Directed & Produced by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Written by Prasoon Joshi Released by Reliance Entertainment Hindi with English subtitles India. 188 min. Not rated With Farhan Akhtar, Sonam Kapoor, Dalip Tahil, Art Malik, Divya Dutta, Jabtej Singh, Pavan Malhotra, Yograj Singh, Rebecca Breeds & Prakash Raj Bhaag Milkha Bhaag translates as “Run Milkha Run,” and […]
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, […]
Written & Directed by Michael McGowan Produced by McGowan, Avi Federgreen, Jody Colero & Tamara Deverell Released by Samuel Goldwyn Films Canada. 103 min. Rated PG-13 With James Cromwell, Geneviève Bujold, Rick Roberts, Campbell Scott, Julie Stewart, Jonathan Potts, Zachary Bennett, & George R. Robertson Still Mine is a lovely tribute to traditional family values […]
Written & Directed by Sebastián Silva Produced by Juan de Dios Larraín & Pablo Larraín Released by IFC Films Chile. 100 min. Not rated With Michael Cera, Gaby Hoffmann, Juan Andrés Silva, José Miguel Silva & Agustín Silva Early on in Sebastián Silva’s small, strange, and perfect movie Crystal Fairy, Michael Cera’s character, Jamie, a […]
Directed by Thomas Vinterberg Written by Vinterberg & Tobias Lindholm Produced by Morten Kaufmann & Sisse Graum Jorgensen Released by Magnolia Pictures Danish with English subtitles Denmark/Sweden. 111 min. Rated R With Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp, Lasse Fogelstrom, Susse Wold, Anne Louise Hassing, Lars Ranthe & Alexandra Rapaport Thomas Vinterberg’s latest is […]
Produced & Directed by Jamie Kastner Released by Screen Media Canada. 84 min. Not rated Were such hits as “Boogie Wonderland,” “Boogie Fever,” or “Boogie Oogie Oogie” songs of political protest? In his amicable and gossipy overview of 1970’s dance music, director Jamie Kastner poses that question to powerhouse singer Martha Walsh, forever known as […]
Directed by Drew DeNicola Co-directed by Olivia Mori Produced by Mori & Danielle McCarthy Released by Magnolia Pictures USA. 113 min. Rated PG-13 Director Drew DeNicola and Olivia Mori’s documentary rediscovers the Memphis band whose three albums all feature in Rolling Stone’s top 500, even though commercial success eluded them. It’s a story of frustrated ambition, […]
Directed by Neil Jordan Written by Moira Buffini, based on her play A Vampire Story Produced by Stephen Woolley, Alan Moloney, Elizabeth Karlsen, William D. Johnson & Samuel Englebardt Released by IFC Films UK/USA/Ireland. 118 min. Rated R With Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan, Sam Riley, Jonny Lee Miller, Daniel Mays & Caleb Landry Jones Eleanor […]
Directed by Mark Covino & Jeff Howlett Produced by Covino & Howlett, Scott Mosier, Matthew Perniciaro, Kevin Mann & Jerry Ferrara Released by Drafthouse Films USA. 96 min. Not rated The road to rock ‘n’ roll fame is littered with failed bands, but the tale of A Band Called Death grabs attention for its unusual […]