Monthly Archives: January 2008

NumbCanada, 2007, 93 Minute Running Time Topics: Comedy, Science Fiction Hudson Milbank (Matthew Perry) is a screenwriter who smokes a too-strong joint that sends him over the edge into what is diagnosed as “depersonalization disorder,” the sense that everything around … Continue reading →

Tell No OneNe le dis à personneFrance, 2006, 126 Minute Running Time Topics: Drama, ThrillerLanguage: French Popular American mystery writer Harlan Coben’s novel Tell No One finally makes it to the silver screen in this action-packed adaptation directed by heartthrob … Continue reading →

A Man Named PearlUSA, 2006, 78 Minute Running Time Topics: Documentary, Family Friendly This charming documentary (akin in tone to The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill) follows a factory worker and self-taught topiary artist who transformed his South Carolina yard … Continue reading →

Lagerfeld ConfidentialFrance, 2007, 87 Minute Running Time Topic: DocumentaryLanguage: French/English English Sub-Titles Fashionistas and non-fashionistas alike will enjoy this documentary about the prolific and eccentric German-born designer Karl Lagerfeld, reviver of the Chanel brand, stylish to the tips of his … Continue reading →

Under the Same MoonLa Misma LunaUSA, 2007, 109 Minute Running Time Topic: DramaLanguage: English/Spanish English Sub-Titles A nine-year-old Mexican boy has himself smuggled across the border in order to find the Los Angeles-based mother he hasn’t seen in four years. … Continue reading →

I’ve seen so many great films so far, and I’m catching up on the blog here while there’s singing and dancing on the screen, 162 min. of such…yes, you guessed it, a Bollywood film is playing. Some thoughts that come … Continue reading →

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days4 luni, 3 saptamini si 2 zileRomania, 2007, 113 Minute Running Time Topic: DramaLanguage: Romanian/English English Sub-Titles One of the most highly acclaimed films of the year, this gritty, gripping drama portrays a university … Continue reading →

The Champagne SpyMeragel HashampaniyaIsrael, 2007, 90 Minute Running TimeAdditional Countries: Germany Topics: Documentary, ThrillerLanguage: English/Hebrew/French/German English Sub-Titles Oded is just 12 years old when his father reveals to him that he’s a Mossad spy. While anxiously awaiting his return from … Continue reading →

Body of WarUSA, 2007, 87 Minute Running Time Topics: Documentary, Political, War, Woman Director Veteran talk-show host Phil Donahue’s Academy Award-nominated documentary is a hardhitting indictment of governmental misuse of power focusing on one of its most courageous victims—a soldier … Continue reading →

I’ve returned for the second time to work the Palm Springs International Film Festival. My venue is the Annenburg Theater at the Palm Springs Art Museum. I’ve decided to keep a list here of every film I see at the … Continue reading →