Though it unfolds in the present, writer/director Asghar Farhadi’s beautiful new film underscores how difficult it can be to elude the past. His first to be shot outside his native Iran, the film opens at the Paris...
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Deborah Klugman
“The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete” – Los Angeles film review
A Boy’s Dark World Illuminated The title of director George Tillman Jr.’s latest effort, The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete, is not to be taken literally, though you might think so, since it refers to the struggle...
Interview with Sandra Bullock for “Gravity” – Los Angeles movie interview
You’re probably thinking, Sandra Bullock – lost in space… How interesting can that be? Surprisingly – very! Gravity is gripping, tense thriller with an emotional through-line that is never overplayed. Despite its early...
Pauline Adamek
“Gravity” – a luminous performance from Sandra Bullock, lost in space – film review
Ever the architect of her relatively luminous career, A-list star and sometime producer, Sandra Bullock, follows her highly successful broad comedy buddy movie, The Heat, with a complete volte-face. Gravity is an...
HBFF – the 2013 Hollywood Black Film Festival starts TONIGHT
There’s a lot going on at the 2013 Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF) The festival starts tonight and runs through October 6, 2013. 73 films will be screened, including: Film Diaspora which features 11 films...