Review by Alyn Darnay Directed by: Stephane & David Foenkinos Cast: Audrey Tautou, François Damiens, Pio Marmaï So if I wanted to make a lightweight, semi-comic, romantic film and I lived in France, the only actress I’d use is Audrey Tautou. You should remember her as that sweet fey faced beauty from Amélie (2001), The Da Vinci Code (2006), and Coco Before Chanel (2009). … [Read more...] about Delicacy
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The Vow
When married couple Paige (Rachel McAdams) and Leo (Channing Tatum) are in a terrible car accident, Leo is fine except for a few bumps and bruises, but Paige ends up in a coma (she had taken her seat belt off and she went flying through the windshield. That’s why it’s important to always keep your seat belt fastened!!). When Paige wakes up from her coma, she has … [Read more...] about The Vow
Beauty and the Beast 3D
Originally released in 1991, “Beauty and the Beast” was the 30th Disney animated film. It may be over 20 years old now but, like most Disney animated films, it’s timeless. And hey, this one is a tale as old as time, right?? Belle (Paige O’Hara) lives with her father Maurice (Rex Everhart) in a village in France. Everyone in their village thinks they are both … [Read more...] about Beauty and the Beast 3D
Rendezvous
Every sin comes with a price Swift shot: While not a professional feature film, there is a raw complexity that makes this one watchable, despite some mediocre acting and unbelievably pedestrian dialog. Sarah Cooper and Javon Johnson were exceptional stand-outs in an otherwise amateur cast and production team. Still, I was roommates with one of the … [Read more...] about Rendezvous
Midnight in Paris
“You can fool me, but you can’t fool Hemingway!” The H-Bomb: Gil (Owen Wilson) is a hack Hollywood screenwriter vacationing in Paris with his fiancé, Inez (Rachel McAdams), and her family. Gil, unsatisfied with his life and career, romantically views 1920‘s Paris as the “Golden Age“ of creativity, and yearns to take up permanent residence there and write a novel. Inez, … [Read more...] about Midnight in Paris
