Monsters & Aliens February 20, 2011

A friend of mine recently recommended Monsters to me, explaining that it was an alien movie that looks like it was made by Sofia Coppola, (one of my faves). Just to be clear is is not a Coppola film. Just a little indie written and directed by Gareth Edwards and a couple of undiscovered actors. [...]

Black Swan Psychosis January 16, 2011

Finally saw Black Swan after months of seeing the trailer and weeks of listening (or trying not to listen) to people talking about it. Aronofsky tugged at my heartstrings with his last film, The Wrestler. Knowing the premise of Black Swan, I was expecting something more on the side of Requiem for a Dream, but [...]

2011: Looks Good on You January 9, 2011

I am looking forward to many, many things in 2011. New classes, new experiences, new movies and renewed creative juices. We’ll see, anyway. It seems there’s a huge amount of remakes, prequels/sequels (no surprise), movies about aliens, superheroes, assassins, ghosts, and multiple personality disorders. Here’s the short list of what I’m looking forward to seeing [...]

Art and the Artist December 29, 2010

Process… an artist’s process has always been something of an intrigue; to see how something can flow out of a person’s cranium and onto paper, canvas or a cement wall is simply fascinating because everyone does it differently. The process of becoming a popular artist, while you’re still alive is something of an art in [...]

You Don’t Even Know, Kids June 25, 2010

So I just found out, and maybe you all have heard this before me…. They are REMAKING the classic 1984 film Footloose. I’m beside myself. Not only does this chill me to the bone that Zac Effron and others auditioned for the remake to be released in 2011, but the fact that they are beginning [...]

Triumphant Return June 21, 2010

Dear Readers, Please forgive my nine month absence. I have just completed my first year of film school. What did I learn, you ask? Mostly, that I need to keep my eye on the prize (MFA degree in hand, and job offer waiting in my inbox) and ignore all the dumb, political, administrative BS that [...]

Enlighten Up! September 8, 2009

Finally, I was able to catch an elusive screening of Enlighen Up! at the Cabot Theater in Beverly. Mid-week matinees are fantastic if you hate crowds. In any case I was drawn to this doc even before it hit the festival circuit, mainly because it stems from a Boston/Somerville production company. I am interested in [...]

Bigger, Faster, Stronger… and smarter? August 26, 2009

Today I viewed Bigger, Faster, Stronger, a 2008 documentary about whether or not steroids are ethical to take, in sports, in competitions, in medicine, in life. The director and host Chris Bell struggles to grasp some answers as he interviews athletic superstars, olympians, and people who’s lives have been touched by anabolic steroids. Here’s the [...]

Listings lists August 19, 2009

I have always been a fan of making lists. For everything: groceries, to do, places I want to visit, things I want to do. The hardest list to make always are movie lists. In a recent Facebook note in which I was tagged, you list movies that “will stick with you.” This can be interpreted [...]

HP & the Half-Blood Prince July 22, 2009

One of the most wonderful movie-viewing experiences is ye olde drive-in. I recently had my first drive-in experience at Mendon Twin. At $20/carload and a double-feature to boot, you can’t lose. It was a wonderful time and something I quite wish I’d done as a kid. In any case we saw Harry Potter and the [...]