Posts by Lenny Farinholt
Miyazaki ponders future of Earth in “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind”
The Byrd Theatre’s repertory theme for January is “The Future Is Now.” Personally, I spend a great deal of time worrying about the future. Not only my own, but the…
Read MoreThe Polar Express and the Era of Motion Capture
“The Polar Express” is an early 2000s hit turned Christmas classic. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, it tells the story of a young boy who takes a journey to the North…
Read MoreA Girl Walks Home Alone at Night brings beauty to vampires
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night is a 2014 Persian-language film written and directed by Ana Lily Amirpour. Deemed; “A new vampire classic, one to treasure endlessly” by The…
Read MoreRosemary’s Baby – A classic horror film
Rosemary’s Baby is a 1962 film directed by Roman Polanski, adapted from the novel of the same name by Ira Levin. It follows a young newlywed couple, Rosemary Woodhouse (played…
Read MoreHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban a fan favorite
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is among the top three Harry Potter films across multiple official lists and ranking sites, but was the lowest grossing film of the…
Read MoreSuper 8 brings back the 80’s
Super 8, written and directed by JJ Abrams, tells the story of a group of young friends / amateur movie makers. While trying to film a scene for their zombie…
Read MoreThe Goonies and childhood
The Goonies (1985) tells the story of a group of young boys who live in The Goon Docks, a neighborhood which is about to be bought out and turned into…
Read MoreRear Window, a Hitchcock classic
In Rear Window, Alfred Hitchcock melds together themes of post war anxiety with voyeurism and suspenseful crime. Rear Window tells the story of L.B. Jeffries, a photographer in New York City who,…
Read MoreThe Fifth Element: A Review
The Fifth Element is the story of a quest to save the universe from an impending evil force. According to an ancient teaching, four elements, and an elusive fifth, otherwise…
Read MorePariah; Our last in the Mongays Monday Marathon
Pariah (2011) tells the story of Alike, a teenager living in the Bronx and her struggle to balance hiding her lesbian identity from her family and living authentically outisde of…
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