Just announced as the closing film of AFI Fest 2015, The Big Short is an adaptation of the Michael Lewis novel. Lewis also penned the novels of The Blind Side and Moneyball, both films which made money and received critical attention. The film stars Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, and Brad Pitt among a slew of other…
Crossing the Great Divide
Selma (2014). D: Ava DuVernay. DP: Bradford Young. W: Paul Webb. Starring: David Oyelowo/Carmen Ejogo/Tom Wilkinson/Tim Roth/Stephan James/André Holland/Giovanni Ribisi/Lorraine Toussaint/Common/Dylan Baker/Trai Byers/Oprah Winfrey. Produced by Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo films and Brad Pitt’s Plan B, Selma has a lot of weight and history behind it. Originally a Lee Daniels (The Butler, Precious) project, Selma found…