I wasn’t ever bored (despite the grumblings of those who say that it is long and dull). Jodie Foster is fine as Anna, though I don’t think it will stand as one of her better roles. She does the prim-and-proper, yet headstrong woman quite well… not much of a stretch, really, considering her past roles. …
Let’s just say one thing right off: Bollywood this ain’t! After enjoying the delightful Straight From the Heart song-and-dance flick at SIFF last year, we rushed to pick an Indian film from the new schedule. Oy, vey. Straight From the Heart was eye-popping entertainment that kept your interest for three hours, whereas Vanaprastham: Last Dance …
All My Loved Ones is a fictionalized story of one family in Czechoslovakia just before World War II broke out. Hitler has already occupied several countries, and is threatening to go across the borders and into Czechoslovakia. Jewish doctor Jacob Silberstein is a well-to-do citizen with a large and loving family. His three brothers and …
Charming and engaging actress Rene Liu plays a young professional woman who places a personals ad in search of a husband. We get to experience many of her dates, most of them disastrous, as she meets them all, one after another, at the same tea house. In the meantime, we slowly find out her past, …