There are all sorts of ‘Romeos’ in this very innovative and somewhat daring tale about gender identity that is about how very tough it can be just being one’s self. The setting is a couple of dormitories in Koln, Germany where young adults are based to do a year of social studies. The film opens … Continue reading
Calvin, a rather geeky 29 year old, wrote a bestselling novel that some critics compared to ‘Catcher in the Rye’ when he was just 19. Since then he’s had writer’s block and the same lack of success with his love life too. He fills each of his days either on his Shrink’s couch or out … Continue reading
Two strangers meet in Nantes (a town in France), he is a local furniture restorer, and she a visiting fabric designer. There is an immediate attraction to each other and they end up having a romantic candlelit supper together. After dinner he drives her back to her Hotel and they are both reluctant to part … Continue reading
The wonderful thing about David O. Russell’s new movie is you are never quite sure what you are being served up. It’s the story of bipolar 30 something-year-old Patrick released prematurely from Mental Hospital by his doting mother and who now spends every moment of the day and night obsessing about getting his wife Nikki … Continue reading
Irish filmmaker John Carney seems to have the edge when it comes to making movies on singer/songwriters. His first one was ‘Once‘ which became this enormous sleeper hit that garnered a Oscar for Best Song, and then spawned the smash hit Broadway musical that won 8 Tony Awards. In his second movie ‘Begin Again’ the singer/songwriter this time … Continue reading