by David Ferguson | Sep 26, 2018 | Movie Reviews, Movies
Greetings again from the darkness. I don’t often look to Lebanon for comedy films, however, director Cyril Aris co-wrote this script with Mounia Akyl, and it’s not only good for some laughs, it also carries quite a message in its brief 19 minute run time. A small...
by David Ferguson | Sep 26, 2018 | Movie Reviews, Movies
Greetings again from the darkness. Sometimes as parents, despite our best intentions, we create unnecessarily difficult challenges for our children to pursue their dreams. In the case of Seyna’s father, his pride is what threatens her next step. Seyna (played by Grace...
by David Ferguson | Sep 26, 2018 | Movie Reviews, Movies
Greetings again from the darkness. Filmmaker Rodrigo Sorogoyen begins his film with a long, slow pan shot across a deserted beach until we see the waves rhythmically rolling in and out. It appears to be a most peaceful setting, but instead it’s actually the set up for...
by David Ferguson | Sep 25, 2018 | Featured, Movie Reviews, Movies
Greetings again from the darkness. In 1977, French Producer-Writer-Director-Actor Claude Berri directed a film version of his own original screenplay entitled IN A WILD MOMENT. In 1984, director Stanley Donen’s (SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN) final feature film was an...
by David Ferguson | Sep 24, 2018 | Movie Reviews, Movies
Greetings again from the darkness. The second feature film directed by STAR WARS creator George Lucas was AMERICAN GRAFFITI in 1973. It starred a fresh-faced 19 year-old (mostly) TV actor named Ron Howard. Now 45 years later, Mr. Howard directs a prequel in the STAR...
