
THE TREE OF LIFE
By: debbie lynn elias Terrence Malick, much like David Lynch, is a filmmaker one either “gets” or “doesn’t get”, “likes” or “loves” – there is

By: debbie lynn elias Terrence Malick, much like David Lynch, is a filmmaker one either “gets” or “doesn’t get”, “likes” or “loves” – there is

By: debbie lynn elias Yo, ho, ho and a bottle of…hum. Although energetic, non-stop and fun, at film’s end, ho hum may be the best

By: debbie lynn elias As comes as no surprise, Dances With Films 14th Annual Film Festival is reaping what looks like another fertile crop of

By: debbie lynn elias It takes a lot to flabbergast me in a film and with HESHER, writer/director Spencer Susser has done just that.
By: debbie lynn elias It is always a privilege for me to watch a filmmaker’s progress. One such filmmaker is Joe McClean. I first met

By: debbie lynn elias Before we plunge into my review of THE BEAVER, let’s get the elephant in the room out of the way right

By: debbie lynn elias When I think of Mark Ruffalo, the words talented, easy-going, funny, nice, loyal, articulate, involved, dedicated and passionate immediately come to

By: debbie lynn elias For those of us that paid attention in elementary school history class, references to 1845 and the Oregon Trail spark a

By: debbie lynn elias Explosive, intense, heart pounding, riveting, pulsating…and these are just a few of the adjectives to describe HANNA. And, of course, the

By: debbie lynn elias As described by one of the film’s stars, Paz Vega, CAT RUN is ” really a crazy funny movie. There is

By: debbie lynn eilas Duncan Jones took the filmmaking world by surprise last year with a little indie gem called MOON. Blending science, technology, philosophy

By: debbie lynn elias Trust. By definition, it means (1) “reliance on the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing”; (2) “custody;