Doing what Sean Penn likes best, acting in indies like no other performer can, he’s latched on to the film This Must Be the Place. Released in Europe a year ago, it finally makes its way to American movie theaters. This simple little film should have large appeal to the film festival crowd and those […]
Posts Tagged ‘Drama’
This Must Be The Place, an Eccentric Comedy (Film Review)
November 15th, 2012 
John Delia 
Posted in FEATURES AND INDEPENDENT, INDEPENDENT FILMS, John Delia, MOVIES, RANTS & REVIEWS 
Tags: Drama, Light Comedy, Rated R 
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The Other Son, Enemies Switched at Birth (Film Review)
October 26th, 2012 John Delia Probably the most terrifying thing that can happen to a woman is that her child was inadvertently switched at birth. But, what if those two children were brought up as enemies before the unbelievable was discovered. This happens to be the premise of the foreign film The Other Son that’s now playing in selected theaters […]
Posted in ARTICLES BY AUTHOR, FEATURES AND INDEPENDENT, INDEPENDENT FILMS, John Delia, MOVIES, RANTS & REVIEWS Tags: Drama, Foreign, Israel, Palestine No Comments »
Argo, a Tension Filled Rescue Operation (Film Review)
October 11th, 2012 John Delia Based on a true story the suspense filled film Argo involving the rescue of six Americans opens in theaters this weekend. Set in the background of unrest in Iran during the President Jimmy Carter era, the covert operation was kept secret until the late 1990’s. The drama based on a book of the same title […]
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Perks of Being a Wallflower, Creatively Crafted Teen Flick (Film Review)
October 4th, 2012 John Delia Films about teens are scarce in 2012 so other than Hunger Games that came out in March the pickings have been thin for that genre. With the teen movie Perks of Being a Wallflower opening in a very slow month mostly devoted to horror flicks, hopefully it won’t be overlooked as its pretty darn good. […]
The Oranges, a Midlife Soap Opera (Film Review)
October 4th, 2012 John Delia Working on the premise that a beautiful young woman could fall for a much older man The Oranges offers their story to a purely romantic audience. Billing the film as a scandal of sex and betrayal, in this day and age where nothing’s impossible this movie fails to surprise. Even though the acting here does […]
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Desperate Housewives: Season 8 the Final Hurrah (Video Review)
September 25th, 2012 John Delia The final season of one of the most fascinating, eccentric and entertaining shows on television, Desperate Housewives the Complete 8th and Final Season has been released on a 5 disc DVD set. You don’t have to be a rabid fan and follower of the show, but it helps. Each season from the start of Season […]
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The Master, a Poignant Acting Gem (Film Review)
September 21st, 2012 John Delia One of the better drama’s you’ll see this year comes to the screen and it’s a creative winner. Called The Master, the film features excellence all around from cast to crew. The deeply fascinating and provoking film has all the trappings for Oscar Nominations.
