A jazz teacher, using cruel methods to push his percussionist student to achieve perfection, raises the question of what happened to kindness & inspiration?
Glen Campbell … I’ll Be Me (2014)
This documentary follows Glen Campbell & his family on his “Farewell Tour” after announcing that he had Alzheimer’s disease. A powerful tribute to love & courage!
Rosewater (2014)
This true story about a young Journalist imprisoned in Iran is both suspenseful and thought provoking. Click the movie title to read my entire review.
Dead Man Walking (1995)
A nun risks upsetting her colleagues, her family, & parents of two dead lovers by becoming the spiritual counselor to the vain man who raped & killed them.
Film Capsules November 2014
Readers who send out newsletters or produce church bulletins are welcome to reprint any or all of these mini-reviews, the one stipulation being that at the end they include © Edward McNulty, Visual Parables. Click onto a title to see the longer review. St. Vincent Rated PG-13. Romans 4:17a. Bill Murray is perfect as the …
Before I Go to Sleep (2014)
A victim of an attack, robbed her of her memory, is torn between her doctor & her husband–can she trust either one as she seeks the name of her attacker?
The Birdman: Or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance (2014)
I’m giving 5 stars to this thoughtful film about the life of an actor who played a comic book hero. Click the movie title to read my entire review.
The Book of Life (2014)
In this Mexican tale a bullfighter’s son who prefers to be a musician travels to the world of the dead to win his lover & join his friend in fighting off powerful enemies.
Dear White People (2014)
On an Ivy League campus blacks & whites engage in racial politics; a black female uses her radio program to attack the belief in a post-racial society. A white-sponsored black-face party proves her point.
Miss. Freedom Summer Project Part 15
Tuesday – today, 9:05, Aug. 18 What a day this has been! Hectic & exciting. We were looking forward to the arrival of the ministers & trying to do so many things. George as usual had all kinds of typing & mimeographing of reports. The Center was jammed with kids, young ones to play, & …