LA DANSE: LE BALLET DE L’OPERA DE PARIS (2009) will make you want to go to the ballet. Yeah, it’s that good.
Dir. Frederick Wiseman
Regal Arbor, 01/29/10, 6:45pm
Frederick Wiseman has made a name for himself directing the kind of documentaries I treasure most. His films do not utilize narrators, zany animation, or talking heads like most documentaries, and Wiseman consistently gets away with it. When recently asked why he doesn’t resort to these narrative crutches, [...]
A SINGLE MAN (2009) deserves the Best Actor Oscar, and his name is Colin Firth
Dir. Tom Ford
Regal Arbor, 1/23/10, 5:10pm
Having reconciled myself to the fact that Nicolas Cage will not be nominated for the Best Actor Oscar, despite giving the year’s best performance in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, I was beginning to think that this category would prove to be a pretty boring one for me [...]
LOS ABRAZOS ROTOS (2009) is a little too straight
Dir. Pedro Almodóvar
Regal Arbor, 1/17/10, 3:10pm
I was fairly excited for Almodóvar’s new picture. I consider him to be the most “European Art Cinema”-type auteur still working. His most recent film, Volver, was an alright film (and a beautiful love letter to Penélope Cruz’s finer qualities), and the one before that, La mala educación [...]
AN EDUCATION (2009)
Dir. Lone Scherfig
Regal Arbor, 12/06/09, 3:50pm
Director Lone Scherfig’s new film An Education will whisk you away, along with bright new star Carey Mulligan, on a romantic adventure to London, Paris, and beyond. The film is delightful, and the startling lead performance by Mulligan is matched by the sly charm of Peter Sarsgaard and the [...]
Stephen’s Thanksgiving Week Plans
Movie plans for this week:
Tuesday: Thirst on DVD, since I failed to take advantage of a number of opportunities to see it in theaters.
Wednesday: Take the parents to a movie here in Austin before heading out of town for Thanksgiving. The Messenger is playing at the Regal Arbor, but its strongly positive word of [...]
