All in All aka La Suerte En Tus Manos
Would I appear a tad jaded if I described this new Argentinian romantic comedy as a little too close to a love affair itself i.e. starts off really well but confusion sets in and ends quite badly? What is real surprising though is that despite this, Daniel Burman’s movie picked up a Best Screenplay Award at the Tribeca Film Festival … Continue reading
Allied
The fact that Allied is a decidedly old fashioned World War 2 espionage thriller/romance from director Robert Zemeckis (Forest Gump & Back To The Future) doesn’t necessarily guarantee that this new movie will prove to be a big crowd pleaser. In fact it wouldn’t be giving too much away at this point to say that … Continue reading
Amador
When Nelson persuaded Marcela his girlfriend to move from Bolivia to Madrid he promised her a life full of roses. Literally. His dream was to set up their own Florist shop and make their fortune and live happily ever after. The reality is that they hire a team of scavengers to raid the town’s garbage dump for discarded … Continue reading
Anna Karenina
Even though this is the 25th time that Tolstoy’s classic novel has been brought to the screen, I think this is the first version that I have ever seen. The latest rendition has been re-written by leading playwright Sir Tom Stoppard, and I gather it sticks closely to the original plot even though he’s squeezed it into 2 hours. (Thank … Continue reading
Ballet Boys
Ballet Boys is a feature length documentary that follows in the footsteps of three adolescent male dancers as they are about to graduate from the Norwegian Ballet Academy and move on to the next stage of their training. These classmates, who are also very good friends, all love dancing but they are coming to the … Continue reading