Produced & Directed by Ron Maxwell Written by Bill Kauffman, based on the novel by Harold Frederic Released by Brainstorm Media USA. 120 min. PG-13 With Billy Campbell, Angus MacFadyen, Peter Fonda, Casey Brown & Lucy Boynton Civil War sesquicentennial celebrations continue to reignite interest in the conflict that divided the nation over the issue […]
Written & Directed by Ryan Coogler Produced by Nina Yang Bongiovi & Forest Whitaker Released by the Weinstein Company USA. 85 min. Rated R With Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Octavia Spencer, Kevin Durand, Chad Michael Murray & Ahna O’Reilly In the early morning hours of New Year’s Day 2009, 22-year-old Oscar Julius Grant III, […]
The main difference that sets the Cannes Film Festival apart from other fests is the anticipation: you want to see the films debuting in the competition, especially if they are directed by the likes of the Coen brothers, Alexander Payne, Roman Polanski, and Asghar Farhadi, to name four. Few shots in the dark here. There […]
Directed by Mira Nair Written by William Wheeler, based on a screen story by Mohsin Hamid & Ami Boghani & the novel by Hamid; Produced by Lydia Pilcher Released by IFC Films USA/UK/Qatar. 128 min. Not rated With Riz Ahmed, Kate Hudson, Liev Schreiber, Kiefer Sutherland, Om Puri, Shabana Azmi & Martin Donovan At heart, […]
Directed by Scott McGehee & David Siegel Written by Nancy Doyne & Carroll Cartwright, based on the novel by Henry James Produced by William Teitler, Charles Weinstock, Daniela Taplin Lundberg & Daniel Crown Released by Millennium Entertainment USA. 98 min. Rated R With Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan, Alexander Skarsgard, Joanna Vanderham & Onata Aprile What […]
Written & Directed by Jeff Nichols Produced by Sarah Green, Aaron Ryder & Lisa Maria Falcone Released by Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions USA. 130 min. Rated R With Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, Reese Witherspoon, Joe Don Baker, Ray McKinnon, Sarah Paulson, Sam Shepard & Michael Shannon Ellis (Tye Sheridan) and Neckbone (Jacob Lofland, and yes, […]
Directed by Henry-Alex Rubin Produced by Mickey Liddell, Jennifer Monroe & William Horberg Written by Andrew Stern Released by LD Entertainment USA. 115 min. Rated R With Jason Bateman, Hope Davis, Frank Grillo, Michael Nyqvist, Paula Patton, Andrea Riseborough, Alexander Skarsgard, Max Thieriot, Jonah Bobo & Marc Jacobs For about an hour, Disconnect is an […]
Written & Directed by Terrence Malick Produced by Sarah Green & Nicolas Gonda Released by Magnolia Pictures USA. 112 min. Rated R With Ben Affleck, Olga Kurylenko, Rachel McAdams, Javier Bardem, Tatiana Chiline & Romina Mondello To the Wonder is a surprise. Even with all of his hallmarks and impressionistic flourishes, Terrence Malick’s new film […]
Directed by Derek Cianfrance Written by Cianfrance, Ben Coccio & Darius Marder, based on a story by Cianfrance & Coccio Produced by Jamie Patricof, Alex Orlovsky, Sidney Kimmel & Lynette Howell Released by Focus Features Release, USA. 140 min. Rated R With Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Ray Liotta, Rose Byrne, Emory Cohen, Dane […]