I am so sympathetic to this little fellow.
Wilde
If I ever were to teach at the Iowa Writer's Workshop, I now have an idea for my very first seminar. I would have students compare the script for Wild and for The Theory of Everything.
Wild has what The Theory of Everything lacks so profoundly: Insightfulness, depth, and the ability [Read More]
The Theory of Everything
The life story of Steven Hawkings is amazing. In his early twenties he becomes afflicted by a rare disease that causes one to gradually lose control over all muscles. The doctors only give him two years to live.
He is still with us today and he has made big contributions to cosmology. He continued [Read More]
Citizenfour
Let me make a very strong statement: As a citizen in a democratic country you have the civic duty to see Citizenfour. We need to have a extensive debate how far we want to allow governments collect data on everything we do in the name of helping to prevent some terrorist attack.
There is [Read More]
Ask your Doctor…
Ask your Doctor… if he receives money from the company that makes your pills.
Jamie Oliver on doctors suffer from conflict of interests.
Interstellar
Here is my guide on how to get the maximum enjoyment out of watching Interstellar.
1. Watch it in an Imax theatre to see it on biggest screen possible.
2. Pick a day when you have very little to do. The film is 3 hours long.
3. Take a bottle of water with you into the cinema [Read More]
Portland, Maine
Portland Maine is one of the most charming towns I have seen in America.
Birdman
Alejandro G. Iñárritu always uses the power the comes with the director’s chair to push the envelop of the art of film. Birdman is no exception.
The film is an exploration of the dark corners in the psychological life of a Hollywood star. A formerly very successful Hollywood actor (Michael Keaton) who stared in “Birdman” [Read More]
Boyhood
Very seldom does a film receive raving reviews like this:
Boyhood is an epic masterpiece that seems wholly unconcerned with trying to be one. Claudia Puig – USA Today
Richard Linklater’s coming-of-age tale is the best movie of the year, a four-star game-changer that earns its place in the cultural time capsule. Peter Travers -Rolling [Read More]
Gone Girl
If you engaged and your wedding date is coming up soon, you should not watch Gone Girl. You may cancel your wedding afterwards.
I read that what people like about this film is that it portrays the trials and tribulations of married life so well. How often have we heard, “Marriage I hard. It [Read More]