Film review: Selma by Jean Oppenheimer
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Film Critic Jean Oppenheimer on the new film Arbitrage
Arbitrage introduces us to a man who seemingly has everything–-then sits back and watches as his charmed life runs off the rails.
Two documentary film reviews: The Invisible War and Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story
The powerful, new documentary The Invisible War calls attention to the epidemic of sexual abuse that is plaguing all branches of the armed forces.
Film Review: Beasts of the Southern Wild
A mesmerizing film that will stay with you long after you have left the theatre, Beasts of the Southern Wild is an intimate story set in a world on the edge of disaster.
Film Critic Jean Oppenheimer on the new French film, The Intouchables
Film Critic Jean Oppenheimer writes about films of interest to our audience. The Artist captured my heart so completely last year that when I learned Oscar-winning actor Jean Dujardin had been passed over for the French Cesar, I responded with outrage. Who could possibly have given a better performance? Now I know. And while I think “better” and “best” are meaningless constructs in this instance, it’s hard to quarrel with the French Academy’s choice. Omar Sy, who took home the statuette for The Intouchables…
Film Critic Jean Oppenheimer on the upcoming City of Lights, City of Angels (COLCOA) Film Festival in LA, From April 16-April 23
Film critic Jean Oppenheimer gives us a run-down of highlights of the upcoming City of Lights, City of Angeles Film Festival. Lovers of French cinema, listen up. The 16th annual City of Lights, City of Angels (COLCOA) Film Festival opens at the Directors Guild this coming Monday, April 16, and runs through the 23rd. For those unfamiliar with this fantastic event, it is a weeklong smorgasbord of recent French films –- thrillers, dramas, comedies — almost all of them released in France in 2011. This…