Tag: Scene on Film
Scene on Film: ‘Hello, My Name is Doris’
Rated R
By Joan Ellis
In an inexplicable streak of bad luck for audiences, “Hello, My Name is Doris” is labored and contrived beyond the limits of normal...
Film Review: Coming Home
In 'Coming Home' Director Zhang Yimou has succeeded where so many others fail. He has directed superb actors in a love story that washes...
‘Pawn Sacrifice’ – Rated PG-13
By Joan Ellis
Where were you when chess prodigy Bobby Fischer was becoming a legend? If you were around in the ‘50s, you began to...
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: "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...
Scene On Film: "Snow White and the Huntsman"
By Joan Ellis
Whatever your age you will probably watch Snow White and the Huntsman in a contained sense of terror. Branches curl, rocks morph...
Scene On Film: "The Perfect Family"
By Joan Ellis
A touching comedy about the Catholic Church is not something I’ve been expecting, but here it is. And it’s good.
As Eileen Cleary...
Scene On Film: "Darling Companion"
By Joan Ellis
Darling Companion is a good news/bad news movie. Reasons to see it: nice idea, good cast. Reasons not to: promise unfulfilled. Who...
Scene on Film: ‘The Hunger Games’
By Joan Ellis
The Hunger Games? Should you bother? Suzanne Collins' successful trilogy has been crafted and acted by talented professionals. I add, with appreciation,...
