Written and Directed by Alice Wu Saving Face is a story set in a tight-knit Chinese community in the neighborhoods of New York City about a family dealing with the issues of love and family responsibility. Wil (Michelle Krusiec) is an attractive, twenty-something doctor who has to frequent social functions …
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Come On Get Happy!: The Very Best of the Partridge Family
This CD set was released in conjunction with the DVD set of the first season of The Partridge Family which celebrates its 35th anniversary this fall. The show is about a widow, Shirley Jones, and her children forming a band and traveling around the country in a school bus that …
Read More »Howard Zinn: You Can’t Be Neutral On A Moving Train
Directed by Deb Ellis & Denis Mueller This film is a documentary about an American patriot, Howard Zinn, historian, activist and author of the book A People’s History of the United States. The film is made up of archival news clips, interviews with colleagues and former students, and footage of …
Read More »Mirrormask: The Illustrated Film Script of the Motion Picture from The Jim Henson Company
I worried about the effect reading the script would have on me in seeing the film, but Mirrormask is so imaginative and its story and visuals are so compelling that the book increased my interest in seeing the film.
Read More »Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster
Hit the lights and watch this DVD!
Read More »Tell Them Who You Are
Directed by Mark Wexler Written by Mark Wexler & Robert DeMaio Tell Them Who You Are is an intriguing and captivating documentary. It begins as a look at the life and career of famed cinematographer and two-time Oscar winner Haskell Wexler. He came on the scene in the ‘60s and …
Read More »Layer Cake
Directed by Matthew Vaughn Written by J.J. Connolly Based on his novel Layer Cake is a tasty treat for those who hunger for great films. It’s a brilliant piece of filmmaking and a stunning directorial debut by Matthew Vaughn, who previously worked as a producer on Guy Ritchie’s films. Not …
Read More »The Bravery
The Bravery is another in a long line of new bands that owes their sound to the ‘80s and this New York band revels in it, wearing their influences on their collective sleeve. The first track off of their debut album, “An Honest Mistake,” starts out with a bass drum …
Read More »Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven is a big movie and its action is worth seeing on the big screen. It has more positives than minuses and had the potential to be very good.
Read More »The Raveonettes – Pretty In Black
The Raveonettes are back with their third release Pretty in Black, a collection of love songs whose sound would be very much at home on a David Lynch film soundtrack. Sahrin Foo’s vocals have a haunting ethereal aspect like Lynch collaborator, singer Julee Cruise, especially on “Sleepwalking.” Also, the music …
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