The new horror indie release We Are What We Are is rolling into theaters this month and is the perfect film alternative to the hyped up, manufactured scares of mainstream movies. For one, We Are What We Are traveled the A-List festival circuit this year from Sundance to Cannes … [Read More]
Fans of music history will find a lot to love about the new documentary Muscle Shoals. If you like famous musicians interviewed one after another, this is for you. However, what makes this worth watching. Catching it in a theater is great because you get the terrific sound of the music … [Read More]
Oscar pundits have been speculating about the awards chances of many movies they have seen at elite film festival circuit. However, I would like to remind them and many of their followers that the critics and especially the positive or negative reaction of average movie fans have a vital … [Read More]
“You have to lose yourself in another person. It’s a two way thing.” -Julianne Moore, Don Jon Sex sells. And a lot of the sex went into the promotions of the romantic comedy Don Jon, the energetic filmmaking debut from the talented and beloved Joseph Gordon Levitt who … [Read More]
Every few years, an actress delivers an impressive breakout indie performance that demands serious attention. Not since Jennifer Lawrence in Winters Bones has a young actress earned worthy incredible raves at a film festival than Brie Larson in Short Term 12. [springboard type=”video” id=”800399″ player=”tmbg001″ width=”599″ height=”336″ ] … [Read More]
It was only a matter of time before a documentary was made about the Federal Reserve. Their policies have come under scrutiny for their involvement in the global financial woes that has hindered the American economy and worldwide financial markets. An exposé of the government agency is showcased in … [Read More]
The Summer Movie Season of 2013 officially ended on Labor Day weekend and there was great news for making money, but mixed results for overall quality. Since Iron Man 3 was the first movie to be released, by default, it had an advantage to be the highest grossing movie … [Read More]
Romantic comedies have a strict, generic formula they usually adhere. Boy and girl meet. There is a spark between them. Something keeps them apart. An event occurs leading toward a big emotional confession. They get together. The End. Thankfully, this isn’t the case with Joe Swanberg’s Drinking Buddies a movie … [Read More]
Synopsis: Set against the backdrop of 1970’s Texas Hill Country, AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS is a romantic American story that follows three characters on various sides of the law – outlaw Bob Muldoon (Casey Affleck), his wife Ruth Guthrie (Rooney Mara), and a local sheriff named Patrick Wheeler (Ben Foster), … [Read More]
[springboard type=”video” id=”780655″ player=”tmbg001″ width=”599″ height=”336″ ] Some of the most familiar voices in Hollywood are unrecognizable to the eyes. Voice over actors especially in TV ads and movie trailers are familiar to society bombarded by advertising. (The most well-known was the late and great Don LaFontaine.) Quality roles for … [Read More]
Filmmakers Steve Brown and Jessie Teeter encapsulated the essence of the Burning Man festival in the new documentary Spark: A Burning Man Story. Cinematographer John Behrens captures stunning amazing photography of the anarchic and chaotic moments of the globally recognized event. People are tempted to watch documentaries at home, … [Read More]
[springboard type=”video” id=”774873″ player=”tmbg001″ width=”599″ height=”336″ ] Any audience, especially civil rights activist and studious historians, deserve better than the conflicted and imbalanced drama The Butler. This more along the lines of Emilio Estevez’s Bobby than Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln. Like the ups and downs of the struggle for equality in … [Read More]