Tag: Scene on Film
Scene on Film: ‘Salmon Fishing In The Yemen’
by Joan Ellis
Welcome to a grand surprise. Without much advance buzz, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen snuck into town to enliven the dustbowl that...
Scene on Film: 'Game Change'
By Joan Ellis
Game Change is a good movie about a controversial subject. When the Republicans found themselves behind in the 2008 presidential campaign, Steve...
Scene on Film: 'In Darkness'
By Joan Ellis
A long time ago I took an oral history of a woman who drove her five children in a hay wagon from...
Scene on Film: 'Wanderlust'
By Joan Ellis
Is Wanderlust just another lukewarm yuppie comedy? Almost, but not quite. Like it or not, it will be remembered as the movie that...
Scene on Film: If You Missed These…
By Joan Ellis
AFTER THE OSCAR fuss is over, think about catching up on the good movies you may have missed. You'll find them somewhere...
Scene on Film: Oscars 2011
By Joan Ellis
2011 brought us the usual mix of good, bad, and indifferent movies that were linked, inexcusably, by interminable barren stretches. There were...
Scene on Film: 'Albert Nobbs'
By Joan Ellis
Albert Nobbs is a curiously uncomfortable experience precisely because it is beautifully acted by all hands. Director Rodrigo Garcia deposits us directly...
Scene on Film: 'The Iron Lady'
By Joan Ellis
The critics haven't warmed to The Iron Lady. Though Meryl Streep has won raves for her performance as Margaret Thatcher, the movie...
Scene on Film: 'A Separation'
By Joan Ellis
Imagine a movie so real and immediate that it seems to be unfolding right in front of you. This is A Separation,...
Scene on Film: 'A Dangerous Method'
By Joan Ellis
A movie that tackles a controversial aspect of historical figures takes a big risk. A Dangerous Method takes the risk but succeeds...
