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DARK HORSE

In 1998 I was in my hotel room in NY checking out Village Voice when I came across news that some Distributors had disowned Todd Solonz’s new movie ‘Happiness’.  I’m not sure if it was the rape, pedophilia, suicide and murder or the bizarre sexual phone caller that had particularly upset them, but once I read … Continue reading

Darkest Hour

  The American Academy of Motion Pictures may want to think about adding another category for the Oscars this year for best prosthetics.  Following hot on the heels of Woody Harrelson’s latex face as LBJ, we now have Gary Oldman’s face totally submerged under Kazuhiro Tsuji’s masterful make up as Winston Churchill.  Whatever happened to the … Continue reading

DAVID

The section of Brooklyn when young Daud lives with his family is like a mini Israel except the ’wall’ that divides the Jewish and Moslem communities is not physically visible.  He’s a very serious introspective 12-year-old boy and as the son of the local Imam reads his Koran religiously and even helps teach it to … Continue reading

DAY OF THE FLOWERS

There is nothing more annoying than a comedy that is flatly unfunny.  To be fair this new humorless Brit pic was billed as a drama too, but that didn’t pan out too well either resulting in a real mish-mash of a movie who’s only real saving grace was some glorious scenery, and an ex Ballet … Continue reading

DEAR SANTA : The best Holiday Movie this Year

  Forget all those Holiday movies starring hunky gay Christmas cowboys or those featuring an irrepressible Fran Drescher etc, THIS is unquestionably the best Christmas movie this year.  Don’t just take our word, Santa thinks so too. Dana Nachman’s totally compelling and affectionate profile is of the US Postal Service’s Operation Santa program for answering children’s … Continue reading

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