Tag: Annette Bening

Hope Gap | Review

Mind the Gap: Nicholson’s Intimate Divorce Story Drama The emotional devastation of a divorce girds the intimate dramatic underpinnings of Hope Gap, a quiet and...

2019 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: #84. Scott Z. Burns – The Torture Report

It would be kind of neat to see Scott Z. Burns premiere his directorial debut at the same time as his frequent collaborator Steven...

2019 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: #29. Christoph Waltz – Georgetown

Surprisingly not unspooling at TIFF last September at the same time as the Green Book brouhaha, actor Christoph Waltz completed shooting on his directorial...

Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #67. Michael Mayer’s The Seagull

The Seagull He appeared on the film scene with A Home at the End of the World (2004) and Flicka (2006) and then....disappeared. A full...

Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #74. Dan Fogelman’s Life Itself

Life Itself With all the intersecting ensemble threads promised for his sophomore film, hopefully Dan Fogelman will better manage the puzzles pieces as we weren't...

2018 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Michael Mayer’s The Seagull

We were quite surprised that The Seagull didn't drop sometime in 2017, after all, production did take place in 2015. The good news is...

2017 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Michael Mayer’s The Seagull

A premium title for the acquisitions side of Sundance, Michael Mayer has been absent from feature films since his first pair A Home at the...

Rules Don’t Apply | Review

The Showgirl and the Driver: Beatty’s Romantic Reconstruction of Eccentric Entrepreneur’s Latter Days Considering his iconic contributions and sterling reputation in cinema, breaking out over...

Danny Collins | Review

Dan in Real Life: Fogelman’s Sugary Directorial Debut Hobbles its Own Charms Screenwriter and producer Dan Fogelman makes a high profile directorial debut with Danny...

Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #158. Michel Hazanavicius’ The Search

The Search Director: Michel Hazanavicius Writer: Michel Hazanvicius Producers: Thomas Langmann U.S. Distributor: Rights Available Cast: Berenice Bejo, Annette Bening Michel Hazanavicius’ follow-up feature to his Oscar winning 2011 film...

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La petite dernière (The Little Sister) | Review

The Lost Daughter: Herzi Passes Up Potency in Standard...

Interview: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – Persepolis

The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.