HOW TO ROB A BANK

By: debbie lynn elias Making its world premiere at LAFF 2007 is one of my festival favorites; a competitor for Best Narrative – Andrew Jenkins’

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The Human Stain

By: debbie lynn elias Based on Philip Roth’s novel of the same title, “The Human Stain” takes a look at the human condition and  the

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THE HURT LOCKER

By: debbie lynn elias Iraq.  Baghdad.  Insurgents.  IED.  EOD.   These terms have swirled around in the world and in our minds for some years now,

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HUMPDAY

By: debbie lynn elias Lynn Shelton has managed to do what few of the fairer sex have accomplished – infiltrate the psyche of the male

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The Lake House

By: debbie lynn elias It should come as no surprise to anyone who knows me or regularly reads my columns, that any movie with Sandra

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THE LAST MAGIC SHOW

By: debbie lynn elias Forget about Harry Houdini. Forget about Harry Potter. A new magician has taken center stage. A master of escape. A magician

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Lassie

By: debbie lynn elias After attending a packed screening filled with my colleagues and their children, and after being relayed messages of elation, exuberance and

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THE AMERICAN

By: debbie lynn elias Anyone familiar with Anton Corbijn’s photography recognizes and appreciates his austere, simple, yet powerful, elegance – particularly with his black &

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HARRY BROWN

By: debbie lynn elias According to Emily Mortimer, not a day goes by that you don’t “turn on the telly” or pick up a newspaper

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Jeepers Creepers

By: debbie lynn elias With a lyric backdrop of the 1939 Johnny Mercer-Al Donohue tune by the same name, writer/director Victor Salva, brings classic horror

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