The King’s Speech

Every holiday season needs that film that promises to make the spirit soar. And in a year where the major awards contenders are films about insanity, gritty westerns, and loneliness, this is even more true. Thanks must go to our friends on the other side of the pond for exporting this inspirational, and quite brilliant film just in time  seasonal celebrations. Boiled down to it’s core, The King’s Speech, directed by Tom Hooper of The... Read More

A Single Man

Tom Ford’s A Single Man was a giant risk for most those involved.  It was a risk for Ford, a beginner film maker and script adapter.  A risk taking a staple of homosexual fiction and turning in to something possibly trite and decidedly unworthy.  A risk for Colin Firth who may have alienated his rom-com following, or presenting as unable to carry a serious role.  Okay, so it wasn’t a risk for Julianne Moore who has no dignity any more... Read More