So This Is Christmas review – most wonderful time of the year in a small Irish town | Movies
a A modest film with modest ambitions. This documentary paints a portrait of a small Irish town at Christmas, touching on what the Christmas season means to them through interviews with various residents about their lives. She is a single mother with three children, and although she is currently sober, she used to have a […]
Irish rap comedy Kneecap tops British independent film awards | Movies
Irish-language rap comedy Kneecap has won top honors at the British Independent Film Awards (Bifas), winning a total of seven awards, including the headline award for Best British Independent Film. The Belfast-set film stars rappers Liam Óg Ó Hanai, Naoise Ó Cairein and JJ Ó Dochartay (also known as Mo Challa, Mowgli Bop and DJ […]
Marshall Brickman obituary | Movies
Marshall Brickman, who has died at the age of 85, was a successful musician, writer, and director, but three of Allen's best films, “Sleeper'' (1973), “Annie Hall'' (1977), and “Manhattan'' He will be best remembered for his collaboration with Woody Allen on . 1979). The pair won an Oscar for their original screenplay for Annie […]
‘Elf’ Producer Reveals the Secret to the 2003 Movie’s Enduring Success
family comedy elf When it was released in theaters in 2003, the film didn't seem like it had the makings of becoming an instant Christmas classic, but time has a way of proving society wrong. Almost 20 years later, in 2022, Americans will rank elf Ranked 17th favorite Christmas movie by YouGov list Among the […]
Rumours review – close encounters for Cate Blanchett and the magnificent G7 | Movies
CDirector Blanchett directed one of the strangest moments at this year's Cannes Film Festival. For British people of a certain age, anyway. Her character respectfully quotes the late Roy Jenkins, the Labor Grand Duke and former Chancellor of the Treasury and Oxford University. Blanchett plays a fictional German chancellor named Hilda Ortmann, whom Jenkins refers […]
The Commander review – true story of patriotic heroism tries to avoid being political football | Movies
HThis is a low-key World War II drama directed by Edoardo De Angelis, based on a patriotic true story about the decency of non-fascist Italy during the Battle of the Atlantic. The film, made with the help of the Italian Navy, was selected for the opening gala of last year's Venice Film Festival, where Luca […]
Nosferatu review – Robert Eggers’s respectful homage to a vampire horror classic | Movies
HThis is Robert Eggers' avowed passion project as writer and director. A gorgeous arthouse remake on a grand scale that pays homage to F.W. Murnau's 1922 classic silent film, the German Expressionist Count Orlok, or the Nightmare of Nosferatu. A pale vampire who lives in the shadows of the Carpathian Mountains. In Eggers' film, we […]
Director of Cold War film ‘Red Dawn’ said movie’s success taught him lesson about liberal Hollywood
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the release of the iconic Cold War thriller Red Dawn. This film is a film by a conservative Hollywood director who expresses his patriotism and love for the American military, and warns of the dangers of gun control. But the film also taught its creators a deep lesson […]
Candace Cameron Bure on Sharing the Gospel through Family-Friendly Christmas Movies
Actress, producer and director Candace Cameron Bure believes that appearing in family films over the past 15 years has given her an opportunity to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with those who watch them. Bure, who became famous for his role as DJ Tanner on “Full House,'' said: christian post, “I aspire to make […]
I Want to Talk review – Abhishek Bachchan is Mad Men-style ad man who declares war on cancer | Movies
THis drama starts promisingly enough with a lively and assertive voiceover that introduces the protagonist Arjun (Abhishek Bachchan). He's a Don Draper type of guy. I have a top job in the advertising industry and love to walk around providing wisdom and direction to my team. “I want at least 17 seconds to pull the […]