The Magic is Missing in This Latest Neil Jordan Film Byzantium is a name that conjures up mystery and magic, but there’s little of either in this awkward vampire film, directed by Neil Jordan. The story of two females...
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Deborah Klugman
A ballsy comedy – “The Heat” with Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy – film review
Ever roared, hooted and giggled so hard you actually became afraid you might not be able to stop? The Heat, starring two of Hollywood’s top comediennes—Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy—opens today and this is a...
Pauline Adamek
“The English Teacher” – Los Angeles film review
Comedies for adults come along so rarely these days, it’s a pleasure to have one to praise. Directed by Craig Zisk from a smart, perceptive script by Stacy and Dan Chariton, The English Teacher is set in a small town in...
“Paris-Manhattan” – French Comedy Inspired by Woody Allen Fizzles – Los Angeles movie review
If you’re not a Woody Allen fan – and I am not – you may have trouble relating to writer/director Sophie Lellouche’s pleasant if uninspiring chick flick whose hook – the main character’s obsession with the famously...
“Violeta Went to Heaven” – a portrait of an Chilean Icon – Los Angeles film review
For most of its running time, Violeta Went to Heaven plays out as an engaging although not quite intimate biopic – an illuminative portrait of Chilean singer and artist Violeta Parra (Francisca Gavilán), whose music...