Room (2015). D: Lenny Abrahamson. DP: Danny Cohen. W: Emma Donoghue. Starring: Brie Larson/Jacob Tremblay/Joan Allen/William H. Macy/Tom McCamus/Sean Bridgers. (NOTE: based on Donoghue’s book of the same name) This year’s Oscar race will be a dense one in the best actress category. Between Saoirse Ronan’s performance in Brooklyn, Cate Blanchett’s performance in Carol, and this performance…
A Room of One’s Own
I have delved back into reading a large stack of adaptations that are coming our way. I started with The Martian moved onto Brooklyn and am now reading Room. Written from the perspective of a five year old living in a solidarity room with his mum, the new film has already gotten acclaim from the Toronto film festival.…
Shameless Truths
Trainwreck (2015). D: Judd Apatow. DP: Jody Lee Lipps. W: Amy Schumer. Starring: Amy Schumer/Bill Hader/Colin Quinn/Brie Larson/Tilda Swinton/Vanessa Bayer/LeBron James/Mike Birbiglia/Evan Brinkman/Randall Parl/Ezra Miller/Jon Glaser. If you don’t know who Amy Schumer is at this point you might need to move to a new rock to live under. Whether or not you have seen…