The Great Gatsby (2013): Movie Review
In just 172 pages, F. Scott Fitzgerald has captured the zeitgeist of the Jazz Age, and told the stirring story …
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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala: A Tribute to Rootlessness
On April 3, one day before Roger Ebert died, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala passed away from illness at the age of 85. …
Oscar Results 2013
Argo (3): Best Picture, Film Editing, Adapted Screenplay Life of Pi (4): Best Director Ang Lee, Cinematography, Original Score, Visual …
The Girl In the Cafe (2005): The Hunger for Connection
February is the month that raves about love. It’s also Awards Season, culminating with the Oscars. With all the competing …
Zero Dark Thirty and Argo
There are several reasons I link these two films together. Both are acclaimed productions which have already garnered awards. While …
Top Ripples of 2012
The Ripple Rating System began when I started the blog Ripple Effects five years ago. I’ve been asked why I …
English Vinglish (2012)
If The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is from the outside looking in, then English Vinglish is the reverse shot, bringing …
Birders: The Central Park Effect (2012)
This is a must-see for all bird watchers, nature lovers, or anyone who lives in an urban jungle, thinking how …
Midnight’s Children Film Adaptation
Midnight’s Children is Calgary International Film Festival’s Red Carpet Opening Gala presentation. Directed by Indo-Canadian, Oscar nominated Deepa Mehta (Water, …
To Rome With Love (2012)
If you’ve been writing and making one movie every year, you’re faced with a greater challenge after each production. It’s …
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Outsourcing old age, that’s the idea. Imagine in the distant (or not so distant) future, you retire to a warm …
A Summer in Genoa (2008) DVD
A film that you have not seen in the theatre in North America. It premiered at the 2008 Toronto International …
