Thanks to a knight in shining armor (literally, a friend who’s a metal worker), my Friday evening was salvaged, meaning good post film conversation on a balmy spring Floridian evening. However, I’d like to hand out an award based on the film The Lovers I saw at Burns Court Friday evening. No, no, not to… Continue reading Sorry to Say You’re a Bad Lay: The Lovers
Month: May 2017
Last of the Female Director Trilogy: Jane Campion’s The Piano
Again, thanks to the Amazon series “I Love Dick”, I happened upon two older films and a reminder of a third (I had already taken in) from three power house female writers/directors. To recap, I had seen Chantall Ackerman’s film, recently saw Potter’s Orlando, and last night viewed Jane Campion‘s The Piano. And I know,… Continue reading Last of the Female Director Trilogy: Jane Campion’s The Piano
Not AABA’s “Orlando”, But Just as Pretty
So I’m watching what I thought was a new Amazon show, I Love Dick (not an Anthony Wiener expose`) hoping to scoop my ultra hip friend Carrie- (only later to be told by Carrie that she saw the show previewed a year ago among many other Amazon shows which were voted on, “but wait, I… Continue reading Not AABA’s “Orlando”, But Just as Pretty
“Norman”, or more apropos, a Seinfeldesque, Newman!
Here’s my culpability, I didn’t properly vet the movie Newman, I mean “Norman”. Working two fun jobs before my pension kicks in, I am admittedly sleep deprived. Hence, I thought Norman was the Richard Gere film about a homeless man that received great reviews. And who knows? Norman may have been homeless, too, for all… Continue reading “Norman”, or more apropos, a Seinfeldesque, Newman!
The Dinner, have some reservations
Oren Moverman, how are you? I had no idea until just now that Moverman who directed The Dinner, the new movie based on the book by Howard Koch, also directed one of my (and my movie date)’s favorite movies of all time: Love&Mercy. The Dinner, sadly, is a film you should have reservations about…. Am… Continue reading The Dinner, have some reservations
Unsupervised Teens, Always Big Trouble “L.I.E.”
Wow, just finished a recommendation for a PPLL, L.I.E. directed by Michael Cuesta. Was surprised I hadn’t heard of this director considering how well written and how artistically directed this film was from ‘way back’ in 2001. And while an Emmy for Homeland is nothing to sneeze at, I would have expected his subsequent films… Continue reading Unsupervised Teens, Always Big Trouble “L.I.E.”