Film & Movie Archives
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Art, History, Race, Romance, Politics: BELLE
by Le Anne Lindsay I’m sure there are people born and raised in Nebraska who are Francophiles, Gingers who love the sun and Dutch who wear Kimonos and collect things from the Ming Dynasty and on and on, you never know why people have an affinity to, or identify with, things that don’t seem to fit who they are or should be. I’ve always been drawn to the British Aristocracy and fancy the idea of living in a sprawling country estate. I began reading historical Harlequin Romance novels about the age of 11 or 12 and absolutely loved all the etiquette, intrigue, wealth, entertaining and most importantly, no one worked.…
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Blog Contributor Monique: LOCKE (Tom Hardy
by Monique Steans I was really glad to get the assignment to see LOCKE, as it had been on my Indie film radar for sometime. TOM HARDY’S character Ivan Locke, centers around an emotionally tortured man who on the outside seems calmbut on the inside is falling apart at the seams. The film was shot entirely in a car, in London with a singular character, Locke, interacting on the phone with those in his life, it’s an interesting journey. I couldn’t help but feel an emotional connection to everything his character went through – from getting fired, to cheating on his wife, resulting in another woman having his baby; and…
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Blog Contributor: BRICK MANSIONS
by Monique Steans, Contributor Brick Mansions (Director Camille Delamarre screenwriter Luc Besson); is action-packed from the start! Parkour, guns, & car chases, with a little laugh here and there. These things kept my blood pumping throughout the film. The plot keeps you wondering if the characters we’re supposed to trust, really have our interest at heart, so much so, that oddly enough, you end up rooting for people you don’t expect… The late PAUL WALKER plays a cop trying to do the right thing, and avenge his father’s (also a police detective) death. – Paul will truly be missed. This was an intense and arresting performance. Attesting to the fact…
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TRANSCENDENCE – Not Quite
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Warning, this review has slight spoilers It’s nice to see a movie where Johnny Depp looks like Johnny Depp, or at least like a real person for a change. I read an interview where Depp says he doesn’t like the way he looks, which is why he hides behind elaborate characters. What kind of dysmorphic nonsense is that! In Transcendence, Depp plays Dr. Will Castor, a leading authority on Artificial Intelligence, with a scholarly, science-geek kinda sexy going on. Of course we don’t get to enjoy Depp in the flesh for long, as he’s soon targeted with radiation poisoning and begins to look ghastly. By…
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Candi’s Corner: Interview w/ Producers & Director of OCULUS
On Mirrors, Movie Making, and Jem: Interview With The Producers and Director/Writer of “Oculus” By Tinsel & Tine Blog Contributor Candace Cordelia Smith (Candi’s Corner) Call me weird, odd, or sick, but I love horror movies. The less gory, the better. I don’t know when this love first began, but you can count on me to watch “The Gate” if it’s ever on television and Lord knows that I’m waiting with bated breath for the next installment of American Horror Story. There’s just something invigorating, frightening, and psychologically remarkable about wanting to avoid all windows every night for a month after watching “The Strangers”. “Oculus”, out in theaters now, is…
