By: debbie lynn elias What a quirky little delight we have with a little gem from across the pond called SUBMARINE. Filled with cuteness, laugh out loud funny and dark comedy that I just can’t praise enough, SUBMARINE, is written and directed by Richard Ayoade based on the novel of the
By: debbie lynn elias What a fascinating film! Historical (in fact, rooted in the history of writer/director Christina Yao’s own family), interesting and beautiful, EMPIRE OF SILVER shines in every respect. Set in China at the end of the 19th Century, the Shanxi merchant organization is led by Lord Kang.
By: debbie lynn elias I love the comedy and talent of Steve Coogan. A comic gem from across the Pond, he can make anything funny. Then toss in fellow Britisih comedian Rob Brydon and you’re really in for some skilled comedy renderings. And that’s just what we’ve got with THE
By: debbie lynn elias and guest critics, Edward Raymond Elias and Tommy Elias This is a first for me. Not only have I never co-written a review before, but I have never before had the pleasure and privilege of being able to screen a film in the theater with my two
By: debbie lynn elias Terrence Malick, much like David Lynch, is a filmmaker one either “gets” or “doesn’t get”, “likes” or “loves” – there is no real in between. With Lynch, there is a vast body of work at the audiencefs disposal for viewing, analysis, thought, reflection and ultimate opining.
By: debbie lynn elias Yo, ho, ho and a bottle of…hum. Although energetic, non-stop and fun, at film’s end, ho hum may be the best description for PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES. (And you will definitely head straight for the nearest bottle of rum.) Captain Jack Sparrow and
By: debbie lynn elias As comes as no surprise, Dances With Films 14th Annual Film Festival is reaping what looks like another fertile crop of films, both shorts and features alike, and showcasing some up and coming filmmakers in the process. I recently had a chance to screen OPEN 24
By: debbie lynn elias It takes a lot to flabbergast me in a film and with HESHER, writer/director Spencer Susser has done just that. I laughed. I got teary. My face went into mouth-agape OMG mode countless times. And at the end of it all, I was scratching my
By: debbie lynn elias As comes as no surprise, my two favorite Annes – Jeffreys and Rutherford – took to the red carpet at the TCM Classic Film Festival. Resplendent in red, “to match the rug” according to Jeffreys, these ladies are some of the last bastions of the Golden
By: debbie lynn elias Before we plunge into my review of THE BEAVER, let’s get the elephant in the room out of the way right now. Mel Gibson. Much has been said, and much talk was even made during our round table interviews with director Jodie Foster, about Mel Gibson’s
