Posts Tagged ‘Bleecker Street Media’
Film Review – Paterson (Second Take)
He wakes up naturally every morning, to what his wife calls his magic watch, at approximately a quarter after six a.m. He caresses his wife and listens to her tell him of a dream she had the night before, they had twins. Before leaving the…
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The daily life of a bus driver in New Jersey and his wife is the focus of Jim Jarmusch’s Paterson. The film is a bit of a critics’ darling, receiving many accolades. If you watch the film’s trailer, it does not come off as anything…
READ MOREFilm Review – Captain Fantastic
In writer/director Matt Ross’ Captain Fantastic (2016), a father named Ben (Viggo Mortensen) raises his six kids deep in the wilderness of the Pacific Northwest. He puts them through tough physical and mental training. They learn how to live off of the land: grow their…
READ MOREInterview – Niki Trumbo – Trumbo
Spencer interviews subject Niki Trumbo from the biographical drama Trumbo.
READ MOREFilm Review – Trumbo
Do you know who Dalton Trumbo was? No? I did not either until screening Trumbo. It is based on the life of Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) and how his political and social leanings ended up getting him subpoenaed by Congress and on the blacklist,…
READ MOREFilm Review – Beasts of No Nation
Cary Fukunaga’s Beasts of No Nation (2015) is a harrowing, surreal, and often times bleak portrayal of a reality many of us shy away from. There is no denying Fukunaga’s talent as both a screenwriter and director. Hot off his success of True Detective, Fukunaga…
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