By: debbie lynn elias What is about dysfunctional families that are so attractive to us? For me, as I am certain for many of you, it’s because we relate, because we are at times mired in it. I think most of us are the products of, or participants in, familial
By: debbie lynn elias What man writes a script – a comedy no less – that has a character who gets his testicles blown off? A woman writing it, I would believe. But a guy? Well, leave it to Mike Judge, the brains behind “Beavis & Butthead”, “Office Space” and
By: debbie lynn elias Pompe Disease. How many of you have heard of it? I hadn’t. But thanks to Harrison Ford, who was inspired by an article written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Geeta Anand, and then later her book entitled “The Cure: How a Father Raised $100 Million and Bucked
By: debbie lynn elias We are so accustomed to seeing John Cusack as a sensitive, confident, intelligent, sexy, amiable and very likeable “Lloyd Dobbleresque” character, that when he appears on screen as bespectacled, dowdy, hunched and gimpy home store manager Stanley Phillips, the first impression is shock, surprise and a
By: debbie lynn elias When choosing my final review of the year for you, there was a bit of influence over my decision; that of my 14 year old nephew. When it comes to my family it seems the adage is true that the “apple doesn’t fall far from the
By: debbie lynn elias After sitting on a shelf at Miramax for over two years (which seems to be the rule rather than the exception over there), “The Great Raid” finally hits movie theaters this week and not a moment too soon. Plagued by a dearth of mediocre and lackluster
By: debbie lynn elias Established producer Patricia Foulkrod steps out of her comfort zone and into the war zone as director and writer of THE GROUND TRUTH – a documentary that takes an at times scathing, yet always compelling, look at the Iraq War from the bumbling of the government
By: debbie lynn elias The often overlooked force with its role in personal safety, water safety, national security and the environment, the US Coast Guard finally gets its due from Hollywood with a highly polished authenticity thanks to Andrew Davis’, THE GUARDIAN. Complete with an indoor pool serving as the
By: debbie lynn elias I love Vegas. Not only do I like to participate in a few of those skill games like Poker and Blackjack, but I get even more enjoyment watching a good game being played, particularly with poker where skill and the luck of the draw go hand
By: debbie lynn elias A beautiful translation of life and story to the big screen, director Bruce Beresford combines the amazing true story of noble ballerina Li Cunxin with exquisitely breathtaking performances of some of the world’s most famous ballets – Dante’s Inferno, Swan Lake and even Chinese ballets that
