By: debbie lynn elias In what would prove to be one of his final interviews, at a press day only two weeks before his untimely death, Paul Walker sat down with myself and four colleagues to talk about one of the proudest achievements of his film career – HOURS. Walker’s
By: debbie lynn elias Writer/director Scott Cooper steeps his stories in truth, in history, in blue collar America. We saw this with his award-winning, Crazy Heart. We see it now again at an even deeper, more visceral level with OUT OF THE FURNACE. As the grandson of a Virginia coal
By: debbie lynn elias In his sophomore outing with OUT OF THE FURNACE, writer/director Scott Cooper proves that he is no “flash in the directorial pan.” Facing the daunting task of at least equaling, if not surpassing, the excellence of his award winning debut feature Crazy Heart, Cooper pulls no
By: debbie lynn elias Katniss Everdeen and company are back with THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE. With this second installment in the YA franchise, now helmed by Frances Lawrence and written by Simon Beaufoy and Michael deBruyn, we catch up with the 74th Hunger Games victors, Katniss and Peeta on
By: debbie lynn elias There couldn’t be a more appropriate film to hit theatres this Thanksgiving weekend than HOMEFRONT. Based on Chuck Logan’s best selling novel, HOMEFRONT is rooted in hearth and home. Adapted for the screen by Sylvester Stallone, HOMEFRONT boasts a stellar cast, performances that go through the
By: debbie lynn elias It’s been a long time coming, but Disney magic is back! The glorious fantasy of storytelling, the beauty of fairy tales filled with princes and princesses, magic, wonder, beauty and eye-popping ultra widescreen Technicolor, this is just what we have from Walt Disney Animation Studios with
By: debbie lynn elias What happens when you take a true, touching, heart-wrenching story more than 50 years in the making, have Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope adapt it into script form and then cast Judi Dench as the title character? You get PHILOMENA. A story that touches the heart
By: debbie lynn elias Opening for FROZEN is the latest animated short from Disney and this is unlike anything you’ve ever seen. And yes, just hand director Lauren MacMullan (who holds the title of being the first female director to direct a film for WDAS solo) now for GET A
By: debbie lynn elias An exploration into sibling relationships set in a world of life on the wrong side of the tracks comes to us compliments of real-life brothers, Alan and Gabriel Polsky, who make their feature co-directorial debut with THE MOTEL LIFE. Although losing some depth and gravitas due
By: debbie lynn elias Sadly, the timing of release of 12-12-12 couldn’t be more appropriate in light of the recent devastation in the Philippines. As we reflect on one disaster and take pride in the generosity of America and the world in helping with that recovery, we are collectively faced
