Tag: Joan Ellis
Scene On Film: 'Trouble with the Curve'
By Joan Ellis
Would tolerance have come more easily if Trouble with the Curve had been released before instead of after the ordeal of watching...
Scene On Film: 'The Master'
By Joan Ellis
At the risk of being consigned to the dustbin, I will tell you about The Master, a movie Rolling Stone – among...
Scene On Film: 'Arbitrage'
By Joan Ellis
Arbitrage brings the Wall Street predators of today’s headlines to vivid life. In an unexpectedly strong performance, Richard Gere creates Robert Miller, a...
Scene On Film: 'The Words'
By Joan Ellis
The Words slipped into town on a raft of mediocre reviews and little hype. What a surprise then to enjoy every frame of...
Scene On Film: 'Robot and Frank'
By Joan Ellis
Robot and Frank is by turns funny, touching and shot through with sly social commentary. We meet Frank (Frank Langella) as he...
Scene On Film: 'The Intouchables'
By Joan Ellis
The Intouchables is lifted high by two actors who know how to transcend the ordinary. Francois Cluzet and Omar Sy repeatedly reach for...
Scene On Film: '2016: Obama's America'
By Joan Ellis
2016: Obama’s America asks this: “If Barack Obama wins a second term, where will we be in 2016?”
There are as many answers...
Scene On Film: 'The Bourne Legacy' and 'Watch'
By Joan Ellis
The Bourne Legacy exacts a price: fear. Whenever we settle into a quiet, cerebral scene, the soundtrack explodes through the surround-sound speakers...
Scene On Film: 'Hope Springs'
By Joan Ellis
Hope Springs tosses its audience back and forth between laughter and despair. At least we’re in the hands of experts for the...
Scene on Film: "Searching for Sugar Man"
By Joan Ellis
Have you heard of Rodriguez? Not likely. His story might never have surfaced if two South African sleuths had not decided to unravel the...
