Archive | May 2013
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Behind the Candelabra on HBO
Steven Soderbergh’s swan song? I doubt it. But if true, it’s not a bad one to go out on as a film director. At times, it’s downright wonderful. Too bad it ultimately fails to overcome some typical bio-pic clichés. But even though originally I had quite a few reservations when I heard Michael Douglas would […]
Tim Curry recovering after major stroke!
It’s been a few days now, but I’m still getting over the shocking reports of actor Tim Curry suffering a major stroke. I’m choosing to believe the updates that say the 67 year-old legend is “doing great”, and that he has not lost his ability to talk. Allow me to speak for his legion of […]
Flashback: on 1972’s Silent Running
Nostalgia is a tricky thing. I remember first seeing Douglas Trumbull’s “Silent Running” in grade school. I can’t recall all of the details, but I think it was around 1978/79—which means I was probably 13 and in the eighth grade. My mind’s eye is telling me that my English teacher, Mr. Pollack, showed it on a […]
“Before Midnight” is here!!!
It may take a little bit of time before I’m actually able to see it(not too long…I can barely stand the wait!), but the much-anticipated “Before Midnight” finally arrives in theaters with regular showings beginning in New York City tonight at midnight! In fact, the first showing listed for the AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 […]
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike poised for Tony win?
It could be. And I’m sure it would be a sweet victory for 64 year-old playwright, Christopher Durang. A New Jersey native with degrees from Harvard and Yale, he’s been pounding the Great White Way for decades now—but remains Tony-less. However, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” may just be the odds-on favorite to finally bring […]
“Riddick” trailer has arrived!!!
So jazzed for this one…and amazed that it finally got made! The journey began almost 14 years ago with 2000’s “Pitch Black”. The character of Riddick soon had a cult following, after that film became a minor mid-winter hit, which enabled star Vin Diesel and director David Twohy to go the big-budget sequel route with […]
Greta Gerwig of “Frances Ha” has IT!
At my first opportunity I intend to see Noam Baumbach’s new film, “Frances Ha”. And not just because I was a big supporter of 2010’s perceptive “Greenberg”, 2007’s underrated “Margot at the Wedding” and 2005’s critically lauded “The Squid and the Whale”. He’s a wonderful writer/director—and he is also the now ex-husband of actress Jennifer Jason Leigh. I adore […]
Wuthering Heights (2012)
I am Heathcliff. Did I actually borrow that quote recently to describe myself, when getting nostalgic with an old friend? Yeah, I guess I did. It demonstrates just how deeply ingrained the 1939 classic “Wuthering Heights”, starring Laurence Olivier as Heathcliff and Merle Oberon as Catherine, is in my being. I forgot that line was even […]
Reviewed by Mark Leonard 