Serious Man: Interview with Joel and Ethan Coen

September 16, 2009 by

A review of "A Serious Man" will be posted tonight. 

Meanwhile the fall season is in full volume this weekend.   We have reviews of seven or eight films that open this Friday or next week, including The Informant, Jennifer's Body, The Invention of Lying, The Boys Are Back, Bright Star, Burning Plain, Disgrace, Coco Before Chanel.  Please Go to the Review Section.

"The picture takes place in 1967 among a Jewish community in an unnamed Midwestern suburb; Joel and I are from the Midwest and so it's reminiscent of our childhoods. The milieu, the whole setting is important to us and was a big part of what got us going on this story. Where you grew up is part of your identity. That doesn't go away, even if you've been away for a long time"–Ethan Coen

 

 

 

 

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Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story

September 15, 2009 by
On the 20-year anniversary of his groundbreaking masterpiece Roger & Me, Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story returns to the issue he’s been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans (and by default, the rest of the world). But this time the culprit is much bigger than General Motors, and the crime scene far wider than Flint, Michigan. From Middle America, to the halls of power in Washington, to the global financial epicenter in Manhattan, Michael Moore will once again take filmgoers into uncharted territory.
 
 Click on link to look at the new trailer for Michael Moore's new Hot Docu, "Capitalism: A Love Story."

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Oscar 2009: Mo’Nique for Supporting Actress Oscar

September 6, 2009 by

 

The buzz about Mo’Nique as Oscar contender in the Best Supporting Actress category began in January, when her new film, “Precious: Based on the Novel by Sapphire,” won three awards at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival: Jury, Audience and Acting kudos. As I pointed out in my review of the film, which also played at Cannes Film Fest in May, the entire cast is good, but it’s Mo’Nique who gives the most riveting performance in an unexpectedly dramatic and emotional turn as she’s mostly associated with comedies.
 
As of early September, Mo’Nique is a frontrunner for the Supporting Actress Oscar (and other kudos).  For some critics, hers is the performance to beat!

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Serious Man: Coen Brothers New Film

September 5, 2009 by

 

Click on link to see the A Serious Man Trailer

 
Having won the Best Picture Oscar for “No Country for Old Men,“ their masterpiece (and most accomplished film to date), for their 14th movie, the Coen brothers opted for a smaller, more personal, period film, “A Serious Men,” set in 1967 and loosely based on the life of their father, who was an economics professor.

 

 

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Inception: Chris Nolan's New Film

August 29, 2009 by


First look at Inception.

Chris Nolan's new film, “Inception,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, will be released next summer.

Please watch the Inception Trailer in the Video section.

Despite pressures from Warner, Christopher Nolan decided to take a break from the “Batman” franchise after the huge success of “The Dark Knight” in order to write and direct a more personal film, described by him deliberately vaguely as a “contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind.”

A veil of mystery and secrecy surrounds the production, and the ensemble has been instructed not to talk about the plot.  Even so, rumors abound…..

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