Cinema

And I’ve been lucky enough to see the pre-release. The film is a biopic of the 1970s music producer Neil Bogart and the co-founder of Casablanca Records. The film is written and directed by Neil’s son, Timothy Scott Bogart. I agree with IMDB’s description of the film… IMDB Description —…

A Special Tribute to Alice Guy Blaché and Lois Weber — Women were shoved back into the closet in 2023. This enrages me and should enrage everyone else as well. Here’s a little history of why I’m angry. And for those of you who write about anger management: NO ANGER, NO CHANGE. In the Academy Awards’ 94-year history, only eight have…

Vivian Oparah and David Jonsson have unresolved issues with their exes in Raine Allen-Miller’s engaging, south London-set romantic comedy. — Romantic comedies seem to have rather fallen out of fashion lately, but Rye Lane gives the genre something of a shot in the arm. It’s a lean, effective, cleverly directed debut from Raine Allen-Miller, featuring a winning pair of leads in Vivian Oparah and David Jonsson. Entirely shot in and…

In a genre filled with tropes and cliches, these films have risen above the rest and stood the test of time — I have a confession to make: despite having been a film major, and studying many serious, dramatic films, I am a big sucker for romantic comedies. After a long, stressful day, sometimes I just want to watch something happy and uplifting! That being said, I do get annoyed when they’re…