The cinematic fascination with The Beat Generation continues regardless. Following on the heals of Walter Salles take on Jack Kerouac’s ‘On The Road’ which the Critics were quick to dismiss when it recently had a Limited Release in US theaters, we have this new movie which, set in the mid 1940’s is essentially a pre-quel to … Continue reading
My, those Norwegians can be a dour and scary lot! This movie based on a true story is set in Bastoy a reform school set on a remote island, which is like Alcatraz, but for kids. The place is where ‘maladjusted’ boys aged 11 to 18 are ‘sensible and forcibly turned into useful Christian boys’ … Continue reading
Albert, the Duke of York, was the 2nd son of King George V and as a Naval Officer and husband and father with two young children he enjoyed a calm and privileged life and the freedom that came with not being the Heir to the British Throne. That all changed suddenly with the unexpected death … Continue reading
Albert, the Duke of York, was the 2nd son of King George V and as a Naval Officer and husband and father with two young children he enjoyed a calm and privileged life and the freedom that came with not being the Heir to the British Throne. That all changed suddenly with the unexpected death … Continue reading
The epic domestic drama of how Cecil Gaines a young negro slave from a Southern cotton plantation evolved into a Butler to a string of US Presidents in The White House also serves as a backdrop for the birth and survival of the Civil Rights Movement through the last century. It’s a powerful tale that doesn’t … Continue reading