By Anne Brodie Atom Egoyan revisits opera in Seven Veils, the story of Jeanine (Amanda Seyfried) who is restaging the opera Salome originated by her late, long-ago mentor. Richard Strauss’ 1905 production, based on Oscar Wilde's play, is shockingly violent. Salome, an ancient ruler's …
Two Lyrical Boyhooods, Heroic Women Don’t Quit, Cowboyin’, Murderous Tudors, and Oscar Heavies Finally Land on TV!
By Anne Brodie Chicago native Minhal Baig’s lyrical drama We Grown Now follows two best friends living in the notorious Cabrini-Green projects at the height of its drugs and crime waves. Malik (Blake Cameron James) and Eric (Gian Knight Ramirez) are spontaneous fun-loving kids, who love to jump …
Strap Yourself in for a BUSY Screening Weekend with Tom Hanks and Kristen Stewart as Diana, Princess of Wales
By Anne Brodie Kristen Stewart is absolutely, freakishly, Diana, Princess of Wales in the imagined and much-anticipated biopic Spencer. Diana's clipped, dense accented speech is perfect, her carriage, and physical tells and intense eyes, all revived in Stewart's spookily realistic portrayal of a …