It”™s the time for the season of love – at least for the independent period dramas coming out of Great Britain this autumn. Following the romantic tales of Bright Star and An Education, we are now...
The Coen Brothers have made a career of examining the more absurd sides of philosophy, morality and ethics. They have, perhaps, never done so in such a personal a manner as they do in A Serious Man. In this, their most...
A slight but sweet movie, An Education is based on the memoir of journalist Lynn Barber, depicting a life-altering relationship she experienced at the tender age of 16. Adapted for the screen by Nick Hornby (whose own...
French writer Marguerite Duras (1914-1996) wrote prolifically for every medium: plays, novels, stories, screenplays, and was also a filmmaker. She is best known in the U.S. for her autobiographical novel The Lover...
A strange little movie, The Fantastic Mr Fox is a whimsical slice of cinema that can’t seem to decide if it is intended to amuse children or adults. Perhaps neither? This new stop-motion animated film is based on...