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 […]
Movies
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 […]
Duplicity
Starring Julia Roberts, Clive Owen It is a pleasure to see Julia back on the silver screen after some absence, with the adjustment of handsome maturity advancing on glittering allure. There is something formulaic about the script, but it still has its own kind of corporate whodunit entertainment value. The overly intended chemistry between the […]
Rachel Getting Married
Directed by: Jonathan Demme Starring: Anne Hathaway, Bill Irwin, Debra Winger, Anna Deavere Smith It strikes me that Jonathan Demme wanted to make a concert-party movie and threw in some drama to give it a little shape. I found the combination elusive, even though I enjoyed some of the performances. The principal actor – Anne […]