By: debbie lynn elias If you get a sense of deja vu on seeing the one sheet poster for this film, it’s with good reason. After all, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and given the tough competition in theatres this summer, a shining jewel like AWAY WE GO
By: debbie lynn elias If you’re a true fan of Batman as the invincible Dark Knight of comic book fame, then this is the film for you. We all know the story. We’ve seen it on the big screen and small screen, with everyone from Keaton to Kilmer to Clooney
By: debbie lynn elias When I received the line-up of films for the LA Film Festival, there were some 5 or 6 films that immediately jumped out at me as if to say, “you must see me, you must review me.” One of them was THE BEACH PARTY AT THE
By: debbie lynn elias With a Southern mother who has lived in a beauty shop for the past some 60 years (I kid you not), how could I possibly pass up this movie. I couldn’t and neither should you! Queen Latifah brings down the house again with her riotously sassy
By: debbie lynn elias Often when I leave a screening room, I am filled with a sadness knowing that the average moviegoer will bypass or overlook a smaller more obscure film when looking for a weekend’s box office entertainment. Such is the case with BELLA. Bittersweet, charming, tender and surprising,
By: debbie lynn elias It’s long been said that you never know from where your next great idea may come. This is particularly true for Jennifer Venditti who makes her directorial debut at LAFF with her documentary portrait of BILLY THE KID. On location at a high school in rural
By: debbie lynn elias The LAFF International Showcase and Documentary categories are indeed blessed this year with some incredible films, one of them being THE CHAMPAGNE SPY. I love spy stories. I always thought I would have been a good Mata Hari. But after seeing THE CHAMPAGNE SPY, well I
By: debbie lynn elias Once upon a time there was a 9 year old boy with an amazing imagination. And on one fine day, he saw a movie that would impact him forever – “King Kong.” Directed by Merion C. Cooper and Ernest Shoedsack, shot in black and white and
By: debbie lynn elias Every once in awhile I stumble onto a film that, although it undoubtedly will not break the bank at the box office and I may go toe-to-toe with colleagues over its “merits”, it is still a film filled with charm and heart and interesting solid performances
By: debbie lynn elias The Best Picture Oscar race officially takes off this week with the release of Anurag Basu’s KITES. This is PURE OSCAR GOLD. Unfamiliar with Basu’s work, I went into this screening blind, with no idea of the story, the filmmakers or the actors, but I quickly
