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So far Michael Lee has created 53 blog entries.

The Paperboy

Directed by Lee Daniels
Produced by Hilary Shor, Daniels, Avi Lerner, Ed Cathell III & Cassian Elwes
Written by Pete Dexter & Daniels, based on the novel by Dexter
Released by Millennium Films
USA. 106 min. Rated R
With Matthew McConaughey, Zac Efron, David Oyelowo, Macy Gray, John Cusack, Nealla Gordon, Scott Glenn & Nicole Kidman
In years to come, when […]

By |October 10th, 2012|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Indie|0 Comments

Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best

Written & Directed by Ryan O’Nan
Produced by Jason Michael Berman & Kwesi Collisson
USA. 97 min. Not rated
With Ryan O’Nan, Michael Weston, Arielle Kebbel, Melissa Leo, Andrew McCarthy, Christopher McDonald, Jason Ritter & Wilmer Valderrama
Newcomer Ryan O’Nan co-wrote, directs, and stars in a small-scale romantic comedy about an unlikely musical duo that makes a go of […]

By |September 21st, 2012|Comedy|0 Comments

How to Survive a Plague

Directed by David France
Written by France, T. Woody Richman & Tyler H. Walk
Produced by Howard Gertler & France
Released by Sundance Selects
USA. 110 min. Not rated
This powerful and highly charged documentary takes us through the pivotal years in the history of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, better known as Act Up, the activist organization that […]

By |September 20th, 2012|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, GLBT, Political, Top Picks|0 Comments

Liberal Arts

Written & Directed by Josh Radnor
Produced by Mr. Radnor, Claude Dal Farra, Brice Dal Farra, Lauren Munsch & Jesse Hara
Released by IFC Films
USA. 97 min. Not rated
With Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Richard Jenkins, Allison Janney, Elizabeth Reaser, John Magaro, Kate Burton, Robert Desiderio & Zac Efron

Josh Radnor’s second feature, much like his first, happythankyoumoreplease, earns […]

By |September 17th, 2012|American, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

Neighboring Sounds

Written & Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho
Produced by Emilie Lesclaux
Released by Cinema Guild
Portuguese with English subtitles
Brazil. 131 min. Not rated
With Irandhir Santos, Gustavo Jahn, Meve Jinkings, W. J. Solha, Irma Brown, Lula Terra, Yuri Holanda & Clébia Souza
Abundant are the views of neighbors’ patios from second floor windows, and rare is the moment when […]

By |August 24th, 2012|Foreign, Top Picks|0 Comments

Sleepwalk With Me

Directed by Mike Birbiglia; written by Mike Birbiglia, Ira Glass, Joe Birbiglia & Seth Barrish, based on the play by Mike Birbiglia
Produced by Glass & Jacob Jaffke
Released by IFC Films
USA. 90 min. Not rated
With Mike Birbiglia, Lauren Ambrose, Cristin Milioti, Aya Cash, Marylouise Burke, Loudon Wainwright III, James Rebhorn & Carol Kane
If you’re an avid […]

By |August 23rd, 2012|Comedy, Top Picks|0 Comments

Compliance

Written & Directed by Craig Zobel
Produced by Sophia Lin, Lisa Muskat, Tyler Davidson, Theo Sena & Zobel
Released by Magnolia Pictures.
USA. 90 min. Rated R
With Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy, Bill Camp, Philip Ettinger & James McCaffrey
Go see Compliance. Why? Because I told you to. If you still think that kind of persuasion sounds unrealistic […]

You’ve Been Trumped

Edited & Directed by Anthony Baxter
Produced by Richard Phinney
Written by Phinney & Baxter
Released by International Film Circuit
USA. 96 min. Not rated
Hubris is on willing display in this modest exposé-documentary by Scottish filmmaker Anthony Baxter on billionaire real estate developer Donald Trump’s quest to build the world’s greatest golf course in the sport’s spiritual home of […]

By |August 7th, 2012|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Political, Top Picks|0 Comments

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Directed by Benh Zeitlin
Produced by Dan Janvey, Josh Penn & Michael Gottwald
Written by Lucy Alibar & Zeitlin, based on the stage play Juicy and Delicious by Alibar;
Released by Fox Searchlight Pictures
USA. 93 min. Rated PG-13
With Quvenzhané Wallis & Dwight Henry
Composer Dan Romer has said in an interview that when composing this film’s score alongside […]

By |June 27th, 2012|Indie, Sundance Film Festival, Top Picks|0 Comments