Ellen Page has a new film Touchy Feely (opening in select theatres on Friday 9/6 & already available On Demand). So this week we turn our spotlight on Oscar-nominated actress Ellen Page! Enter our contest for your chance to win a DVD starring Ellen Page: Juno The East Whip It Click HERE to enter…
Day: September 7, 2013
ADORE
Lifelong friends enter uncharted territory in a film that turns out to be much more interesting than prurient trailers would lead you to believe. Naomi Watt (as “Lil”) & Robin Wright (as “Roz”) are both terrific actresses & so gorgeous that it is easy to believe they would be objects of desire for much younger…
A TEACHER
More of a narrative short than a full feature, but for all that, Hannah Fidell’s film is intense & gripping thru-out. High school teacher “Diana” (Lindsay Burdge) falls in love with “Eric”(Will Brittain) who is one of her students. Eric is attentive & solicitous but when Diana grows cautious & pulls back from their relationship, Eric moves on & Diana freaks out. Would…
OUT OF THE CLEAR BLUE SKY
9/11/13 UPDATE: Click HERE for a list of today’s special commemorative screenings. Click HERE for website information (including how to arrange screenings in the future). HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY BOTH JAN & RICH! On September 11, 2001, two planes came “out of the clear blue sky” and crashed into the World Trade Center. Less than two hours…
TOUCHY FEELY
Allison Janney plays a “Reiki Master” who helps a sister (Rosemarie DeWitt) & brother (Josh Pais) appreciate the healing gift of touch. Despite excellent performances all around, this observant family dramedy written & directed by Lynn Shelton is somehow a bit too gentle & “spaced-out” to work as well as it should. The pain we…
Bigelow WGA
This week, to celebrate topping 10K “Likes” on FB, we have a special contest! The winner will receive bonus films by Kathryn Bigelow (the first woman to win the Oscar for Best Director) as well as extra surprise stuff! Enter our contest for your chance to win 🙂