Critics often get blasted for seeming to prefer older movies to newer ones. Part of this is a matter of…
Beverly Berning
Beverly Berning has recently begun her fourth career as a high school teacher of French and Italian, but her love of film remains steadfast. A former film student who aspired to be just like her idols Woody Allen, Erik Rohmer and Charlie Kaufman, she has been writing reviews for Culturevulture since 2006.
Jindabyne (2006) Director: Ray Lawrence Writers” Raymond Carver, Beatrix Christian Rated R. Australia. 123 minutes. English. Starring Laura Linney, Gabriel…
Directed by Sean Penn Written by Jon Krakauer and Sean Penn Starring Emile Hirsch 140 min. Rating: R http://www.intothewild.com/ If…
Documentary Directed by Ben Byer Produced by Ben Byer, Rebeccah Rush, Roko Belic, Tim Baron MPAA Rating: Unrated Run Time:…
Eastern Promises (2007) Directed by David Cronenberg Written by Steven Knight Starring Naomi Watts, Vigo Mortensen, Vincent Cassel http://www.focusfeatures.com/easternpromises/ What…
Two iconic images in film. Buster Keaton stands on a street in front of a building under construction. When the…
Wendy and Lucy (2008) Directed by Kelly Reichardt Written by Kelly Reichardt and Jon Raymond (based on Raymond’s short story…
Of Time and the City (2008) Documentary written and directed by Terence Davies Run Time: 74 minutes MPAA Rating: Unrated…
The Class (2008) Entre Les Murs Directed by Laurent Cantet Written by Laurent Cantet, Robin Campillo, François Bégaudeau Starring: François…
Catch a Fire Directed by Phillip Noyce A look at the body of work of Australian director Phillip Noyce reveals…
Interior. Day. A small hotel conference room. A woman, BEVERLY BERNING, walks in, followed by a publicist. BEVERLY is casually…
A documentary produced, directed and edited by Mark Becker web site When Mark Becker started interviewing subjects for a documentary…
This movie is another sign of a growing tendency in contemporary cinema towards conspicuous imitation. It seems that originality is…