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Author Archives: Joel Crabtree
Blu-ray/DVD Pick(s) of the Week: ‘Before Midnight,’ ‘The Conjuring’
This week on Blu-ray and DVD, we drop back into the lives of Jesse and Celine (Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy), and I use the phrase “drop-in” because “Before Midnight,” the final film in Richard Linklater’s trilogy, is another fascinating intrusion … Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Carrie’ (2013)
In theaters “Carrie,” written by Lawrence D. Cohen (screenplay), Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (screenplay), Stephen King (novel), directed by Kimberly Peirce, 99 minutes, rated R. Now is the perfect time to revive Stephen King’s “Carrie,” the cautionary tale of the repercussions that … Continue reading
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Tagged Carrie 2013 Maine, Carrie 2013 Movie Review, Chloe Grace Moretz Carrie
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DVD/Blu-ray Pick of the Week: ‘The Stranger’
This week, Kino Lorber released a remastered edition of “The Stranger,” a tight political thriller from 1946, which also happens to be the third feature film directed by Orson Welles. Welles also stars in “The Stranger” as Charles Rankin, a … Continue reading
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Tagged Kino Lorber, Orson Welles The Stranger, The Stranger DVD and Blu-ray
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The Grand in Ellsworth to hold third annual LGBT Film Festival
This weekend, the LGBT Film Festival celebrates its third year at The Grand in Ellsworth with a new theme to inspire hope, building on the previous years when the festival highlighted the “It Gets Better” movement and “Sharing the Stories.” … Continue reading
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Tagged I Am Divine, Keep the Lights On, Maine LGBT Film Festival, The Grand Ellsworth
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Movie Review: ‘Captain Phillips’
In theaters “Captain Phillips,” written by Billy Ray (screenplay), Richard Phillips and Stephan Talty (based upon the book “A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea”), directed by Paul Greengrass, 134 minutes, rated PG-13. Paul Greengrass … Continue reading
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Tagged Captain Phillips controversey, Captain Phillips movie review, Paul Greengrass, Tom Hanks
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DVD/Blu-ray Pick of the Week: ‘I Married a Witch’
Just in time for Halloween, The Criterion Collection has released Rene Clair’s 1942 supernatural screwball comedy “I Married a Witch,” a love story whose satire and wit still ring true more than 70 years after its initial release. The films … Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Bad Milo’
In theaters and on demand “Bad Milo,” written by Benjamin Hayes and Jacob Vaughan, directed by Vaughan, 85 minutes, rated R. Stress can lead to any number of ailments, both physical and mental. From heart disease to sleep disorders, when … Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Gravity’
In theaters “Gravity,” written by Alfonso Cuaron and Jonas Cuaron, directed by Alfonso Cuaron, 90 minutes, rated PG-13. “Gravity,” the latest from acclaimed “Children of Men” director Alfonso Cuaron, lifts you up to the most solitary space imaginable, where the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfonso Cuaron, George Clooney, Gravity, Gravity Movie Review, Sandra Bullock
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Movie Review: ‘Rush’
In theaters “Rush,” written by Peter Morgan, directed by Ron Howard, 123 minutes, rated R. What is it that drives two men to risk life and limb, racing each other in an open cockpit car at 170 mph, knowing full … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Hemsworth, James Hunt movie, Niki Lauda, Ron Howard, Rush movie review
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Interview with ‘The Disappeared’ producer Walter Forsyth
It could be argued that a confined story, one that features only a few characters in a tight space for the entire duration, is one of the most difficult to adapt for the big screen. Generally speaking, there’s nothing to … Continue reading
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Tagged Canadian Films, Nova Scotia movie, The Disappeared, Walter Forsyth
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