Renoir (2012) Gilles Bourdos Playing at the Spectrum Theater. Bourdos's film begins with the young red haired woman, Andree Heuschling (played by Christa Theret), cycling to what is to be her job as a model for the famous impressionist painter, Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Michel Bouquet)....
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Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3 (2013) Shane BlackWe begin the film with Tony Stark (Downey, Jr) going back to the beginnings of his playboy lifestyle in a flashback where he meets an aspiring botanist, Maya Hansen (Hall) who is developing a means...
Pain and Gain
Pain and Gain (2013) Michael BayBasing a movie on true events is tricky. Basing a movie on true crime events is trickier. You want to tell your story but you don't want to glorify the criminals involved. So what do...
No, thank you, Mr. Ebert
Acclaimed writer and movie critic Roger Ebert has passed away today and I'm deeply saddened. 46 years ago he began writing for the Chicago Sun-Times. I've long admired, respected, and often deferred to his opinion in regards to films. The man...
2013 Knickerbocker Film Festival
Tonight was the second showing of the Knickerbocker Film Festival at the Spectrum Theater. Featured were shorts from area filmmakers as well as some from further afield. The entrants were:"A Heart, A Home" by James Strayer from Portland, Oregon"We Will...
In Your Dreams
In Your Dreams (2013) Stevie Nicks, David A. StewartStevie Nicks and Dave Stewart team up to present this documentary of the creation of their musical collaboration, "In Your Dreams" an album released in 2011. After listening to the album when I...
The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man (1952) John Ford John Ford directed this classic Irish favorite. After purchasing the movie rights for a mere $10, he was turned down by studios until he went to Republic who would make the film only under...
A Late Quartet
A Late Quartet (2012) Yaron Silberman (now out on DVD)If you missed it at the Spectrum (like I did) you had to impatiently wait a few months for the DVD release of Yaron Silberman's "A Late Quartet", starring Christopher Walken,...