INTRODUCTION: “Annie B’s Sleeper Movies”
ANNE BERNAYS is an author, journalist, and educator. She is also a movie aficionado and will be reviewing “Sleeper Movies” for ArtSpeak – movies that have gone unnoticed for one reason or another, but which have struck her as worth writing about. Look for new reviews every fortnight (or so).
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Movie Review: “Tender Mercies”
Those of you who have read what I write for ArtSpeak, know that I’m a less-is-more kind of girl. Infected by Ernest Hemingway, my own prose tends to be boiled down to its basics. Henry James—with the exception of some of his short stories, drives me nuts, as do Cormac Macarthy and Annie Proulx. The movie “Tender Mercies” is spare, lean, and has the same sort of impact that a Shakespeare sonnet and a Bach Invention do—an emotional impact within a small canvas.
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Movie Review: “The Holdovers” — Emotional Treacle
From the moment I saw a promotional photo of the three starred actors of “The Holdovers” I knew what was going to unfold in this startlingly over-praised, predictable movie.
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Movie Review: “Mr. Mom”
In 1983, a comedy entitled “Mr. Mom” appeared. The screenwriter was the amazing John Hughes. “Mr. Mom” stars Michael Keaton, one of the most gifted and versatile actors, who is blessed with a talent for understated comedy.
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Movie Review: “Jane Eyre,” 1943
Today we will focus on the 1943 version of “Jane Eyre,” a movie made 80 years ago and staring two of the most celebrated actors of that time: Orson Wells and Joan Fontaine, bright stars in the celluloid galaxy.
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