – Posted in: Film ReviewIn the theater, courtesy of the NY Film Society, I checked out Enemy and Non-Stop: Enemy with Jake Gyllenhaal is about a nondescript professor whose life irrevocably changes when he sees his exact lookalike in a bit part in a [...]
The Battle Below Screens at the Anthology Film Archives in NYC
March 2, 2014 – Posted in: The Battle BelowWe're excited that The Battle Below will be screening as part of the NY Women In Film and Television Screening Series on March 18, 7p ET. For full information and tickets, visit this link: http://www.nywift.org/article.aspx?ID=4963#EventInformation Both Bruce and I will [...]
On My Watchlist: Blackfish, Devil and Side Effects
February 3, 2014 – Posted in: Film ReviewAfter cramming in so many live screenings at theaters in the run up to the SAG Awards, it’s refreshing to curl up on the couch and tackle my Netflix queue. In keeping with the FBC Films target genres, I watched [...]
On My Watchlist: If You Build It
January 21, 2014 – Posted in: Film ReviewI was lucky enough to get a free ticket to an advance screening of the documentary, If You Build It (thanks NY WIFT!). If You Build It is directed by Patrick Creadon and tells the story of Studio H, an [...]
On My Watchlist: Helix, The Europa Report, Apollo 18, and the Golden Globes
January 16, 2014 – Posted in: Film ReviewIs anyone watching Helix? I was definitely intrigued by the trailers, which seemed to suggest zombies in outer space. I am impressed enough by the pilot that I’ll watch this week. It’s nice to see Billy Campbell in a star [...]
Film Review: Blue Jasmine, Philomena, One Chance, 12 Years A Slave
December 3, 2013 – Posted in: Film ReviewBlue Jasmine is the sort of movie I should love. I’m a personal finance/ business news junkie, and this film tells the story of the scorned wife-turned-widow of a Bernie Madoff-like financier. Cate Blanchett puts in a great performance, and [...]