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Chef cooks up a real feel-good movie

Chef cooks up a real feel-good movie

If art is not entirely imitating life in Producer/Writer/Director/Lead Actor John Favreau’s new film, Chef, there is enough of an autobiographical connection to be worth mentioning. Since his independ ...
A chilling summer in Cold In July

A chilling summer in Cold In July

Cold in July is a nifty Southern Gothic thriller, given an added boost by the welcome pairing of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and actor Sam Shephard (71) as an ex-con with a criminal son (Wyatt R ...
Walking on Sunshine… woah-ohh!

Walking on Sunshine… woah-ohh!

In Walking on Sunshine, Max Giwa and Dania Pasquini, creators of the Street Dance films, focus more on the singing than on dancing and have a go at adding characters and plot to their previous films. ...
If you liked Amélie, you’ll like this

If you liked Amélie, you’ll like this

Delicatessen, Director and co-Writer Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s 1991 debut film remains his best, and co-Director Marc Caro had a hand in this homage to Terry Gilliam.  Jeunet, who is 60, now directs alone ...