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Movie Blog Post: MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN
Suddenly being able to digest food after falling into a hollow tree, sounds harder to believe than the Burning Bush. However, the movie is much less about healing miracles and more about how dealing with a sick loved one affects everyone in the family...
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Visconti’s View: LEARNING TO DRIVE / Q&A with Patricia Clarkson
Learning to Drive Film Commentary By Tinsel & Tine Blog Contributor, Linda Visconti My mother never drove. She was satisfied with the urban substitute of public transportation and a husband willing to drive her elsewhere. I thought my mother sentenced herself to an unnecessary prison. It frustrated me that she wouldn’t face a fear that I saw as easy to overcome. “Learning to Drive” helped me to understand the paralysis of this particular fear and the not-so-easy road to overcoming it. Fear of driving is not the only fear that this film addresses. The fear of being left, the fear of committing to marriage, the fear of political persecution –…
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Diane Keaton & Morgan Freeman in 5 Flights Up
5 Flights Up Review By Tinsel & Tine Contributor – Linda Visconti Living well as you age can seem like a contradictory balance between being cautious and throwing caution to the wind. The employed are urged to plan early for retirement so that the money saved can be spent with abandon as they age. Seniors are admonished to safeguard their health so that they can defy the athletic odds as they grow older. “5 Flights Up” is a love story built on 40-years of marital commitment lived out in a scenic Manhattan apartment. The increasing difficulty of climbing five stair flights is the catalyst for this couple to consider a…
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Documentary: SEYMOUR: AN INTRODUCTION
I can understand why actor/director Ethan Hawke became fascinated with pianist Seymour Bernstein upon meeting him at a dinner party, enough to want to deepen the friendship and learn what makes this gentle soul seem so content with life and able to so completely share his passion for music and the piano with his supremely fortunate students...
