The setting for this family drama is the home of a Lebanese Christian family who for the first time have managed to get their entire clan together for an Easter lunch. The matriarch Josephine (Samira Sarkis) is nominally in charge, but very soon as the lively conversation gets going with several family members talking … Continue reading
A newly wed couple in their late 30’s are hosting a New Year’s Eve party weekend at their cottage in upstate New York when into their close knit group of friends comes Helena a pretty (and single) acquaintance which causes at least a couple of the men to make real fools of themselves. This is … Continue reading
Three separate and unrelated stories about three couples that have no plot to speak off, and the only common denominator is that there are all lonely in their different ways. As odd as it sounds (and is!) film-maker Adam Reid’s far from perfect debut movie has just enough endearing moments to make it watchable. Bill is … Continue reading
There are very few movies these days with starring roles for actresses on the cusp of their 70th birthday, even if they have already collected a couple of Oscars. So when one does come along they grab it with open arms and throw themselves into the part with full gusto. This is exactly what Sally … Continue reading
It’s been 15 years since the iconic German/Australian photographer HELMUT NEWTON had a fatal car accident as he drove into his beloved Chateau Marmont in LA. It’s also been over 30 years since “Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge” the last documentary on him surfaced. And the fashion/media landscape has changed so very much … Continue reading