The Music of Strangers (2015) running time 1hr. 36 min. documentary, music "cellist Yo-Yo ma and other international artists of the Silk Road Project discuss their philosophies on music and culture ." directed by Morgan Neville (Twenty Feet From Stardom)…
No, I’m not Ringo Starr, but I have been receiving a lot of mail as of late. The subject of these digital letters vary on perspective, but are singular in topic: why can’t I program better films with more diversity?…
I’m a sucker for movies either from or about my formative years in the 1980s. So I’m eager to see Richard Linklater’s latest movie Everybody Wants Some!! about three days in the lives of a group of college baseball players.…
With some of the Young Adult novels that have been turned into movies lately, it can seem that the post-apocalyptic future is here already. Or maybe it just feels like that would be preferable to having to endure yet another…
Some ten years ago I developed a statistical model for predicting Oscar winners. I've posted online predictions for the four main categories every year since with an 85% success rate. I provide predictions for just Best Picture, Director, Lead Actor,…
Carol is a ground-breaking drama about two women who fall deeply in love. The screenplay was adapted from “The Prince of Salt,” a novel by Patricia Highsmith. The film is set in 1950’s New York: A decidedly romantic backdrop to…
By all accounts, Room (2015), based on Irish-Canadian Emma Donoghue’s acclaimed novel from 2010, is an exceptional movie. Despite a harrowing premise of abduction, imprisonment, and sexual assault, it has been resonating with audiences and critics alike. One aspect of…
When the poster for "Hateful Eight" first went up in the lobby I asked myself, why "eight" ?...Tarantino has made a lot more than just eight movies since 1992's "Reservoir Dogs". When I looked up his screen credits i found…
(With apologies to Heather) I started out watching for signs of the movie change-over from our month-long run of Star Wars las Saturday. Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday(my computer was down), Wednesday- "Revenant" was up on the marquee and my reaction…
Photo via Flickr user Day Donaldson The Revenant is inspired by true events. In 1823, a now legendary fur trapper/explorer by the name of Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) was attacked by a grizzly bear protecting her cubs. He was left…
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