Let’s not beat around the bush. INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS is glorious!!!!! The film is so enjoyable, so entertaining, so smartly written, so well crafted, so beautifully lensed and so well acted that I didn’t want it to end. This is without a doubt the best film of Quentin Tarantino’s career and one of the best pictures [...]
Author Archives: Debbie Lynn Elias
MOVIE REVIEW: MY ONE AND ONLY
August 20, 2009 – 12:50 pm
How many of you out there don’t know who George Hamilton is? Betcha most of you are more than familiar with him. Some generations may remember Hamilton as an okay actor from Hollywood’s golden years in the 50′s. Others, for his fun and devil-may-care persona he exhibited during the 70′s celebrity game show blitzkrieg. Most [...]
MOVIE REVIEW: IT MIGHT GET LOUD
August 12, 2009 – 9:06 am
Things will definitely get a little bit loud with the rockumentary IT MIGHT GET LOUD, a sit down with three generations of rock legends, guitarists Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), The Edge (U2) and Jack White (White Stripes). Three very different gentlemen. Three very different backgrounds. Three very different styles. One common passion. This is one [...]
MOVIE REVIEW: JULIE & JULIA
August 5, 2009 – 6:16 pm
I still remember the very first” meal” that I ever cooked for someone. It was in my first apartment and for my favorite former Marine – hot dogs boiled in water and green beans with almond silvers. (Strange, I know, but one doesn’t argue with the taste buds of a Marine.) Not the greatest culinary [...]
MOVIE REVIEW: THE COVE
July 29, 2009 – 4:31 pm
Powerful. Impressive. Visceral. Heartbreaking. Humbling. Inspiring. Bookmark It
The Cove Interview
July 29, 2009 – 4:19 pm
You all probably remember, or at least know of, the beloved television series “Flipper.” An integral part of the success of “Flipper” was Richard O’Barry who, in the 1960′s was the world’s leading authority on dolphin training. The Flipper lagoon, dock and house were actually O’Barry’s and it’s where he trained and cared for the [...]
MOVIE REVIEW: THE ANSWER MAN
July 23, 2009 – 12:18 pm
This time around, I just have to give you the answer before you even ask the question. In short, the answer is “YES” to THE ANSWER MAN! I love this movie! As soon as it was over, I wanted to see it again. More importantly, I would love to revisit the characters in this film. [...]
EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW WITH BUZZ ALDRIN
July 16, 2009 – 5:32 pm
As we all know (or should know), July 19, 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of “one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind” as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the moon. Kicking off the 40th anniversary year last summer was the enchanting 3D animated [...]
THE POKER HOUSE
July 15, 2009 – 5:42 pm
Lori Petty, a Venice local, has conquered the silver screen with her indelible performances like Kit Keller in “A League of Their Own” or Tank Girl in, well, “Tank Girl.” She dazzled on the small screen as well producing and starring in the tv hit “Lush Life” on Fox and made her mark on Broadway [...]
SEVERED WAYS: THE NORSE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA
July 13, 2009 – 7:35 am
It is a real privilege and pleasure for me to bring you my review of SEVERED WAYS: THE NORSE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA, a film which debuted at Los Angeles Film Festival in 2007 and which was one of my “Must See Festival Films” as well as a hot contender in the Narrative Feature competition. [...]
