Posted by Don Malvasi on April 5, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Ever wonder what it’s like to have more than 500 biological offspring out there? How about a mere 142 kids chasing you down with a wish to out your identity? Welcome to probably the first sperm-donor comedy. It won’t be the last since the inevitable American- remake knockoff with Vince Vaughan gets released later this [...]
Category: Film Reviews, Movies, Recent Articles · Tags: bertrand, butcher shop, class action suit, cloak, common ground, creditors, delivery guy, facilitator, family butcher, guardian angel, patrick huard, plaintiffs, plausibility, plight, polish family, sperm donor, strangeness, ton of bricks, vince vaughan, wozniak
Posted by Don Malvasi on December 23, 2011 · 1 Comment
The Artist, the nearly totally silent film shot in black-and-white, is, paradoxically, a joyful noise that will delight your senses and leave you, no pun intended, speechless. If you decide to skip it based on either its silent or black-and-white characteristics, you’ll be doing yourself a major disservice. Director Michel Hazanavicius has constructed no less [...]
Category: Cinema Dork's Finest, Film Reviews, Movies, Recent Articles · Tags: acting lesson, berenice bejo, best supporting actor, director michel, emotional turmoil, film medium, film producer, guardian angel, harvey weinstein, jack russell terrier, james cromwell, jean dujardin, john goodman, joyful noise, lonely star, masterwork, michel hazanavicius, preconceived notions, rudolph valentino, silent film
Posted by Don Malvasi on October 22, 2011 · 1 Comment
The Artist, the nearly totally silent film shot in black-and-white, is pure stunning. If you decide to skip it based on either of those two unique characteristics, you’ll be doing yourself a major disservice. Director Michel Hazanavicius has constructed no less than a sizzling masterwork celebrating not just the silent film but the film medium [...]
Category: Cinema Dork's Finest, Film Reviews, Movies, Philadelphia Film Festival 2011, Philadelphia Focused, Philadelphia Local Talent, Recent Articles · Tags: acting lesson, berenice bejo, best actor, best supporting actor, director michel, disservice, emotional turmoil, film medium, guardian angel, harvey weinstein, jack russell terrier, james cromwell, jean dujardin, john goodman, lonely star, masterwork, michel hazanavicius, preconceived notions, rudolph valentino, silent film
