Thursday, December 26, 2013

Ben Stiller's THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY Dreams Of Being A Feel Good Epic

Now playing at a multiplex near you: THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY (Dir. Ben Stiller, 2013) I remember reading James Thurber's 1939 sh...
Wednesday, December 25, 2013

THE WOLF OF WALL STREET: The Film Babble Blog Review

Opening today at a multiplex near you: THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (Dir. Martin Scorsese, 2013) While last year’s Oscar winning ARGO summoned th...
Friday, December 20, 2013

David O. Russell's AMERICAN HUSTLE Pulls A Scorsese On ABSCAM

AMERICAN HUSTLE (Dir. David O. Russell, 2013)     “Some of this actually happened...” a title tells us up front and then we're off into...
Thursday, December 19, 2013

SAVING MR. BANKS: The Film Babble Blog Review

SAVING MR. BANKS (Dir. John Lee Hancock, 2013) You don’t have to have had read up on the all the inaccuracies in this fatally fluffy film t...
Wednesday, December 18, 2013

ANCHORMAN 2: Enough Laughs For Fans Of The First One

Opening today at a multiplex near you: ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES (Dir. Adam McKay, 2013) Paul Rudd, Will Ferrell, David Koetchner, a...
Friday, December 13, 2013

Feeling Right At Home With The Authentic Tone Of Alexander Payne's NEBRASKA

Opening today at an art house near me: NEBRASKA (Dir. Alexander Payne, 2013) At one point in this excellent film, I was reminded of a bit t...