Wes Anderson Takes a Walk on the Wild Side with Moonrise Kingdom
Wes Anderson who made his bones both acting and creating out of the ordinary features such as Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, the Royal Tenenbaums, and the animated Fantastic Mr. Fox (blogged about in this column two years ago – Fantastic Mr. Fox) has another highly stylized, avant garde project in the home stretch. Due to hit […]
Read PostThe Bear – Great Storytelling…. no words
1988’s The Bear… How can you not love this 22 year old movie? The production is shot impeccably by director Jean Jacques Annaud. It’s storytelling at its best – using almost no words. And the actors? A cougar and a bear. Hard to get them to stick to their lines. PS – What a studly […]
Read PostThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly – Dark and Insightful…
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly – Wonderful Movie… The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, a film directed by Julian Shnabel, is perhaps the most challenging movie I have ever watched, yet it was lyrical and beautiful and enthralling. I don’t know how to beging to expain the story, other than to say – be […]
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