— by JESSIKA OWENS — Renee Bennett is a women with low self esteem, a job that isn’t fulfilling and is for the most part, your “average” woman. Who is Renee Bennett and why is she attempting to mirror the qualities and experiences so many women have? What does it look l[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Michelle Williams’
Wahlberg donates money to Time’s Up Fund
— by CRAIG SMITH — Mark Wahlberg has donated the $1.5 million he took as a reward for film reshoots for “All the Money in the World” to the Time’s Up fund. Furthermore, he has done so in the name of his co-star, Michelle Williams, who was paid only $1,000 for the re-shoots that wer[...]
Review: Oz the Great and Powerful
— by ADAM DALE — L. Frank Baum created the wonderful world of Oz in 1900 and with 14 novels in the series, Oz has vast and interesting characters to draw upon and elaborate lands to explore. In 1939, “The Wizard of Oz” sky-rocketed Judy Garland to stardom. It remains the most signifi[...]
Two Clips from ‘Take This Waltz’
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — In Sarah Polley’s romantic drama “Take This Waltz,” starring Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Luke Kirby and Sarah Silverman, we witness Louis (Rogen) and Margot’s (Williams) marriage take an unexpected turn when Margot meets he[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Take This Waltz’
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — Some of you may remember the Canadian-based television show “Road to Avonlea” growing up, like I do, and you would remember that Sarah Polley was Sara Stanley on that show. She’s come a long way since that time and she has starred i[...]
A Music Video from ‘Blue Valentine’
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — “Blue Valentine” — starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams — will arrive on blu-ray and DVD May 10 (read our review HERE). In the meantime, check out the official music video for “You and Me” by Penny and The Quarters. The s[...]
Under Review: ‘Blue Valentine’
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — When you’re young and completely besotted, you think love is all you need to sustain a marriage. But more often than not, the strain of real life takes its toll and one realizes love does not conquer all. With disconcerting realism, Derek Cianfrance tells the [...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Blue Valentine’
— by AMANDA KOEHLER — Already getting accolades at the Sundance and Toronto Film Festivals and starring two of the most talented young actors working today, “Blue Valentine” tells the story of a couple, Cindy (Michelle Williams) and Dean (Ryan Gosling), who are trying to save[...]
A Scene from ‘Blue Valentine’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — As far as getting you interested in a film, the clip for “Blue Valentine” had me on the edge of my seat. It didn’t have any explosions or face punching, but in those 70 seconds, I was concerned for the characters and wanted to continue with the story[...]
Under Review: ‘Shutter Island’
— by JOEL CRARY — There have been a number of films of late dealing with the effect of war on the psychologies of those who experience it, plots built around the chaos that manifests in post-war American mentalities, presenting us with protagonists who are altered in some way. So[...]
Three Featurettes from ‘Shutter Island’
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — In case the words “Martin Scorsese” and “Leonardo DiCaprio” together on a movie poster aren’t enough to lure you into the theater to see “Shutter Island” (and if not, why the heck not?), then these three featurettes will a[...]