I know. I promise I'll get back into seeing films and writing about them. Soon. Really. In the meantime, here are the few things coming up that I know enough to have an opinion about:La vie en rose, Rafael, opens Friday. Early in this Edith Piaf biopic, a hunched, aged-before-her-time Piaf walks up to a … Continue reading This Week’s Recommendations

Pickings are slim this week. Once again, little things like life got in the way of my movie going. The African Queen, Stanford, Friday through Sunday. Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Africa, and Technicolor all make for splendid entertainment in John Huston's romantic comedy action adventure. According to Huston's autobiography, he didn't intend the film to … Continue reading Films for the Week of June 8, 2007

The Lives of Others, 4Star, Cerrito, Parkway, opening Friday. Yes, Ive finally saw this one. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck creates a very intimate, human story about the horrors of Communism and all forms of totalitarianism. An up-and-coming officer in the East German secret police (Ulrich Mühe) receives a plum assignment: Gather dirt on a respected … Continue reading Films for the Week of June 1, 2007