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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