Mini Movie Reviews Archives
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Commentary – No Strings Attached
Guess what? No Strings Attached, for the most part, actually works! Romantic Comedies, I feel are the trickiest of all genres. It's an unknown quotient of ingredients needed to make a good cocktail of two people falling in love, amidst a contrived plot. You often end up with something too sweet, or too flat, too light or too dark...
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Commentary – The Dilemma
This was when I was writing for Philly Film Society, so only the opening of the review is still available. Then I linked over to their site which has deleted all my reviews...
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Food in Film – Today’s Special and Interview with Food Stylist, Janine Kalesis
New York based Janine Kalesis is no stranger to the term persistence. 7 years ago when she decided she wanted to segue from Chef to Food Stylist, she first had to perfect the art of door knocking. With her promo cards and self-made, backyard food photo session portfolio, she bombarded every possible lead - food magazines, commercial directors, making cold calls, sending emails etc...
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Commentary – Country Strong
So after the PFS preview of Country Strong on Wednesday night, I was discussing the film with a staff member who felt the movie was too song oriented. I could tell he was not a Country Music fan, so I agreed with him and said I feel the producers of the film were more interested in selling a soundtrack than making a good movie, which I truly feel....
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Commentary – Rabbit Hole
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Why would someone with a 2 1/2 year-old want to make a film about losing a young child in an unforeseeable fatal accident? I just saw an interview with Nicole Kidman where she muses, as a left-handed person, at times her approach to the world can be uncommon, not only literally, but intellectually and creatively. She likes to delve into her worst fears and make herself do things that make her uncomfortable. As a fellow lefty, I think I can relate, it’s why I’m blogging and Christmas shopping and getting my eyebrows professionally waxed when I should be in a fit of despair and panic…
