By: debbie lynn elias Brendan Gleeson is an actor who, with every performance, makes me admire and appreciate his talent and ability more than I already do. His wry wit wowed me in “Lake Placid”. His transformative characterization into Mad Eye Moody in “Harry Potter” amazed me. While his deadpan
By: debbie lynn elias One of the classic “vamp” cult films of all time is easily Tom Holland’s 1985 “Fright Night”. With a very young William Ragsdale starring as vampire fighter Charley Brewster, teaming up with venerable Roddy McDowall as Peter Vincent, the two waged war against the forces of
By: Tommy Elias PREFACE by debbie lynn elias In what is becoming a several-times-a-year event, it is my pleasure to bring you another review from my 6 year old nephew Tommy. A “movie shark” in his own right, it has become a tradition that Tommy, myself and my other “movie
By: debbie lynn elias When a book is on the Best Seller List for 120 weeks (after initially being rejected by publishers for years) and then gets adapted as a film, one should sit up and take notice. When the story involves a fresh and different point of view and
By: debbie lynn elias Since the early days of film and Cecille B. DeMille, the relationship between man and religion has been one of both reverence and respect, as well as, irreverence, with the world having a place for both to sit side by side. And while I have the
By: debbie lynn elias As the clock ticks down to the final battle for the boy with the scar on his forehead who once lived under the cupboard, we are all filled with special memories of the magic and wonder of the HARRY POTTER movies. I’ve had a chance to
By: debbie lynn elias As the clock ticks down to the final battle for the boy with the scar on his forehead who once lived under the cupboard, we are all filled with special memories of the magic and wonder of the HARRY POTTER movies. I’ve had a chance to
By: debbie lynn elias Making its debut last month at the Los Angeles Film Festival is one of the indie charmers of the year, TERRI. In what can only be described as one of the warmest, most poignant and compassionate, darkly funny, wry and most embraceable of films, director Azazel
By: debbie lynn elias A charming and heartwarming documentary that debuted at the 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival is one that now makes its way to theaters just in time for summer. Ten years in the marking, ONE LUCKY ELEPHANT is the story of a 5 ton elephant named Flora
By: debbie lynn elias Scoring my vote as the #1 Narrative Competition Feature in the 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival and walking away with an award for Best Ensemble Cast, say hello to HELLO LONESOME – a charming, sweet, wistful and winsome film that will bring a smile to your heart as
