Crash! Bang! A Technicolor dream full of twists and turns and chimps plays out before you all at hyperspeed. Are you ready? Fasten your seat belts, ‘cause here we go. Summer is now here and ‘Speed Racer,’ is one of the first ones out of the gates.
So, the movies been out a few weeks, and despite how hyped I was about it, I only got to see it this weekend. ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ is a comedy about a break-up, written by star Jason Segel, and directed by Nick Stoller.
‘Encounters at the End of the World,’ is the latest documentary from filmmaker Werner Herzog. And what a wonderful way to close out the sixth annual Independent Film Festival of Boston. ‘Encounters,’ is a fascinating, riveting and moving look at the people and animals that live in Antarctica.
What happens to reality TV contest stars once the show is over? If they’ve won, isn’t everything supposed to be easy for them?
‘The Orphanage’ has Guillermo del Toro’s name plastered all over the packaging and the advertising for it. And the film does have a very “del Toro” feel to it (he helped produce the film). But credit where credit is due, the huge success of this film belongs to director J.A. Bayona and his stellar crew. …
‘The Cake Eaters’ was a truly touching directorial debut for actress Mary Stuart Masterson (Fried Green Tomatoes).
‘Twelve’ could have easily derailed given its circumstances. 12 separate short films, each helmed by a different director, some overlap in story (but they’re mostly scarce nods to earlier pieces), each with a different tone and approach.
‘Frownland’ a first feature from Director Ronnie Bronstein is a black comedy about a door-to-door coupon salesman who can’t hold a conversation with anyone but his analyst.
“This is what it’s like if you live the dream.”- Mike Sardina Lighting & Thunder are a performing duo in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and if you want to see, hear and experience the music of Neil Diamond and Patsy Cline, you can do no better than to see them play.
Kailey is a pool hustler, trying to sort out her life and rescue her son from a rough life with her ex-husband. Sounds like a rough one to sit through, no?