?I was and remain a man of honor.? Tommaso Buscetta (Pierfrancesco Favino) claimed to be an honorable man. But what he meant by that may mean something different than you think. The Traitor is the story of how in the 1980s, he (and some others) began to bring down the Cosa Nostra (aka Sicilian Mafia)….
Dolittle?re-introduces the world to Dr. John Dolittle (Robert Downey Jr.), a reclusive man who lives in solitude in his lush manor in 19th-century England. Dolittle?s gift is that he can understand the language of the animals, with whom he speaks to on a daily basis. However,??when young Queen Victoria becomes sick, the doctor and his…
Spaceship Earth is a documentary on the Biosphere 2 project in the early 1990s. The film shows the background of the project and its goal. As humanity sees the threat of climate change and limited resources on Biosphere 1 (a.k.a Earth), a group of scientists see sustainability through space expansion and space colonization. As a…
Teen Spirit (directed by Max Minghella) was on my watch list for quite some time and I can?t believe I waited this long to catch it. Not only was I excited to witness Minghella?s directorial debut, but I was very intrigued by Elle Fanning?s singing. Neither one disappointed. Minghella?s vision was beautifully portrayed on screen. Teen Spirit is…
In between GoldenEye and Casino Royale, director Martin Campbell dropped two other throwback films of another franchise, that of the swashbuckling vigilante from Spanish California, Don Diego de la Vega AKA Zorro. Zorro debuted in a 1919 novel by Johnston McCulley, but a 1920 Douglas Fairbanks film sent McCulley into a forty-year stint writing more…
Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne star in Paramount’s latest comedy, as Mia Carter and Mel Paige, co-owners of Mel & Mia’s, a cosmetics company who sell out to beauty mogul Claire Luna (Salma Hayek), and then discover they aren’t willing out to give up the control she demands. As Luna works to drive a spike…
I grew up with the 1960 version of Peter Pan starring Mary Martin, so much so, I can still sing ?I?m flying? by heart. And something about the story of the boy who would never grow up has followed me around like a shadow, because I have kept a soft spot for all things Peter…
?A person needs a job to survive, but you need work to feel like you?re worth something.? Working Man, from writer/director Robert Jury, reflects a story that has been playing out in many communities, especially in Middle America. When plants close, putting people out of work, there are many levels of loss. In this film…
The aftermath of the Guatemalan Civil War and genocide is the background for Our Mothers (Nuestras Madres) from Belgian-Guatemalan writer/director Cesar Diaz. The film received attention at various festivals, including winning the Camera d?Or at Cannes Critics? Week. It was Belgium?s official submission for Best International Feature Oscar consideration. Ernesto (Armando Espitia) is a young…
Directed by Amy Jo Johnson (The Space Between), Tammy?s Always Dying tells the story of Catherine (Anastasia Phillips), a woman trapped in a dysfunctional relationship with her suicidal mother, Tammy (Felicity Huffman). Every month, Catherine finds herself having to literally talk her self-destructive mother off the ledge of the same bridge. Caught in the confines of co-dependency, these…
