By: debbie lynn elias The good news is that Jane Fonda is back and funnier than ever. The bad news is that she picked this Jennifer Lopez vehicle in which to make her “comeback.” Charlotte “Charlie” Cantilini has finally found Mr. Right. After years of one dating disaster after another,
By: debbie lynn elias Starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor as the star-crossed lovers, Satine and Christian, director Baz Luhrmann provides a sumptuous visual feast with his romantic interpretation of the fin-de-siecle Bohemian community located in the infamous turn-of-the-century Montmartre district of Paris at the divinely decadent Moulin Rouge. Relying
By: debbie lynn leias It seems with every film festival that I attend, there is always one film that seems to just jump to the head of the pack for me and becomes a drop dead, hands down favorite. With the 2005 LA Film Festival, it was “March of the
By: debbie lynn elias When it comes to romantic comedies, who better to make sweet music this Valentine’s Day than writer/director Marc Lawrence? Re-teaming with “Two Weeks Notice” star Hugh Grant, Lawrence strikes another winning chord here and then goes even one step further by adding the melodious comedic harmony
By: debbie lynn elias Already in limited release, but opening nationwide this week, “Mystic River” marks Clint Eastwood’s 24th, and indisputably his best, directorial effort thus far. Written by Brian Helgeland based on the novel by Dennis Lehane, “Mystic River” is a suspenseful brooding tale of three boyhood friends brought
By: debbie lynn elias To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under the sun. . . a time to keep silent and a time to speak; a time to love and a time to hate; a time for war and a time for peace. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8.
By: debbie lynn elias Steve Zahn is an actor that I look forward to seeing in any role. He is as diverse in the selection of his roles as he is in his actual performances. And while he doesn’t always hit the mark, on those rare occasions when I haven’t
By: debbie lynn elias Writer/director Joe McClean has his finger on the pulse of society, current events and irreverent comedy with MONEY, PLEASE!. I first met McClean and his talent several years ago thanks to a film that made its world debut at the Dances With Film Film Festival, THAT
By: debbie lynn elias How many of you out there don’t know who George Hamilton is? Betcha most of you are more than familiar with him. Some generations may remember Hamilton as an okay actor from Hollywood’s golden years in the 50’s. Others, for his fun and devil-may-care persona he
By: debbie lynn elias In light of the recent incident at Ft. Hood and given that I sit and write my feature review week on Veterans Day, it is impossible for me to not showcase one of the most powerful and moving films of our time, Oren Moverman’s THE MESSENGER.
