HERE THEY ARE: my annual last minute Oscar predictions. Let’s do this! Best Picture: “American Sniper” Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Bradley Cooper and Peter Morgan, Producers “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher and James W. Skotchdopole, Producers*…
Not sure what it was that sparked my loving of the TRAINWRECK trailer (OK, I totally do: it’s going to be the shit), Judd Apatow’s latest flick starring probably my favorite comedian right now Amy Schumer. Who in case you haven’t seen already, has her…
A couple weeks ago I attended the opening of Nuart Theatre’s 2015 Oscar Animated Shorts screening, and I was left inspired by these nominated creations because although they only lasted under 20 minutes, each one left such a big impression on me that let’s just…
“Is it really just grapes?” Okay so what the hell. I am scrolling through Twitter on a seemingly normal day and I come to realize that one of my favorite documentaries is getting a sequel. For those of you not hip with the doc realm,…
This year was weird. I cannot explain why exactly (maybe Mama had something to do with it?), but 2014 was a weird (and I guess at times wonderful) year for movies. A lotta dumb busts, but a lot of incredible features that made up for whatever Hollywood…
Let’s face it: it’s not fair that we have these boundaries put up for our bodies. Society has us all living in these separate gender boxes of what we’re “supposed” to do as a lady, as a man. And what’s the difference if I see…
When I heard about Birdman actually potentially being really freaking awesome it was because one of the few friends I actually trust in movie recs told me to see it, so of course I make a point to get to viewing the film big screen…
1. She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry (Mary Dore) Showtime: Sunday, November 16 at 2:15PM (SVA) Synopsis: “Mary Dore’s vibrant and inspirational film is at once a far-ranging look back at our vital pasts and a timely reminder of the need for vigilance in the face…
Having read A Brief History of Time somewhere over a year-long astronomical reading binge not too long ago along with watching Netflix’s streaming of Stephen Hawking’s television series Into the Universe, I became acquainted with the cosmologist and his black hole studies—who, by reading his work,…
Michael Fassbender first stole my heart away in the ’09 indie Fish Tank at the Athens Film Festival then later on alongside Carrie Mulligan in Shame, not to mention his intense performance in McQueen’s recent Academy award-winning picture Twelve Years A Slave. But in a different kind of role with…