By: debbie lynn elias Sumptuous and beauteous, with RENOIR, director Gilles Bourdos has captured not only the very essence of a Renoir painting, but elicits an ethereal aura and visual design that gives one the sense that Renoir himself painted the very imagery we see on the screen before us.
By: debbie lynn elias Let me tell you a true story about PJ Hogan. A man I have had the privilege and pleasure to know for some years, this story goes back to the 2001-2002 shooting of Peter Pan. With a great amount of aerial work and stunts in the
By: debbie lynn elias PJ Hogan never disappoints with his films, especially his comedy. Be it My Best Friend’s Wedding or Confessions of a Shopaholic or even the poignancy of Peter Pan, I know I’m in for a good time with Hogan at the helm, and with MENTAL he had
By: debbie lynn elias Leave it to Tyler Perry to hit us hard with contemplation, emotion and faith during the Easter/Passover season. TEMPTATION: CONFESSIONS OF A MARRIAGE COUNSELOR is a wonderful tool that speaks to, and inspires, an examination and reaffirmation of faith. Adapted from his play by the same name,
By: debbie lynn elias Makinov is a master of manipulation. A Belarussian cinematographer making his directorial feature debut with COME OUT AND PLAY, a reimagination of the 1976 chiller, Who Can Kill A Child, to protect his anonymity, even from his actors, Makinov is always shrouded in a red hood/scarf.
By: debbie lynn elias Topical, timely, frightening, flag-waving inspiring, OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN is a non-stop explosive thriller that leaves you breathless! But, just how accepting will the American public be of a film that has North Korea attacking the US – in Washington, D.C. – taking the President, Vice-President and
By: debbie lynn elias Makinov is a master of manipulation. Pushing the envelope and imbuing his personal manifesto of life within both his filmmaking process and his cinematic product, the mystery that surrounds the red-hooded man appears on screen with COME OUT AND PLAY. As if daring the audience to
By: debbie lynn elias When it comes to Matteo Garrone’s REALITY, I don’t know which is more striking – Alexandre Desplat’s lilting, haunting and sweeping score that is a pure delight, Marco Onorato’s sumptuous vivid cinematography, Matteo Garrone’s deliciously macabre script and virtuoso direction, or Aniello Areno’s performance as Luciano,
By: debbie lynn elias Who hasn’t heard of The Amityville Horror? If you haven’t, you’re not from this planet. In December 1975, newlyweds George and Kathy Lutz, together with Kathy’s three children from a prior marriage moved into what has since become the most famous haunted house in America. Located
By: debbie lynn elias It takes both a visionary and visualist to create a film like UPSIDE DOWN. And that’s exactly who Juan Solanas is. A writer/director with a strong visual background in photography and art history, plus over 10 years work as a cinematographer, Solanas never ceases to amaze
