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The film Genius, as you can see in my review elsewhere on this website, impressed me a great deal. It brings out of the shadowy background the unsung editor. Max Perkins tells author Thomas Wolfe that he is not making his book better, but “different.” Wolfe had submitted the hugely long manuscript to all the other …
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Sorry, May was such a busy month that I completely forgot about Film Capsules! Some further down the list have left the art house theaters they were released in, but should soon be available on disk or streaming video. The titles are embedded with hyperlinks that will take you to the full review at visualparables.org. …
With their own world about to be destroyed, Orcs seek to take over the human world by force, though some want a peaceful coexistence.
Orphaned Sophie is abducted to Giant Land, becoming friends with The BFG, Big Friendly Giant, & they go to the Queen to stop he child-eating evil giants.
When Toni switches from boxing to a girls’ dance drill team at a community center, each of the older girls mysteriously comes down with the “fits.” In her desire to fit in, what of Toni?
“Genius,” the story of Max Perkins and Thomas Wolfe is brilliant. Click the image to read my entire review.
The short-term memory little Dory becomes lost from her parents when she is swept far away by an undertow. Years later with the help of friends she returns.
This is a mockumentary about a boy band break-up due to its lead singer’s huge ego, and how he quickly rose & then fell in popularity, growing a bit wiser.
Unable to hold a man beyond 6 months, New Yorker Maggie plans to use a friend’s semen to conceive a child, but then meets aspiring author John, changing her plans.
Have you seen a Pecha Kucha? Click on this movie still from Sin Nombre to learn about one I just presented.