Philip Seymour Hoffman

Cinema

the mockingjay part 1

The claustrophobic opening scene of THE MOCKINGJAY PART 1 is an indicator of the close-up story created by director Francis Lawrence in this third in the Hunger Games series. There is no preamble and no indication of what has gone …

Cinema, Literature

what i love about movies

Fifty film luminaries are asked the question, “What do you love about the movies?” in the handsome and must have (if you love movies) tome, WHAT I LOVE ABOUT MOVIES (Faber and Faber).

From fifty famed film professionals we get …

Cinema

a most wanted man

“It looks like a pen, writes like a pen, listens like a pen”. That’s about as James Bond as the sensational spy thriller A MOST WANTED MAN gets, yet this film remains intriguing, gripping, and suspenseful.

Based on the book …

Cinema

salinger

SALINGER

J D Salinger never had a chance. Born of a Jewish father and Catholic mother it was a gilt edged invitation to guilt edged rebellion. With Papa a purveyor of Cheeses and Mama a disciple of Jesus, young Jerry spurned …

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