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So far Megan Fariello has created 77 blog entries.

The Wall

Written & Directed by Julian Roman Pölsler, based on the novel by Marlen Haushofer
Produced by Rainer Kölmel, Antonin Svoboda, Martin Gschlacht & Wasiliki Bleser
Released by Music Box Films With Martina Gedeck
English & German with English subtitles
Austria. 109 in. Not rated
With Martina Gedeck

I find it almost impossible not to compare The Wall with the recent release […]

Sparrows Dance

Written & Directed by Noah Buschel
Produced by Savantha Housman & Louise Runge
Released by Tribeca Film
USA. 81 min. Not rated
With Marin Ireland & Paul Sparks
Sparrows Dance may be the sweetest and simplest film I’ve seen in years. Taking place almost entirely in one small New York City apartment, the film follows a nameless woman (Homeland’s Marin […]

By |August 22nd, 2013|Drama, Top Picks|0 Comments

In A World…

Written & Directed by Lake Bell
Produced by Bell & Jett Steiger
Released by Roadside Attractions
USA. 93 min. Rated R
With Lake Bell, Fred Melamed, Demetri Martin, Michaela Watkins, Ken Marino, Rob Corddry, Nick Offerman, Tig Notaro, Alexandra Holden & Eva Longoria
In A World… poses a very intriguing concept. On the peripheries of competitive Hollywood, there is an […]

By |August 8th, 2013|Comedy, Top Picks|0 Comments

Broken

Directed by Rufus Norris
Written by Mark O’Rowe, based on the novel by Daniel Clay
Produced by Dixie Linder, Tally Garner, Nick Marston & Bill Kenwright
Released by Film Movement
UK. 90 min. Not rated
With Tim Roth, Eloise Laurence, Cillian Murphy, Zana Marjanovic, Robert Emms, Faye Daveney, Rosalie Kosky-Hensman, Martha Bryant, Bill Milner & Rory Kinnear
As a kind of […]

By |July 22nd, 2013|Book adaptation, U. K.|0 Comments

The Way Way Back

Written & Directed by Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
Produced by Kevin J. Walsh & Tom Rice
Released by Fox Searchlight
USA. 103 min. Rated PG-13
With Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney, AnnaSophia Robb, Sam Rockwell, Maya Rudolph & Liam James
It isn’t a secret by now that screenwriters Nat Faxon and Jim Rash are really good at creating […]

Some Girl(s)

Directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Produced by Patty West, Chris Schwartz & Andrew Carlberg
Written by Neil LaBute, based on his play
Released by Leeden Media
USA. 84 min. Not rated
With Adam Brody, Kristen Bell, Zoe Kazan, Mía Maestro, Jennifer Morrison & Emily Watson
In Some Girl(s), Adam Brody plays a nameless man in search of closure and forgiveness […]

By |June 27th, 2013|American, DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Top Picks|0 Comments

Much Ado About Nothing

Written & Directed by Joss Whedon, based on the play by Shakespeare
Produced by Mr. Whedon & Kai Cole
Released by Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions
USA. 107 min. Rated PG-
With Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Nathan Fillion, Fran Kranz, Jillian Morgese, Sean Maher, Reed Diamond, Clark Gregg & Tom Lenk
With the recent conversations surrounding the merits and needs of the recent […]

By |June 6th, 2013|American, Romantic Comedy, Top Picks|0 Comments

Violet & Daisy

Written & Directed by Geoffrey Fletcher
Produced by Fletcher & Bonnie Timmerman
Released by Cinedigm
USA. 88 min. Rated R
With Saoirse Ronan, Alexis Bledel & James Gandolfini
The idea behind Violet & Daisy is intriguing. Two young women, who love ordinary things like pretty dresses and bubblegum pop stars, happen to be deadly assassins for hire. The juxtaposition of […]

By |June 6th, 2013|Crime, Indie|0 Comments

Love Is All You Need

Directed by Susanne Bier
Written by Anders Thomas Jensen, based on a story by Bier & Jensen
Produced by Sisse Graum Jorgensen & Vibeke Windelov;
Released by Sony Pictures Classics
Danish, English & Italian with English subtitles
Denmark/Sweden/Italy/France/Germany. 110 min. Rated R
With Pierce Brosnan, Trine Dyrholm, Molly Blixt Egelind, Sebastian Jessen, Paprika Steen, Kim Bodnia, Christiane Schaumburg-Müller & Micky Skeel […]

By |May 2nd, 2013|Foreign, Romantic Comedy|0 Comments