Unbroken the movie – the story of Louie Zamperini based on the book by Laura Hildebrand (Seabiscut) – has all the right ingredients. However, despite all of the resources available Angelina Jolie’s 2nd directorial effort while competent and hitting all its production marks – feels too measured, distant and ultimately uninspiring. It should be noted, the Read More…
Movies
Rosewater
Survivors of most ordeals usually point to a common thread that gets them out of the darkness and back to the light of day; staying connected to something outside the situation and with yourself. Rosewater, the debut effort of Jon Stewart (The Daily Show) as a Screenwriter and Director for feature film is a Read More…
Birdman (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance); Includes Everything – Especially The Kitchen Sink
Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is thoroughly engaging and highly entertaining for all its 119 minutes in length. Is it a film? Yes, I guess so – technically. But film would be too narrow a categorization for the creative work that is Birdman. There is so much in and to Birdman I Read More…