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Blue Valentine is the kind of movie you come out of depressed or relieved. You’re relieved because you think that Cindy (Michelle Williams) and Dean’s (Ryan Gosling) relationship is nothing like the one you have. Or you’re depressed because you don’t even have a significant other in your life, and you’re telling yourself that...
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This morning, President of the Academy of Motion Picture Thomas Sherak and actress Mo’Nique announced the 2011 Oscar nominations: Best Supporting Actress Amy Adams as Charlene Fleming in The Fighter Helena Bonham Carter as Queen Elizabeth in The King’s Speech Melissa Leo as Alice Ward in The Fighter Hailee Steinfeld as Mattie Ross in...
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Directed by David O. Russell, The Fighter summarizes the true-life story of Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg) and his brother Dickie Eklund (Christian Bale). The Fighter is a simple story of hope. Older brother Dickie is a former boxing champ but has since taken to smoking crack. Younger brother Micky aspires and trains to be...
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If you would like to learn more about the Black Swan production, watch this video about the Swarovski crystal chandeliers used in the movie and the Rodarte costumes Nina wears. Black Swan Behind the Scenes from ny lon on Vimeo. Tweet This Post
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“Jeff Bridges is no John Wayne,” my mother told me after seeing the Coen brother’s True Grit. The original True Grit story comes from Charles Portis’ 1968 novel. It was first adapted for film in 1969 with John Wayne as U.S. Marshal Reuben J. “Rooster” Cogburn. In the newest adaptation, Jeff Bridges replaces Wayne....
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How do self-destruction and ambition come together? In Darren Aronofsky’s newest film about success, Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman) is the new “Swan Queen” in a reformed production of the legendary ballet, “Swan Lake.” But Nina’s casting as Queen is doubtful – is it talent, or is it lust? Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassel), the ballet’s...
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The famous Greek orator, Demosthenes, got rid of his stammer by practicing his speeches with pebbles in his mouth. The Duke of York was not as successful, as Director Tom Hooper humorously illustrates in his most recent film, The King’s Speech. A jolly doctor asks the temperamental, self-conscious Duke (Colin Firth), also called George...
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“Eat your bitter melons. Taste the bitterness first, the sweetness will come after; then you will know which is best.” It’s the winter of 2006 in Guangzhou, China. Suqin Chen and Changhua Zhan are attempting to buy tickets to go back home to their village to celebrate the Chinese New Year with their two...
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Despite the exciting premise of The Kids Are All Right, this movie is not about ‘the lesbian family’. I say this because of the film’s ordinary introduction to the family: two mothers raising two teen children living in a “lush, overgrown, and fecund” California. Director Lisa Cholodenko does not strive to point out a...
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A Reaction to Jacques Audiard’s Film “Un Prophète” (“A Prophet”) At the 2009 Cannes Festival, Un Prophète won the Grand Prix. At the Académie des Césars (the French equivalent of the Academy Awards), the film won 9 Césars. Now, Un Prophète is up for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year....
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