By: debbie lynn elias Think you know what’s coming with Academy Award nominations? Well, think again because as the title infers, all good things comes to those who wait and in this case, that means Ryan Gosling who, with his turn as David Marks, may just find his name announced
By: debbie lynn elias Several years ago at AFI Fest, I had the privilege of meeting and befriending the exceptionally talented cast and crew of a little film from Puerto Rico called MANUELA Y MANUEL. My pick of the Festival, MANUELA Y MANUEL, is a kaleidoscopic vision of eye-popping color,
By: debbie lynn elias I still remember the first time I heard the hauntingly beautiful, melodious tones of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s ballet, “The Nutcracker.” It was a Thanksgiving weekend. I was 7 or 8 years old and my grandfather was playing a symphonic recording of the suite on his Blaupunkt
By: debbie lynn elias As the boys of summer are putting down their bats, heading for the showers, and we head into the home stretch of the baseball season with the playoffs and World Series, what could be more fitting than the film release of what I am certain will
By: debbie lynn elias They are our best friends and sometimes, our greatest competition. They are the guys and girls next door. They are jocks, geeks, nerds, actors, actresses, singers, dancers, the beauties and the brains. Household names, the mere mention of Troy, Gabriella, Chad, Sharpay, Kelsi, Taylor, Ryan, send
By: debbie lynn elias Empowering! Inspirational! Sally Hawkins is entrancing. Miranda Richardson is the icing on the cake. Bob Hoskins is deliciously fun. The human spirit captured on the screen in each character is uplifting and energizing. What am I talking about you ask? None other than MADE IN DAGENHAM
By: debbie lynn elias One rock. One man. The forces of nature. A really crappy off-brand Leatherman tool. 127 hours. Who else but Danny Boyle, screenwriter Simon Beaufoy, and actor James Franco could turn that combination into one of the most exciting, suspenseful and triumphant films of the year? The
By: debbie lynn elias Given the gravitas of today’s political climate and in light of this week’s elections, it seems only just, proper and fair that I more than encourage you to see one of the most electrifying political thrillers to come around in a long while – FAIR GAME.
By: debbie lynn elias Although completed in 2008, it wasn’t until after Sundance 2010 and a tour on the festival circuit that Jake Scott’s WELCOME TO THE RILEYS found a distribution home and will now be welcomed into theatres around the country. A little gem of a film that’s faceted
By: debbie lynn elias There are two definitions of the word “conviction.” The first, is “an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence.” The second, used in a legal sense, is “the verdict that results when a court of law finds a defendant guilty of a crime.”
