By: debbie lynn elias Coal mining was the bread and butter for much of the Appalachian region of the United States for centuries. Fraught with the inherent dangers of being miles below the earth’s surface in an unknown environment at the mercy of shifting tectonic plates, inhaling dirt and dust
By: debbie lynn elias Adapted for the screen by Kelly Masterson and Bong Joon-Ho from the French graphic novel “Le Transpercenegie” and directed by Bong Joon-Ho, SNOWPIERCER is a post-apocalyptic thriller. Earth is frozen beyond being capable of sustaining any life but thanks to the genius of one man, a
SIR BEN KINGSLEY JOINS THE CAST OF “THE JUNGLE BOOK” Academy Award-winning actor Sir Ben Kingsley has been cast as the voice of “Bagheera” in Disney’s upcoming THE JUNGLE BOOK. Described by author Rudyard Kipling in his book of the same name on which the film is based, as being
By: debbie lynn elias Gillian Robespierre marks her feature film directorial debut with OBVIOUS CHILD. Based on a short film of the name which she wrote, directed and produced in 2009, Robespierre has expanded the world of protagonist Donna Stern and her adventures as a woe-is-me-my-life-sucks comedienne whose foul mouth
TCM Announces Legendary Stars and More For the 2014 TCM Classic Cruise Shirley Jones, Richard Dreyfuss, Roger Corman, Tab Hunter, Ann Blyth, Diane Baker, James Karen, Alex Trebek, Illeana Douglas, Eddie Muller and Bruce Goldstein to Sail on October Voyage, Along with the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra and Hot
By: debbie lynn elias WISH I WAS HERE is an interesting film to come from Zach Braff as his sophomore feature, especially when we consider the cast is comprised of, among others, a flying monkey, a china doll and a talking snowman. The last time we saw writer/director Braff was
By: debbie lynn elias How can you have a film festival without a film that has the theme of a film within a film? Simple. You can’t. If there was ever a film to include as a “Must See” at Los Angeles Film Festival 2014, it’s RECOMMENDED BY ENRIQUE. Making
By: debbie lynn elias Don’t think for a minute that “Old Country” octogenarians and nonagenarians have one foot in the grave and the other on the banana peel. As I know from my own grandfather who lived into his late 90’s and in the case of my grandmother, well into
By: debbie lynn elias For an introspective and reflective movie-going experience look no further than EVOLUTION OF A CRIMINAL. An autobiographical documentary infused with stylized recreations, this is the story of Darius Clark Monroe who, at age 16, robbed a Bank of America in Houston, Texas. An honors student taking
By: debbie lynn elias I need see nothing more than Seamus Tierney as the cinematographer on a film and I’m along for the ride. From his crystalline visuals in the vignette styled “Burning Palms” for first time director Chris Landon to developing a tonal bandwidth along with actor Josh Radnor
