LAY THE FAVORITE
There are usually two reasons why big-name directors like Academy Award Nominee Stephen Frears (‘THE QUEEN’, ‘GRIFTERS’ etc) return to Sundance Film Festival with new work after some years absence, a) to garner more press coverage, or b) despite the star wattage of their product they still haven’t managed to sell the movie. His ‘LAY THE … Continue reading
LBJ
When you can get beyond staring at all the effort the prosthetic team have made to transform Woody Harrelson into looking like the leathery Lyndon B Johnson, then you can enjoy the fun that Harrelson has with his hammy over-the-top performance that is actually quite a joy to watch. This new engrossing biopic on the … Continue reading
LE FIL (THE STRING)
What do glamorous movie stars do when their beauty fades and the roles dry up? Well they agree to lend their support to some small indie movie that need a boost, but sadly they usually need a decent script and some better production values to not only succeed but also help the big star retain … Continue reading
LE HAVRE
There is a wonderful old-fashioned sensibility in this latest movie from idiosyncratic Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismaki that portrays an essentially gritty story about a major casualty of contemporary life as a somewhat sentimental fairy tale. Set in the French Port Town it tells of Marcel a shoeshine man who plies his diminishing trade wherever he … Continue reading
LE VENDEUR aka THE SALESMAN
Marcel Lévesque has been the Salesmen on the Month for the past 16 years in a small car dealership in a backwater town in Quebec where it never ever seems to stop snowing. Marcel is past retirement age but whilst he is still fit and anxious to keep working, the town that was totally dependent … Continue reading