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About Paul Weissman

Paul Weissman is an actor, writer, playwright, and, in the comfort of his own home, an occasional guitar player who lives in New York City. He has appeared in Sean Baker's first film Four Letter Words and will be seen in the upcoming horror film Cryptid. His website is paulweissman.com.

Mistaken for Strangers

Directed by Tom Berninger
Released by Abramorama Entertainment
USA. 74 min. Not rated
Matt Berninger, the lead singer of the indie rock band the National, is a very self-possessed individual. He is slim and handsome with steel blue gimlet eyes. When his band’s concerts begin, he strolls on stage with a glass of red wine in hand.

His brother, […]

By |March 27th, 2014|Musical, Pop Culture, Top Picks|0 Comments

Better Living Through Chemistry

Written and Directed by Geoff Moore and David Posamentier
Produced by Joe Neurauter and Felipe Marino
Released by Samuel Goldwyn Films.
USA. 91 min Not rated
With Sam Rockwell, Olivia Wilde, Michelle Monaghan, Norbert Leo Butz, Ben Schwartz, Ken Howard, Ray Liotta, Harrison Holzer & Jane Fonda
Better Living Through Chemistry has wonderful opening credits: smart, clever, and funny. […]

By |March 13th, 2014|Comedy, Satire|0 Comments

Enemy

Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Produced by Niv Fichman and Miguel A. Faura
Written by Javier Gullón, based on the novel The Double by José Saramago Released by A24
Canada/Spain. 90 min. Rated R
With Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon & Isabella Rossellini
Enemy is a disturbing, surreal meditation on the nature of identity, depression, and the need to escape. […]

Almost Human

Filmed, Written & Directed by Joe Begos
Produced by Begos, Anthony Ambrosino & Ethier
Released by IFC Midnight
USA. 80 min. Not rated
With Graham Skipper, Vanessa Leigh, Josh Ethier, Michael Locicero & Susan T. Travers
The slasher film Almost Human starts off with a jolt of adrenaline as a young man, Mark (Josh Ethier), barrels down the highway towards […]

By |February 25th, 2014|Horror, Sci-fi|0 Comments

Chander Pahar (Mountain of the Moon)

Written & Directed by Kamaleshwar Mukherjee, from the novel by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
Produced by Shrikant Mohta & Mahendra Soni
Released by IABA LLC
Bengali with English subtitles
India. 148 min. Not rated
With Dev Akhikari, Gerard Rudolf, Martin Cito Otto, Nabeel Khan, Paul Ditchfield & David James
Chander Pahar (Mountain of the Moon) is an adventure story based on a famous […]

By |January 13th, 2014|Book adaptation, Epic, Foreign|0 Comments

The Last Days on Mars

Directed by Ruairi Robinson
Written by Clive Dawson, based on the short story “The Animators” by Sydney J. Bounds
Produced by Michael Kuhn & Andrea Cornwell
Released by Magnet Releasing
UK/Ireland. 98 min. Rated R
With Liev Schreiber, Elias Koteas, Romola Garai, Olivia Williams & Johnny Harris
Last Days on Mars has a crisis of identity, if not tone. The film […]

By |December 5th, 2013|Horror, Sci-fi|0 Comments