Why do you want to know about my son?Because he killed mine. Somewhere in Idaho, four adults sit around a table in the backroom of an Episcopalian church. They are Gail (Martha Plimpton) and Jay (Jason Isaacs), Linda (Ann Dowd) … Continue reading MASS
Located in the Baltic Sea, just off the southeast coast of Sweden, the island of Fårö is about 44 square miles and is home to a few hundred residents. It’s a beautiful island, full of limestone rocks and deep green … Continue reading BERGMAN ISLAND
Starstruck: My Unlikely Road to Hollywood is Maltin’s first memoir and, as the title suggests, is largely a collection of anecdotes about meeting and working with the celebrities and artists Maltin grew up admiring. Continue reading STARSTRUCK: MY UNLIKELY ROAD TO HOLLYWOOD
Expectations are funny things. Pick up a collection of short stories from the library, and there will be little expectation that anything ties the stories contained other than the author or a given subject matter. Beyond that, the individual stories … Continue reading WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY (偶然と想像)
What does home mean to you? That’s the question Flee director Jonas Poher Rasmussen poses to Amin Nawabi, an Afghan refugee on the eve of marrying his boyfriend. Amin has a story from his past to tell. And until he does, there … Continue reading Escape the Virtual/Experience/The Virtual Escape: The 44th Denver Film Festival
Out in the hinterlands of Iceland, a married couple is grieving. Some time ago, they lost a child. It has created a noticeable rift in their relationship, even if they continue to spend every waking moment together on the ranch. … Continue reading LAMB and POSSESSION
Love for James Bond is tragic. Sure, his conquests are as numerous as they are fleeting, but consider 1969’s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: Bond marries Countess Tracy, only to lose her to a bullet meant for him. The man behind … Continue reading NO TIME TO DIE
The year is 1940, and Japan is at war. Not with the Allies, not yet, but in Manchuria and soon in French Indochina. Back in Kobe, a bustling metropolis south of Tokyo, life is pleasant for the Fukuharas. Yusaku (Issey … Continue reading WIFE OF A SPY (スパイの妻)
A daughter has returned to Spain. She’s a designer living in London, but her father died, and mom has run out of money. The daughter is also out of money and looks for a way to find some. She flirts … Continue reading EL PLANETA
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