Waste Land

— "Waste Land" was absolutely wonderful on so many levels. I wish everyone could see it. Lucy Walker is my new hero!

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[2010. 99 min. Directed Lucy Walker, Karen Harley, and Joao Jardim. With Vik Muniz.]

The Red Chapel

— "The Red Chapel" was wonderful...much better than I'd hoped. Still evaluating my stamina for the day...

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[2009. 88 min. Directed Mads Brugger.]

Waking Sleeping Beauty

— Just saw "Waking Sleeping Beauty" and was fascinated. Q&A with Peter Schneider was great. It opens in NY, LA and Chicago later in March.

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[2009. 86 min. Directed Don Hahn. With Roy Edward Disney, John Lasseter, and Michael Eisner.]

The Hurt Locker

— Finally saw "The Hurt Locker". Wow! Really, really good. Felt more like a documentary than some documentaries I've seen. Very intimate story, unfolding at a perfect pace.

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[2008. 131 min. Directed Kathryn Bigelow. Starring Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, and Ralph Fiennes.]

Crazy Heart

— After seeing "Crazy Heart", I now know what all the Jeff Bridges hubbub is about!

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[2009. 112 min. Directed Scott Cooper. Starring Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Colin Farrell.]

A Single Man

— Colin Firth is fantastic and “A Single Man” is a gorgeous film to look at—kind of a series of perfectly thought out still images that reminds you Tom Ford is one heck of a designer. Both Ford and Firth deserve high praise for their roles in this story of a 1960’s gay, British professor in California after his lover dies. Oh, and Julianne Moore is perfect too.

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[2009. 99 min. Directed Tom Ford. Starring Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, and Matthew Goode.]

It's Complicated

— Back from "It's Complicated". Meryl's wonderful, of course. Even pulled off the obligatory, humorous mention of vaginas by women at lunch! Men are largely sad creatures while more evolved women lead full and meaningful lives.

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[2009. 120 min. Directed Nancy Meyers. Starring Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, John Krasinski, Lake Bell, Mary Kay Place, and Rita Wilson.]

The Young Victoria

— Emily Blunt is very good in "The Young Victoria". I’m always a sucker for historical dramas about the monarchy. Not sure why we're fascinated by the royals, but I'm reminded to watch "Mrs. Brown" again sometime. Then maybe "The Queen", "Mary Queen of Scots", "Elizabeth" and "Elizabeth, The Golden Age" and "Elizabeth R" and "Elizabeth I"...

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[2009. 105 min. Directed Jean-Marc Vallee. Starring Emily blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany, Miranda Richardson, Jim Broadbent, and Thomas Kretschmann.]