Tuesday, January 31, 2012

OMG! Another Astounding Film

Wim Wenders' Pina, a documentary about the acclaimed German choreographer, Pina Bausch, is an outstanding and extraordinary film. The dances and dancers are spectacular - unpredictable, funny and mesmerizing. Don't even think about missing this film.

Friday, January 27, 2012

Hold Your Horses

Whoa! Want to see a movie that is intense, agonizing and gripping all the way through with brilliant writing and acting? If so, get right out there and see this extraordinary Iranian film, A Separation. Holy Cow! Whew!

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

2 Absolutely Must Sees Now!

Carnage is the funniest movie I've seen in a long time with Kate Winslet, Jodie Foster, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly. The story line starts with a playground incident between 2 boys. The parents get together to have a friendly discussion about the incident, and the plot escalates and escalates from there. With a cast and plot like this it seems it would be hard to miss and it doesn't. Directed by Roman Polanski. Also, there is an extraordinary tv series on PBS, Downton Abbey, now in its second season. There is a continuing interchange here between the staff and the family that can be funny, heart breaking and inciteful, and it's always engaging.