Hollywood is being good to us this December, dear readers. This past weekend brought us The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – which is a lot of fun, and I definitely recommend it – and this week sees the release of American Hustle and Saving Mr. Banks, both of which I’m quite looking forward to. And in even more good news, this week’s Trailer Trashin’ column is one I’ve bee...[Read More]
Certified Copy is a very unique movie, it is confusing, but in a good way, and it’s a hard film to talk about since almost any information given could be considered a spoiler. Let me start off with what I can tell you without giving too much away. The film was written and directed by Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami, and stars Juliette Binoche and William Shimmel; it takes place in Florence Ital...[Read More]
Certified Copy is a romantic, picturesque movie that is held together through intellectual dialogue and the presence of Juliette Binoche as the lead actress. Binoche, a French actress best known for her performance in The English Patient (1996) for which she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar, took home the Best Actress Award at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival for this film. It is easy to see why...[Read More]