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Interstellar

Directed by Christopher Nolan
Produced by Nolan, Emma Thomas and Lynda Obst
Written by Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan
Released by Paramount Release
USA/UK. 169 min. Rated PG-13
With Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine, Jessica Chastain, Casey Affleck, John Lithgow, Wes Bentley, Mackenzie Foy, David Gyasi, Bill Irwin, Topher Grace, and Ellen Burstyn
In the near future, things are bleak […]

By |November 7th, 2014|Action, Epic, Sci-fi|0 Comments

Birdman

Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Produced by Iñárritu, John Lesher, Arnon Milchan and James W. Skotchdopole;
Written by Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bo
Released by Fox Searchlight Pictures and Regency Enterprises
USA. 119 mon. Rated R
With Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts and Lindsay Duncan
Riggan Thomson (Michael […]

By |October 26th, 2014|Satire, Top Picks|0 Comments

Mood Indigo

Directed by Michel Gondry
Produced by Luc Bossi
Written by Gondry and Bossi, based on the novel by Boris Vian
Released by Drafthouse Films
France. 94 min. Not rated
With Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh, Omar Sy, Aïssa Maïga, and Charlotte Le Bon
Watching Mood Indigo is a curious experience—not an unusual description for a Michel Gondry film. He is […]

By |July 17th, 2014|Book adaptation, French, Melodrama, Romantic Comedy|0 Comments

Boyhood

Written and Directed by Richard Linklater
Produced by Linklater, Cathleen Sutherland, Jonathan Sehring and John Sloss
Released by IFC Films
USA. 165 min. Rated R
With Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane, Lorelei Linklater, Ethan Hawke, Marco Perella, Jamie Howard and Andrew Villarreal
Richard Linklater is one of a handful of American filmmakers who is completely fearless, doing things his own […]

By |July 10th, 2014|Epic, Indie, Teen, Top Picks|0 Comments

Journey to the West

Directed by Stephen Chow
Produced by Chow and Ivy Kong
Written by Chow, Derek Kwok, Huo Xin, Wang Yun, Fung Chih Chiang, Lu Zheng Yu, Lee Sheung Ching and Kong
Released by Magnet Releasing
Mandarin with English subtitles
China. 110 min. Rated PG-13
With Wen Zhang, Shu Qi, Huang Bo, and Show Lo
Stephen Chow’s latest comic adventure action and Buddhist (!) […]

By |April 5th, 2014|Action, China, Comedy, Martial arts|0 Comments

Grand Piano

Directed by Eugenio Mira
Written by Damien Chazelle
Produced by Adrián Guerra & Rodrigo Cortés
Released by Magnet Releasing.
Spain. 90 min. Rated R
With Elijah Wood, John Cusack, Kerry Bishé, Tasmin Egerton, Allen Leech, Don McManus, Alex Winter & Dee Wallace
It’s been a long time since Tom Selznick (Elijah Wood) has played the piano in public. He was acclaimed […]

By |March 7th, 2014|Psychological thriller, Thriller|0 Comments

The Wolf of Wall Street

Directed by Martin Scorsese
Produced by Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Riza Aziz, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, and Joey McFarland
Written by Terence Winter, from the book by Jordan Belfort
Released by Paramount Pictures
USA. 179 min. Rated R (and how!)
With Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Rob Reiner, Jon Favreau, Spike Jonze, Kyle Chandler, Jon Bernthal, Jean Dujardin & Matthew McConaughey
“It […]

By |January 8th, 2014|Book adaptation, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Satire|0 Comments

American Hustle

Directed by David O. Russell
Written by Eric Warren Singer & Russell
Produced by Megan Ellison, Charles Roven, Jonathan Gordon & Richard Suckle
Released by Columbia Pictures
USA. 129 min. Rated R
With Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner,  Jennifer Lawrence, Louis C.K., Michael Peña, Jack Huston, Shea Whigham & Alessandro Nivola
Something is missing here, but what? […]

By |December 20th, 2013|American, Comedy, Crime, Top Picks|0 Comments

Ms. 45

Directed by Abel Ferrara
Written by Nicholas St. Cloud
Released by Drafthouse Films
USA. 80 mins. Not rated
With Zoë Lund
Thana (Zoë Lund) hasn’t had it good in life. She doesn’t really have any family or friends, she works for pittance at a clothing workshop, and she can’t speak; she’s mute. One day walking home she’s pulled into an […]

By |December 12th, 2013|Crime, Indie, Top Picks|0 Comments