Archives for: " 2015, week 09"

Friday, March 6, 2015

Oscar winner Barbara Kopple's latest documentary Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation profiles the venerable left-leaning magazine. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. Comedian Adam Carolla plays an embittered stand-up comic forced to toil… more »

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Kidnapping Mr. Heineken, starring Anthony Hopkins, recounts the true story of the infamous 1983 kidnapping of the Dutch brewery tycoon. To read my Hollywood Reporter film review, click here. Patrick Forbes' documentary The Widowmaker lambasts the medi… more »

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

An unemployed screenwriter attempts to overcome the objections of his girlfriend's tradition-minded Chinese parents in the romantic comedy Anita Ho. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. The anthology Remarkable Shades of Gay includes nine… more »

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Filmmaker Liz Corfixen delivers a highly personal behind-the-scenes account of her director husband's efforts making Only God Forgives in her documentary My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. A fam… more »

Monday, March 2, 2015

Edy Ganem of Devious Maids plays the dual roles twentysomething slacker and the glamorous star of her favorite telenovela in the identity switching-themed comedy Ana Maria in Novela Land. To read my Hollywood Reporter film review, click here. Close en… more »