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So far Michael Lee has created 53 blog entries.

Your Sister’s Sister

Written & Directed by Lynn Shelton
Produced by Steven Schardt
Released by IFC Films
USA. 90 min. Rated R
With Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt & Mark Duplass
I’m amazed to find myself saying this, but thanks to Mark Duplass, director Lynn Shelton’s latest film is worth seeing. Barely. Well, this isn’t entirely true—it’s actually thanks to the trio of talented […]

By |June 15th, 2012|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Indie|0 Comments

Oslo, August 31st

Directed by Joachim Trier
Produced by Hans-Jorgen Osnes, Yngve Saether & Sigve Endressen
Written by Eskil Vogt & Trier, adapted from the novel Le Feu Follet by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle
Released by Strand Releasing
Norwegian with English subtitles.
Norway. 96 min. Not rated.
With Anders Danielsen Lie, Malin Crépin, Aksel M. Thanke, Hans Olav Brenner, Ingrid Olava, Oystein Roger, Tone […]

By |June 1st, 2012|Foreign, Top Picks|0 Comments

Bernie

Directed by Richard Linklater
Produced by Linkater & Ginger Sledge
Written by Linklater & Skip Hollandsworth
Released by Millennium Entertainment
USA. 104 min. Rated R
With Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey, Brady Coleman, Richard Robichaux & Rick Dial

Based on one of those true stories that are memorable, but not exactly incredible, regional human interest writer Skip Hollandsworth’s 1998 Texas […]

By |April 27th, 2012|Drama, DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Top Picks|0 Comments

Goodbye First Love

Written & Directed by Mia Hansen-Love
Produced by Philippe Martin & David Thion
Released by Sundance Selects
French with English subtitles.
France/Germany. 110 min. Not rated
With Lola Créton, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Magne-Havard Brekke, Valérie Bonneton, Serge Renko & Ozay Fecht
Since the beginning of time, people have been falling in and out of love with each other, yet still unanswered […]

By |April 20th, 2012|Drama, Top Picks|0 Comments

Damsels in Distress

Written & Directed by Whit Stillman
Produced by Mr. Stillman, Martin Shafer & Liz Glotzer
Released by Sony Pictures Classics.
USA. 99 min. Rated PG-13
With Greta Gerwig, Adam Brody, Analeigh Tipton, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Carrie MacLemore, Ryan Metcalf & Hugo Becker
Whit Stillman’s first film since 1998’s The Last Days of Disco is an appreciated return to form. “Return” being […]

By |April 6th, 2012|Comedy, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

4:44 Last Day on Earth

Written & Directed by Abel Ferrara
Produced by Juan de Dios Larraín, Pablo Larraín, Peter Danner, Brahim Chioua & Vincent Maraval
Released by IFC Films
USA/Switzerland/France. 85 min. Not rated
With Willem Dafoe, Shanyn Leigh, Natasha Lyonne, Paul Hipp, Dierdra McDowell, Triana Jackson, Trung Nguyen & Anita Pallenberg
Samuel Beckett Abel Ferrara is not. Subject matter that characterized the Irish […]

By |March 28th, 2012|Drama|0 Comments

Casa de Mi Padre

Directed by Matt Piedmont
Written by Andrew Steele
Produced by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Emilio Diez Barroso, Darlene Caamaño Loquet & Steele
Released by NALA/Pantelion Films
Spanish with English subtitles.
USA. 84 min. Rated R
With Will Ferrell, Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, Genesis Rodriguez, Pedro Armendáriz Jr, Nick Offerman, Efren Ramirez & Adrian Martinez
In Casa de Mi Padre, a broad […]

By |March 16th, 2012|Comedy|0 Comments

Natural Selection

Written & Directed by Robbie Pickering
Produced by Brion Hambel & Paul Jensen
Released by the Cinema Guild.
USA. 90 min. Rated R
With Rachael Harris, Matt O’Leary, John Diehl, Gayland Williams & Jon Gries
One could debate exactly what kind of film this is. It’s a comedy, or at least it attempts to be one, with hammy slapstick gags, […]

By |March 16th, 2012|Indie|0 Comments

Art Is… the Permanent Revolution

Produced & Directed by Manfred Kirchheimer
Released by First Run Features
USA. 82 min. Not rated
Veteran documentarian Manfred Kirchheimer (most recently 2007’s Spraymasters) employs the folk anthem “Which Side Are You On” in his newest film, assuming you’re already sympathetic to the causes that will be championed. The octogenarian German-born and NYC-trained cameraman/director has even foregone much […]

By |March 3rd, 2012|Arts, Documentary, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments