By: debbie lynn elias To many, the word “bratz” (or, brats as the case may be) brings to mind pesky little brothers and sisters (or in my case, adult ones) or spoiled unruly children. But to little girls and tweens around the world, say the word “bratz” and instantly, you
By: debbie lynn elias It’s been a few years since we heard from director Anthony Minghella. His most noted prior works “Truly, Madly, Deeply”, “The English Patient”, and “Cold Mountain” were emotionally intense, delving deep into the psyche and the heart. All written by Minghella, each project was based on
By: debbie lynn elias Break Up”, is that concerning the Brad and Jen break-up and the Jen and Vince get together. Although many may flock to the screens to see what the hubbub is all about with co-stars Jen and Vince, I urge you to proceed with caution. Both have
By: debbie lynn elias There are few that have made it through a formative high school education that are unfamiliar with Evelyn Waugh’s epic novel “Brideshead Revisited.” Written by Waugh in a span of four months while on leave from the Army late in WWII in 1944 and completed as
By: debbie lynn elias She’s back! The slightly plump, plucky, perpetually perky and often put-upon Bridget that we all came to know and love in 2001’s “Bridget Jones’s Dairy” is back in this next installment and with all the same foibles and fiascos – only moreso. She still loves her
By: debbie lynn elias Less than six months ago, acclaimed director M. Knight Shyamalan saw the handwriting on the wall and made a statement to the effect that he feared it wouldn’t be long before movies are released simultaneously on the big screen, DVD and/or pay-per- view television, the result
By: debbie lynn elias The pairing of two veteran actors the caliber of Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, but whose styles, temperaments and performances are as a different as night and day (but for being stellar), can prove to be either a match made in heaven or a disaster waiting
By: debbie lynn elias There are major topics and discussions in the news world over right now (other than Swine Flu and the economy). Hot on the heels of Earth Day, citizens and activists are still abuzz over the environment and global warming while for the rest of us, the
By: debbie lynn elias In what has become one of the most controversial films to hit the big screen, even without a distribution deal, is Fredrik Gertten’s BANANAS!* Originally slated as a competitor in the Documentary Category of the 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival , due to pressure from the
By: debbie lynn elias Charlize Theron: Oscar Winner. Kim Basinger: Oscar Winner. Guillermo Arriaga: Golden Globe Winner and Oscar Nominee. Robert Elswit: Oscar Winner. John Toll: Double Oscar Winner. It is the collaborative effort of these great talents and more, that bring emotion, depth, intrigue and life to Guillermo Arriaga’s
