By Anne Brodie The Monk And The Gun by Pawo Choyning Dorji, which was shortlisted as Best International Feature for this year's Oscars is genius - a compelling, exciting story, the opportunity to experience life in a far distant country with a vastly different culture than our own, and the …
Truman Capote’s Swans Fought Back When He Betrayed Them. Buckle up!
The sad story of Truman Capote's ouster as storyteller and entertainer to the wives of Manhattan's most powerful men continues to make waves today. Much ink has been spilled over Capote, in the 80s considered the greatest living American author, who was banned from the magic circle of dinners at La …
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Ambition’s Price, and Being Elsewhere.
By Anne Brodie Writer-director Kaouther Ben Hania's innovative style brings to vivid, unforgettable life Four Daughters, a quasi-documentary about a family of Tunisian women mourning the disappearance of the eldest two daughters who were "devoured by wolves". Ben Hania as the real mother Olfa …
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Filmed Entertainment Ramps Up and How.
By Anne Brodie Fargo is back, thank goodness. The series in its epic, deep firestorm of humanity's struggle to survive, created by Noah Hawley and now in its fifth season remains one of the finest series ever to appear on TV, up there with Twin Peaks. Set in small communities whether in the …
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Steady Your Nerves, Excercise Your Brain, Pray for a Miracle, Make an Action Movie, Cook and Live Life! An Inspiring Week.
By Anne Brodie It landed Tuesday and most of you have seen it. Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One is long. The opening two acts of more or less static, multi-face exposition, followed by long car chases in Rome and boat-and-bridge chases in Venice would have benefited from a fastidious …