Taking the entire social and political revolution of the 1960s and stuffing into the life of one man is a tough challenge, so the praise that Philip Roth gets for pulling it off with his 1997 novel American Pastoral is…
Paul Bettany and Cast on Shelter
In Paul Bettany’s screenwriting and directorial debut, Shelter follows the lives of two homeless people who find love in each other despite all of the obstacles that stand in their way. Starring Jennifer Connelly and Anthony Mackie, the film depicts the lives…
Tribeca Film Festival 2015 Line-Up Announced: What Caught My Eye
With one Film Festival ending there always seems to be one right around the corner and now, with Sundance and Berlin promptly in the past, it’s time for the Tribeca Film Festival, hosted in New York each spring. It may…
Winter’s Tale Press Conference Report
Love was in the air this past Sunday (February 9, 2014) as press gathered at a chic hotel in SoHo, New York to chat with the stars and director of the new Warner Brothers fantasy romance film, Winter’s Tale. In…
Maxwell’s Movie Review: Winter’s Tale
Few Hollywood screenwriters come to mind that have had careers as strange as Akiva Goldsman. He is a winner of an Academy Award for his adaptation of A Beautiful Mind, and he is also responsible for the screenplay for the…
Watch the trailer for ‘Winter’s Tale’ starring Colin Farrell & Russell Crowe
Winter’s Tale, a new film from the screenwriter of A Beautiful Mind, tells us that “This Valentine’s Day, believe in miracles.” Okay, no problem. Only after watching this very pretty and emotionally engaging trailer, I’m not exactly sure what kind…