Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Takeshi Miike Stars: Goro Inagaki, Koji Yakusho, Yusuke Iseya. The Dirty Baker’s Dozen? Prolific Japanese director Takashi Miike (Audition, etc) leaves behind his preferred milieu of gangster thrillers and horror movies to venture confidently into Kurosawa territory with this sword and samurai action film, set in mid-19th century feudal Japan.… Continue Reading »
PAGE ONE: INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES
Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Director: Andrew Rossi. How can old-fashioned print media survive and be competitive in the revolution of new technology and media like Twitter, Internet bloggers and Wikileaks? It seems like everyday the obituary columns of newspapers are full of reports of the death of major American newspapers, and the ability of… Continue Reading »
NORWEGIAN WOOD
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Tran Anh Hung Stars: Kenichi Matsuyama, Kengo Kora, Rinko Kikuchi, Kiko Mizuhara. Taking its title from the Beatles song of the same name, Norwegian Wood is a visually beautiful, elegiac and haunting tale of love, longing, loss of innocence, sexuality and madness from award winning French-Vietnamese director Tran Anh Hung… Continue Reading »
LIFE IN A DAY
Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Director: Kevin Macdonald. Produced under the auspices of Ridley and Tony Scott, Life In A Day is a massive and ambitious undertaking that takes advantage of the growth of new technology and access to multi-media that makes everybody a budding Spielberg. In 2010, Oscar winning documentary filmmaker Kevin Macdonald (One… Continue Reading »
THE WOMAN
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Lucky McKee Stars: Pollyana McIntosh, Sean Bridges. A tough, confronting yet engrossing horror film, The Woman is not your typical horror film, with serial killers, lots of blood and gore and screaming virgins running and dying. The film actually delves into darker territory and deals with themes of domestic violence,… Continue Reading »
WIN WIN
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Tom McCarthy Stars: Paul Giamatti, Bobby Cannavale, Burt Young, Alex Schaffer, Melanie Lynskey, Amy Ryan, Jeffrey Tambor. This appealing and very enjoyable film from director Tom McCarthy is far more commercial and mainstream than his previous films The Station Agent and the art house hit The Visitor for which veteran… Continue Reading »
