Archive for the ‘Films’ Category
Truth be told, I haven’t seen any cinema lately that has really bowled me over, until last week. First I watched Black Swan, which I thought was quite good… and then I finally got around to viewing Pedro Almodóvar’s La Piel Que Habito (The Skin I Live In) 2011. It was fantastic, to say the [...]
Posted in Films | Tagged: almodovar, antonio banderas, best film 2011, elena anaya, film, film review, international, la piel que habito, marisa paredes, movie, pedro almodovar, review, San Francisco, sf, sf bay area, spanish, the skin i live in, wendy ann crittenden, Wendy Anne Crittenden, Wendy Crittenden, wendycrittenden | 1 Comment »
In Partir, Thomas plays a wife, mother who falls in love with a contractor hired by her husband to construct a new physiotherapy office at their home so she can start up her practice again. Sounds sticky, right? It gets stickier as she tries to give up her lover on orders of her husband, just to go right back to her passionate affair.
Posted in Films | Tagged: 1964, 2009, Bay Area, Contemporary, extra marital, extramarital, extramarital affair, film, france, france film, Francoise Dorleac, French, french film, i've loved you so long, il y a longtemps que je t'aime, independent film, indie film, jealous, jealousy, jean desailly, kristin scott thomas, La Peau Douce, leaving, Partir, San Francisco, sergi lopez, sf, SF Bay Area Art, the soft skin, Wendy Anne Crittenden, Wendy Crittenden, wendycrittenden | Leave a Comment »
Here are a few movies in my radar this holiday season, listed on my “to-see” list.
Posted in Films | Tagged: 21 grams, actor, actress, Alejandro González Iñárritu, amy adams, babel, Bay Area, biutiful, black swan, blue valentine, boxing, christian bale, coen bros, coen brothers, darren aronofsky, david o. russell, david russel, december, derek cianfrance, directed by, director, drama, ethan coen, fighter, film, i heart huckabees, irish micky, javier bardem, jeff bridges, joel coen, john wayne, josh brolin, mark wahlberg, master control program, matt damon, michelle williams, micky ward, movies, natalie portman, opening day, pi, remake, ryan gosling, San Francisco, science fiction, sf, SF Bay Area Art, SFSU, starts playing, starts showing, the fighter, the wrestler, to-see, tron, tron legacy, true grit, Wendy Anne Crittenden, Wendy Crittenden, wendycrittenden, Western | Leave a Comment »
A couple of weeks ago the theaters were playing crap. My sister was in town and we went to see 127 Hours. If you are thinking about seeing this film, I’d put it off until you can rent it. The plot is overextended in trying to keep the audience’s attention, utilizing terrible “artsy” editing and [...]
Posted in Films | Tagged: 127 hours, actor, actress, ally sheedy, amputation, amputee, aron ralston, Bay Area, between a rock and a hard place, city by the sea, director, film, hiking, housebound, independent film, indie film, inventing the abbotts, jake scott, james franco, james gandolfini, Ken Hixon, Kristen Stewart, mourning, movie theater, new orleans, San Francisco, sf, SF Bay Area Art, waffle house, welcome to the rileys, Wendy Anne Crittenden, Wendy Crittenden, wendycrittenden, writer | Leave a Comment »
After the Wedding (2006), directed by Susanne Bier, is a serious film with a doozy of a plot, so prepare yourself for an intense two hours: The film begins and ends in India, with Jacob, a Danish ex-patriot. Jacob is the founder of an orphanage…
Posted in Films | Tagged: 2006, after the wedding, Bay Area, danish, danish film, denmark, denmark film, donor, film, india, indian film, jacob, jorgen, mads mikkelsen, movie, orphanage, Rolf Lassgård, San Francisco, sf, SF Bay Area Art, Sidse Babett Knudsen, susanne bier, wedding, Wendy Anne Crittenden, Wendy Crittenden, wendycrittenden | Leave a Comment »
Last month I was too busy to write what I needed, and what I needed to announce was the genius I have found in Woody Harrelson’s acting skills. [Triple take] What!? Exactly. Genius. I, quite by accident, watched four Harrelson films in a row and in this order: The Messenger (2009). Defendor (2009). Transsiberian (2008). The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)…
Posted in Films | Tagged: arthur poppington, Bay Area, ben foster, ben kingsley, brad anderson, coen brothers, defendor, emily mortimer, film, genius, Julianne Moore, kat dennings, no country for old men, oren moverman, peter stebbings, San Francisco, SF Bay Area Art, six feet under, the machinist, the messenger, the prize winner of defiance ohio, transsiberian, Wendy Anne Crittenden, Wendy Crittenden, wendycrittenden, woody harrelson, zombieland | Leave a Comment »
So I keep seeing the poster for Piranha 3D, the remake of the classic cult 1978 film Piranha. My first response is always to the visual – Jaws? It takes me a minute to scroll down to the title, at which point I think to myself, “Really, they are now remaking this classic? [Loud sigh]“
Posted in Films | Tagged: Bay Area, elisabeth shue, film, horror, horror classic, horror film, jaws, jaws 1975, piranha, piranha 1978, piranha 2010, piranha 3d, piranha remake, richard dreyfus, San Francisco, SF Bay Area Art, tremors, Wendy Anne Crittenden, Wendy Crittenden, wendycrittenden | 1 Comment »
The Tati scene that appears in Unfaithful is probably the funniest and most brilliant scene of Mr. Hulot’s Holiday, a visual gag that includes Mr. Hulot taking a boat out on the water, the boat breaks in half, essentially swallowing him…
Posted in Films | Tagged: Bay Area, boat, cheating wife, comedian, comedy, diane lane, drama, film, french film, gag, jacques tati, Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot, long gag, mr. hulot, mr. hulot's holiday, olivier martinez, richard gere, San Francisco, sea monster, snow globe, tati, unfaithful, visual gag, Wendy Anne Crittenden, Wendy Crittenden, wendycrittenden | Leave a Comment »
In the last week and a half I have watched a string of films that serendipitously linked to one another. I so did not plan this but enjoyed the outcome. Prepare yourself for my lengthy wandering in words…
Posted in Films | Tagged: aaron johnson, abigail breslin, all the real girls, big daddy, box of moonlight, cape, David Gordon Green, defendor, emma stone, For a Few Dollars More, George Washington, gian maria volonte, hit girl, Jesse Eisenberg, kick-ass, lee van cleef, nicholase cage, paul schneider, Ruben Fleischer, sam rockwell, Sergio Leone, snow angels, superhero, the good the bad and the ugly, tom dicillo, Wendy Anne Crittenden, Wendy Crittenden, wendycrittenden, Western, woody harrelson, zombie, zombieland | Leave a Comment »
Alan Rickman plays Alex, an ex-con newly released from prison, who starts the film out driving north with a young female hitchhiker. After a tragic car accident he seeks the young hitchhiker’s mother, Linda, a high functioning autistic woman played by Sigourney Weaver.
Posted in Films | Tagged: 2006, alan rickman, autism, carrie-anne moss, high functioning autistic, independent film, indie film, sigourney weaver, snow cake, snowcake, Wendy Anne Crittenden, Wendy Crittenden, wendycrittenden | Leave a Comment »
