SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED

By: debbie lynn elias Thanks to a shared vision of director Colin Trevorrow and screenwriter Derek Connolly, and stand out performances of a small ensemble

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THIS IS OURS

By: debbie lynn elias With the first frame of THIS IS OURS, one is swept up in the beauty and elegance of Jonathan Houser’s cinematography

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LIFE LESSONS

By: debbie lynn elias Stealing my heart at the 15th annual Dances With Films Film Festival is the short film, LIFE LESSONS.   Written and

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HIGH SCHOOL

By: debbie lynn elias I don’t know about you, but when I think back on my high school days, I don’t recall them being anything

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MEN IN BLACK 3

By: debbie lynn elias It has long been said, the third time’s a charm. Sadly, that phrase doesn’t too often apply to movie franchises. By

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THE INTOUCHABLES

By: debbie lynn elias Already nominated for 9 Cezar Awards, France’s equivalent of the Oscars, THE INTOUCHABLES is, in a word, stupendous. The first real

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THE YANKLES

By: debbie lynn elias There may be no crying in baseball but there certainly is praying – a lot of it – especially when it

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Virginia

By: debbie lynn elias Oscar winning screenwriter for MILK, Dustin Lance Black now jumps into the director’s chair with VIRGINIA. Debuting at TIFF two years

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GIRL IN PROGRESS

By: debbie lynn elias Director Patricia Riggen sprang to the attention of English-speaking audiences several years ago with the beautifully poignant La Misma Luna. Her

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THE PERFECT FAMILY

By: debbie lynn elias There’s a new director on my radar named Anne Renton. Making her feature film directorial debut with THE PERFECT FAMILY, Renton

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