Beverly BerningFilm
Wendy and Lucy (2008) Directed by Kelly Reichardt Written by Kelly Reichardt and Jon Raymond (based on Raymond’s short story Train Choir) Starring: Michelle Williams, Walter Dalton, Will Patton, John Robinson, Will Oldham Run Time: 80 minutes MPAA Rating: R www.wendyandlucy.com Kelly Reichardt’s Wendy and Lucy is one ...
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Buddhism is a strange religion to us Westerners. Buddhists do not have a God, nor do they have the consolation prize of life after death. They do believe in reincarnation, though it’s more like a necessary pit stop than a key to immortality. Without a supreme being or ...
Dan SchneiderFilm
DVD Review John Cassavetes was one of those rare artists of whom it could be said that his flaws were his strengths, and his strengths were his flaws. On a purely technical level, his 1974 film, A Woman Under The Influence, is ...
Les WrightFilm
Zen Noir (2006) Marc Rosenbush, director Filmmaker Marc Rosenbush readily admits he made Zen Noir as a 'koan for the audience.' A koan is a paradox used to train the student of Buddhism to break out of logical, linear thinking and to embrace the Zen approach to ...
Scott Von DoviakFilm
Over the years, Saturday Night Live has morphed from a relevant showcase for up-and-coming comedic talent and occasionally biting satire into a development laboratory for producer Lorne Michaels' SNL Studios film division. The pattern is now firmly established: A one-dimensional character with a few easily imitated catchphrases is introduced ...
Arthur LazereFilm
Other reading: The Cinema of Max Ophuls: Magisterial Vision and the Figure of Woman (1995), Susan M. White The Blue Room: Freely Adapted from Arthur Schnitzler's La Ronde (1999), David Hare The Road into the Open (1992), Arthur Schnitzler First ...
Arthur LazereFilm
La Dolce Vita is a powerful and profound work by the great director Federico Fellini. The film follows a series of events in the life of a journalist (Marcello Mastroianni) which explore his dissatisfaction in his work and his loves, ultimately a reflection on where one finds - ...
