How to screw up your life without really trying seems to be the theme of the film Like Crazy an inconceivable little film that’s poorly written and delivered. Even with heartthrobs Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones, the unlikely plot just kills any chance for a dramatic winner.
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LIKE CRAZY, Chemistry and Plot Fails
November 18th, 2011 
John Delia 
Posted in FEATURES AND INDEPENDENT, INDEPENDENT FILMS, MOVIES, RANTS & REVIEWS 
Tags: Comedy, Jennifer Lawrence, PG-13, Romance 
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MELANCHOLIA, Mesmerizing
November 18th, 2011 John Delia The film Melancholia by writer and director Lars von Trier stimulates the artistic part of the brain with sprawling landscape images, ominous tableaus and threatening visuals of a drifting planet. The film moves along playing out like the definition of its title. Melancholia: a mental condition and especially a manic-depressive condition characterized by extreme […]
Posted in FEATURES AND INDEPENDENT, INDEPENDENT FILMS, MOVIES, RANTS & REVIEWS Tags: Drama, Lars von Trier, Rated R No Comments »Clooney’s Payne-ful Decisions
November 17th, 2011 baeby The Descendants arrived in theaters yesterday – 5 to be exact – and will expand tomorrow to 27 more. Depending on the reception, the movie will continue to expand to markets, maybe even making it possible for my parents in the Midwest to see it if they so desire this holiday awards season. The newest […]
ANONYMOUS, A Work of Art
November 11th, 2011 John Delia I hope the film Anonymous is true because as being a former Theatre (plays) critic it has always intrigued me if William Shakespeare did or didn’t write his sonnets and plays. So, being the kind of guy I am and having enjoyed the film so much, it must be very near the truth. Even if […]
Posted in INDEPENDENT FILMS, MAJOR MOTION PICS, MOVIES Tags: Costume Drama, Rated PG-13, Shakespeare, Vanessa Redgrave No Comments »BATTER UP!!! It’s Time for the All Sports Los Angeles Film Festival
November 4th, 2011 Beyond the Marquee Sundance, Cannes and Tribeca. All Film Festivals that had a small start and eventually became a worldwide name in the world of films and documentaries. It will only be a matter of time until the All Sports Los Angeles Film Festival joins the ranks of these prestigious fests. They say 3 times a charm, and […]
Weinstein Company re-releases SARAH’S KEY
November 3rd, 2011 John Delia SUMMER SUCCESS OF SARAH’S KEY UNLOCKS A RE-RELEASE FOR THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY ON NOVEMBER 4th Abraham H. Foxman, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League and a Holocaust survivor, calls Sarah’s Key “One of the most important movies of the year.” New York (November 2, 2011) – The Weinstein Company (TWC) President of Distribution, Erik Lomis, […]
Getting Our Feet Wet With The POOL BOYS
October 16th, 2011 AllisonFilms It’s not every day one is able to tell a taxi driver “take us to the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, we’re covering the red carpet tonight.” While this would be rare for anyone to say, it’s an especially exciting opportunity for two freshmen film production majors at USC who came here just two months ago from […]
