Big Eyes Directed by Tim Burton Starring Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz Genre: Biographical drama Website for gallery http://www.margaretkeane.com/gallery.htm In theatres now Rating: 4/5 Anyone who came up in the 60’s knows Margaret Keane’s work only too well. Her sad eyed waifs and pets led a kitschy trend that overwhelmed the era. Her work is at once maudlin, sentimental and creepy… View Post
TV Beats Film for Strong Women – by Anne Brodie Claire Danes’ Homeland intelligence officer Carrie Mathison says who lives and who dies. She may have been nearly lethally sidelined by the ambassador’s husband, her temper tantrums are epic and she’s a relentless, danger-fixated bully, but she gets the job done. In the sensitive world of international intelligence she’s a one… View Post
Strong Women in Film Cate Blanchett stated the obvious last year when she took to task studio executives “who are still foolishly clinging to the idea that female films with women at the center are a niche experience.” Her words sparked a spirted debate and some soul-searching. Maureen Dowd published some startling figures in response. She found that women comprise… View Post
Stress We all feel it and if you are a parent, it is like a drug. You can’t stop it. Or at least you think you can’t stop it. We hold measuring sticks up to people like Debbie, the President of the PTA, but if you think Debbie doesn’t worry about crap or make mistakes, you are wrong. Just like… View Post
Top Five Written and Directed by Chris Rock Stars Chris Rock, Tracy Morgan, Rosario Dawson, Gabrielle Union, Kevin Hart, Sherri Shepherd, Jerry Seinfeld, J.B. Smoove Genre: Comedy Rating 4.5 / 5 Chris Rock has always struck me as a cut above 99% of contemporary comedians in terms of talent, wit, observation and situational propriety. And proof is here in Top… View Post