Film (2010) Directed by David Fincher Written by Aaron Sorkin Based on The Accidental Billionaires by Mark Mezrich With Jesse Eisenberg (Mark Zuckerberg), Rooney Mara (Erica Albright), Andrew Garfield (Eduardo Saverin), Armie Hammer (Cameron and Tyler Winkelvoss), Justin Timberlake (Sean Parker) Is this what Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, is really like? And did […]
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Winter’s Bone
Film (2010) Directed by Debra Granik Based on the novel by Daniel Woodrell Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini With Jennifer Lawrence (Ree Dolly), John Hawkes (Teardrop), Kevin Breznahan (Little Arthur), Dale Dickey (Merab), Lauren Sweetser (Gail), Tate Taylor (Mike Satterfield), Garret Dillahunt (Sheriff Baskin), Sheryl Lee (April), Shelley Waggener (Sonya) […]
Exit Through The Gift Shop
Film (2010) Directed by Banksy With Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Thierry Guetta Image by Banksy, courtesy of Banksy – Inside Outside Shop At the outset, this film by Banksy, the mysterious British graffiti artist, seems to be about graffiti art and the people who make it. But, enter a little more deeply, and it turns into […]
Up In The Air
2009 Written by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner Directed by Jason Reitman Starring George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman Kendall Square Cinema George Clooney can do no wrong. Has he been taking lessons from Meryl Streep? It seems that almost any movie he’s in, because of his presence, is captivating. Ever since he […]
A Single Man
Written and Directed by Tom Ford Starring: Colin Firth 2009 Kendall Square Cinema, Cambridge, MA Colin Firth’s performance in this study of homosexuality and loss set in the early 1960s is compelling and wonderful. I had not seen this range in his acting before and it is an eye-opener to get a sense of his […]