One of the most anticipated films of the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, 2010, was Bedrooms. A unique film in that it tells four separate stories, directed by three different men. The first and second, “Anna, Sal and Harry” and “Marnie, Walter and Roger” (Youssef Delara); the third, “Janet, Max and Daisy” (Michael D. […]
Film Festival
LALIFF Film Review: Cuestion De Principios (A Matter of Principles)
Winner of the best screenplay award for Director Rodrigo Grande, Cuestion de Principios (A Matter of Principles), is an audience pleasing film from start to finish. Adalberto Castilla (Federico Luppi) is a man of great principles. He prides himself on how he lives his life and his clear conscience. When his new younger boss, […]
Feel Good Film Festival: Art House
The film’s synopsis, according to it’s website: A communal house left in trust many years ago to provide art students support in the way of free housing, Art House has accumulated its share of legends, lore, art, art junk and a reputation for hard partying. When a university dean and an influential descendant of the […]
Feel Good Film Festival: Eagle’s In The Chicken Coop
“It is not pornography”. A phrase one must remember when watching Eagles In The Chicken Coop, for this is a movie about the making of a late-night, made-for-television mature movie – not a porno. In true documentary (or mockumentary, really) form, the film shows how two struggling artists, one a director, the other an actor, […]
LAFF Film Review: The Last Exorcism
Oh no, another horror movie with the word “exorcism” in the title. Sounds like a great time for a nap. Think again horror film fans. This movie is actually worthy of the genre. The Last Exorcism is different than the crop of terrible modern day horror films that have become the norm. It has a […]