February 9, 2020 Oscars Night, No Host as Usual. The Best Actor Category is about to be given. INT. Oscars 2020 Awards Theater- Night Regina King announces the Best Actor for 2020. The audience applauds. As the actor approaches the stage, ROXANNE, a lithe blonde woman in a satin black jumpsuit she borrowed from Jenny… Continue reading INT. Oscars 2020 Awards- Night “The Lighthouse”
Month: October 2019
“Where’s My Roy Cohn?”, Just like MJ, he’s dead and gone
Ok, I saw Matt Tyrnauer’s documentary “Where’s My Roy Cohn?” last night at Sarasota Film Society’s (https://filmsociety.org/) Burns Court on it last night. There have simply been too many fantastic docs out this year for this to land as a ‘must see’, though it certainly was enlightening. I didn’t mind that it was an advertisement… Continue reading “Where’s My Roy Cohn?”, Just like MJ, he’s dead and gone
Brittany Runs a Marathon, a bronze medal, just like real life
Brittany Runs a Marathon is a bronze medal level movie important just for its attempt to capture real life modern problems. Hats off to Paul Downs Colaizzo’s writing and direction especially since his IMDB page only lists MacGuyver as one of his other writing accomplishments. Jillian Bell does an excellent job as the lead character,… Continue reading Brittany Runs a Marathon, a bronze medal, just like real life
Booksellers Who Suggest Movies: Ghost Story
Sad as I was to see Barry Rothman move off to Denver, he did leave me with great classic film knowledge, goading me to watch “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?”, “Stranger on a Train” and “Top Hat”, just to name a few. And now as one door closes, another opens with our new bookseller… Continue reading Booksellers Who Suggest Movies: Ghost Story
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice es Magnifica~
The best movies make you feel Y.O.L.O. in all caps and this was certainly true of “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice” written and directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. I’m sure I am not the only person who left the documentary saying, “who knew?” in just how prolific Linda Ronstadt has been,… Continue reading Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice es Magnifica~
Promise: No Spoilers, “Joker”‘s Wild
(Public Service Announcement: DO NOT TAKE ANYONE UNDER 17 TO THIS!) Joker, directed and co-written by Todd Phillips is worth seeing. I don’t usually see super dark films since I’m sensitive to violence, a hide-behind-my-sweater-type, as well as a staunch believer that what we ingest visually has the psychological nutrition equivalent of gorging on a… Continue reading Promise: No Spoilers, “Joker”‘s Wild
Just four years later, bet it wouldn’t be made: True Story
I wondered if Rupert Goold was one of those writer/directors that critics just don’t like after many disparaged “Judy”, a movie I found quite moving. Hence, I watched “True Story” from 2015 which Goold co-wrote with David Kajganich (from A Bigger Splash!!!) based on the book by former New York Times Reporter Michael Finkel. Cue… Continue reading Just four years later, bet it wouldn’t be made: True Story