Film
Missed Connections
The internet has made it a lot easier to generate relationships. On top of dating sites, there are social networking sites, apps, and one of the easiest technologies to utilize: local “missed connections” sites. These sites, which allow people living in a certain area to find the charming strangers-in-passing that they were infatuated with for [...]
Mighty Fine
Joe Fine (Chazz Palminteri; The Usual Suspects) is willing to do whatever it takes to keep his business afloat. In that spirit, he moves his wife (Andie MacDowell), and two daughters (Jodelle Ferland and Rainey Qualley) to Louisiana so his business can take advantage of new southern tax credit legislation being proposed to the Senate. [...]
The Arrested Development Documentary Project
For three amazing seasons, Fox’s Arrested Development brought a fresh and intelligent new brand of comedy to our television screens. The show told the story of the dysfunctional and wealthy Bluth family. The patriarch George Sr (Jeffrey Tambor) was imprisoned for fraud, leaving the running of his company to his son Michael (Jason Bateman), who [...]
French Masterworks: Russian Émigrés in Paris 1923-1928
The five films collected in this set from Flicker Alley were produced at the Films Albatros studios in the Parisian suburb of Montreuil, where the studio’s core group of artists was composed primarily of Russian émigrés, as the title suggests. Although the focus of the set is extremely specific (presenting only the work of Russian [...]
Clandestine Childhood
Clandestine Childhood is a story of strength in a world that is teetering on the edge of chaos. The beautiful, simplistic cinematography captures the world through the eyes of a child. Set in Argentina in 1975, Clandestine Childhood is the story of a young boy named Juan whose parents are activists during the Dirty War. [...]
Something In The Air
In George Orwell’s Homage To Catalonia, his 1938 novel detailing his personal experiences in the Spanish Civil War, the author memorably wrote that bombs were impartial and that, “they killed the men they were thrown at, and the men who threw them.” This grayness permeating through the cracks and crevices of political frustration creates a [...]
Desperate Acts of Magic
When Jason Kant (Joe Tyler Gold) loses his job as a software designer, he sees it as a sign that it’s time for him to pursue his true passion: magic. With the help of his best friend and established magician Steve Kramer (Jonathan Levit), Jason decides to enter a big magic competition in San Diego. [...]
Strictly Ballroom on Blu-ray
Strictly Ballroom (1992), the first entry in Baz Luhrmann’s “Red Curtain Trilogy” (followed by Romeo + Juliet (1996) and Moulin Rouge! (2001)), is by far the most charming of the series but also, tragically, the most overlooked. As an Australian import about organized, competitive ballroom dancing (preceding by a decade the trend in television that [...]
Broken City
Broken City opens on New York City detective Billy Taggert (Mark Wahlberg) on trial for the murder of a young man whilst on duty. He claims self-defense, of course, but the public’s convinced that events transpired otherwise. Ultimately, though, Billy’s acquitted due to a lack of evidence. We learn precious little about Billy during this [...]
Deadball
Deadball is- well, maybe that’s the best place to start. Deadball simply is. Even days after watching the movie, the fact that Deadball exists is nothing short of amazing. Not because the movie itself is shocking, but because I’m still trying to figure out… why? I mean, I know a blame lot of swill I [...]
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