Monday, January 12, 2009 7:52AM - By Mali Elfman
Back off bitches, Winslets in town. Although Slumdog Millionaire won the most categories of the night, I think the biggest winner was definitely Kate Winslet who managed to collect for the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress wins She wasn’t messing around. She wanted them all. She took down Hathaway, Meryl Streep… the woman is ruthless! Then of course, it’s another amazing night for Danny Boyle‘s amazing film Slumdog Millionaire. The film collected a number of statuettes for all four categories;ds Best Motion Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Original Score.
Check out the 2009 Golden Globe Awards nominees and winners below with interviews with many of the winners…
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008 4:44PM - By Michael Da Silva
Revolutionary Road is a sobering yet intriguing tale of conformity and suburban discontent, using the disintegration of a marriage to illustrate how the dreams of two former free spirits has turned sour. Set in 1955, the plot focuses on the hopes and aspirations of the ambitious Frank and April Wheeler, who leave the city to raise their children in the Connecticut suburbs, where they see themselves as very different from their neighbors in the Revolutionary Hill Estates.
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Thursday, December 11, 2008 9:00AM - By Mali Elfman
I was absolutely blown away by this film. There have been so many films with promise this year, but this is the first film I’ve seen that actually achieves all it sets out to do.
Even though this is a film that deals with a topic that has been discussed before many times in cinema, everything about The Reader was refreshing. The director, Stephen Daldry, appeared to let the actors take risks and create something new and inspiring. The scenes played out effortlessly, almost without the words or dare I say against the words. This film makes you feel so many complex emotions all at once. The Reader is a rare piece of art that helps you find compassion for the things we were taught to hate without question.
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Friday, November 14, 2008 5:53PM - By Mali Elfman
Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet meet up again in Sam Mendes‘ new film Revolutionary Road. The story is about a young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children.
This is what would have happened if Rose and Jack would have stayed together. It’s all passionate at first and then the real fights start.
Check out the trailer below…
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Monday, November 3, 2008 8:31AM - By Nushin Rashidian
Am I the only one who has been waiting for a passionate plot surrounding literature? The love of books evolving into a love between two individuals? I would assume not. For those who have let this wish gather dust in the alleys of their hopes, the wait is over.
The Reader, starring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes, is the story of a teenager, Michael (Ralph Fiennes), and middle aged woman, Hanna (Kate Winslet), in post WWII Germany. After Hanna helps Michael one day, he seeks her out to thank her, and a passionate affair ensues. He loves to read, and she loves to be read to. And, really, there is nothing else to say.
This film looks like a promising adaptation of the German novel. What less can a person expect from a novel that has been translated into thirty-nine languages?
Watch the trailer below:
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