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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