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Commentary – The Kids Are All Right
To recap the plot of the film, Jules (Julianne Moore) and Nic (Annette Bening) are a lesbian couple who each had a child by the same sperm donor, Paul (Mark Ruffalo). The kids, Laser (Josh Hutcherson) and Joni (Mia Wasikowska, Alice from Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland) are now at an age where they’ve decided they want to find their donor father.
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NINE (Movie Musical)
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor I fell in love with the trailer for the movie musical Nine, because it appeared to be a visual feast for the eyes. In my opinion, Director, Rob Marshall, Cinematographer, Dion Beebe, Costume Designer, Colleen Atwood, Production Designer, John Myhre along with the Set Decorator, Makeup Department and Art Direction created the look of a magazine; very glossy, international, mixing styles, trends and eras in alluring arrays.I’ve read approx. 10-12 reviews of Nine today, both from critics and moviegoers, a few give a back handed compliment to the visual aspect of the film, but most just want to hate this movie entirely. Some hate that…
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Commentary – Could This Be Love?
I enjoyed being on the Host Committee for Philadelphia Cinema Alliance’s French Film Series: La Cinematheque. The series had a little press, but mainly received good houses for all 4 films through e-mails, blogs, facebook and word of mouth! Hopefully, the series will resume next fall, and there’s an idea to do other foreign film programming throughout the year, apart from CineFest (formerly Philadelphia International Film Festival). Truthfully, I hope both companies, PCA and PFS are able to thrive in 2010 after their messy divorce is final! The last film in the series, Could This Be Love? (Je crois que je l’aime), a romantic comedy featuring two appealingly, unattractive people;…
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Commentary – Precious & Interview with Lee Daniels
LEE DANIELS IN PHILADELPHIA – PRECIOUS Q&A Lee Daniel’s Film Precious is uncomfortable in the raw injustice of this young girl’s life and all she must endure. The underlying premise of the film does speak to the prejudice in all of us, but the story is her’s and her’s alone- Clareece “Precious” Jones (Gabourey ‘Gabby’ Sidibe). She is a dark-skinned, hugely overweight, 16 year-old, illiterate girl, who is able to dream of having a “light skinned” boyfriend and being totally fabulous, despite her life of being repeatedly raped by her father, and abused physically and mentally, but her jealous mother (Mo’Nique). Both Gabby and Mo’ Nique have turned in Oscar…
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Commentary – Good Hair
Although the box office hasn’t been too kind to Chris Rock’s Good Hair, I think he should stick to this light documentary style, rather than those atrocious, bad sitcomish movies he’s made over the years (I Think I Love My Wife, Head of State, Down To Earth). I talked to some women after the film, who felt he didn’t go in depth enough about black women who do wear their hair natural. I also agree with another reviewer who said he didn’t touch on the popular trend of lace wigs. And Rock’s tone was one of, I don’t want to see my young daughters fall pray to the evils of…
