Best selling writer and humorist David Sedaris firmly refused to allow any of his novels/writings to be made into movies until now. I’m not sure if that is because his humor is autobiographical and self-deprecating and often concerns his family life, or the simple fact he would hate the end result. Now that he has … Continue reading
Best selling writer and humorist David Sedaris firmly refused to allow any of his novels/writings to be made into movies until now. I’m not sure if that is because his humor is autobiographical and self-deprecating and often concerns his family life, or the simple fact he would hate the end result. Now that he has relented and … Continue reading
It’s an unbearably hot Santiago Christmas Eve 1986 in those pre-tech days before cellphones were invented and when families still had to talk to each other. However Borja (Cristóbal Rodríguez-Costabal) ‘s family don’t. Well not very much. He’s a precocious teenager about to turn 17 and obsessed with movies especially the stack of obscure … Continue reading
At the end of a rave review for this movie, in a throwaway line, eminent film critic Roger Ebert mentions that some people may find COLD WEATHER boring. And I am so in that camp! I usually find something redeeming about any edgy Indie movie, except I couldn’t for this uninteresting drab thriller set in … Continue reading
The fascinating fact about Colette, based on the real life of the celebrated French author, is that is a story of female liberation. During the Belle Epoque period in Paris at the turn of the 20th Century in society men were openly promiscuous and wives were expected to demurely turn a blind eye, but … Continue reading