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“Margaret” by Kenneth Lonergan
Thursday night I was walking with my parents on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. A woman walking behind us wearing a fake fur and with very, very blond hair, was talking in a normal voice on her phone, and we heard … Continue reading
Posted in film, reviews
Tagged Anna Paquin, Chicago Theater, Lonergan, Lookingglass Theater, Margaret
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Arrival (review)
SPOILER ALERT! I’m gonna tell you pretty much everything that happens in this film. Thanksgiving weekend is a good time for movies, old and new. We saw Arrival two weeks ago, when it opened, and I started a review, but it was too early … Continue reading
Posted in film, religion, reviews
Tagged Amy Adams, Arrival film, Jeremy Renner, sci fi films, science fiction
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Hope
My sister has been staying with me the past ten days as I recover from surgery (three weeks ago). It’s been a really great time of visiting and she has leant her strength where I don’t have it. She has … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, film
Tagged CA-125, cancer treatment, chemotherapy, hope, Mychal Judge, ovarian cancer, sand hill cranes, shawshank redemption
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Hail, Coens!
I am grateful for the Coen brothers. Watching their most recent film I couldn’t help but think of Woody Allen. That director’s angst over comedy vs. tragedy, and his nihilistic tendencies, make attending one of his movies a risk. It could be great, … Continue reading
Journey of Hope– Pre-2015 immigration
Want to watch a sweet film about a Kurdish family from Turkey making their way to Western Europe? I recommend Journey of Hope, the 1990 Academy Award Winner for best foreign film. It’s a Swiss/Turkish collaboration and seen from the historical vantage point … Continue reading
Posted in film, reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged european film, illegal immigrants, Journey of Hope, Middle East refugees, refugees, turkey, turkish film, Welcome
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Eva and Ava: Dream Girls of the Future
If you read the film reviews on this site, you’ll know there are two kinds of films I love: AI/futuristic sic fi of a dystopian bent and foreign films (though not French so much). In the past week it’s been my … Continue reading
Posted in film, reviews
Tagged AI, AI in film, Daniel Bruhl, Eva, Ex Machina, futuristic films, Oscar Isaac, robots, science fiction
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Mysteries of Lisbon
It’s snowing like crazy outside, and so I’m settling in for a bonus day of writing. In this spirit, we enjoyed a long, challenging film this weekend, the 4 1/2 hour period piece by Raul Ruiz, Mysteries of Lisbon. I don’t know how … Continue reading
Her: The Utopian Nightmare
We watched the Spike Jonze film Her on Saturday night. It’s about a man named Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix) who has a romantic relationship with a computer operating system (OS). I wish I’d seen it on the big screen, in part because it … Continue reading
Posted in film, reviews
Tagged artificial intelligence in film, Blade Runner and Her, Her, Joaquin Phoenix, romantic relationship, sci fi films, science fiction, Spike Jonze, technology in film
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