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So far Matthew Wollin has created 15 blog entries.

What Maisie Knew

Directed by Scott McGehee & David Siegel
Written by Nancy Doyne & Carroll Cartwright, based on the novel by Henry James
Produced by William Teitler, Charles Weinstock, Daniela Taplin Lundberg & Daniel Crown
Released by Millennium Entertainment
USA. 98 min. Rated R
With Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan, Alexander Skarsgard, Joanna Vanderham & Onata Aprile
What did Maisie know? The secret to […]

By |May 2nd, 2013|Book adaptation, Drama|0 Comments

Violeta Went to Heaven

Directed by Andrés Wood
Written by Eliseo Altunaga, Rodrigo Bazaes, Guillermo Calderón & Wood
Released by Kino Lorber
Spanish with English subtitles
Argentina/Brazil/Chile. 110 min. Not rated
With Francisca Gavilán, Cristian Quevedo, Thomas Durand & Gabriela Aguilera
The woman of the title is Violeta Parra (1917-1967), an icon of Chilean folk music and art. Her life is told in an elliptical […]

By |April 15th, 2013|Biopic, Foreign|0 Comments

Disconnect

Directed by Henry-Alex Rubin
Produced by Mickey Liddell, Jennifer Monroe & William Horberg
Written by Andrew Stern
Released by LD Entertainment
USA. 115 min. Rated R
With Jason Bateman, Hope Davis, Frank Grillo, Michael Nyqvist, Paula Patton, Andrea Riseborough, Alexander Skarsgard, Max Thieriot, Jonah Bobo & Marc Jacobs
For about an hour, Disconnect is an absolute pleasure to watch. It delves […]

By |April 11th, 2013|Drama, Top Picks|0 Comments

It’s a Disaster

Written & Directed by Todd Berger
Produced by Kevin M. Brennan, Jeff Grace, Gordon Bijelonic & Datari Turner
Released by Oscilloscope Laboratories
USA. 88 min. Not rated
With Julia Stiles, David Cross, America Ferrera, Erinn Hayes, Jeff Grace, Rachel Boston & Kevin M. Brennan
It’s a Disaster is structured around a clever conceit: tensions at a couples’ brunch are pushed […]

By |April 11th, 2013|American, Comedy, Disaster, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

Somebody Up There Likes Me

Written & Directed by Bob Byington
Produced by Stuart Bohart, Hans Graffunder, Christos Konstantakopoulos & Nick Offerman
Released by Tribeca Film
USA. 76 min. Not rated
With Keith Poulson, Nick Offerman, Jess Weixler, Stephanie Hunt, Marshall Bell, Kate Lyn Sheil
The opening credits set a peculiar tone, sashaying between animation, one-liners, time jumps, and the not-unimpressive presence of Ron Swanson, […]

By |March 27th, 2013|Comedy, Indie|0 Comments

Gimme the Loot

Written & Directed by Adam Leon
Produced by Natalie Difford, Dominic Buchanan & Jamund Washington
Released by Sundance Selects
USA. 81 min. Not rated
With Tashiana Washington, Ty Hickson, Meeko, Zoë Lescaze, Sam Soghor & Adam Metzger
Gimme the Loot is a movie that would suffer from being any more polished. Its imperfections lend it both charm and a quiet […]

By |March 21st, 2013|American, Top Picks|0 Comments