BY MATEO MORENO In 1907, a young woman disappeared. She experienced a hard life; her mother was committed and her father died in a traffic accident. Still she found a life inside the Catholic Church, who embraced her, raising her into a fine young woman. She embraced the Catholic Church back and became a Nun. Her [...]

BY MATEO MORENO There’s something terrifically exciting about watching your favorite program only to have it end and know that there’s more story to tell. That next week there’ll be another chapter to continue it. Radio plays did these years ago, with the further adventures of “Lone Ranger” and such playing week to week, and this [...]

BY MATEO MORENO A Spanish, American, and French filmmaker walk into a bar. The bartender asks, “Which one of you has a new film out?” Each filmmaker responds that they do. The bartender then says, “Well, which one do I see?” They each respond, “Mine!” “Okay, I’ll see them all. But which one is best?” asks [...]

BY MATEO MORENO Being able to sit in a darkened theater, awaiting the magic to come (or lack thereof) is one of my favorite things in the world. I love going to the movies, and especially love being able to see them before a trailer has been released into the world. Without the trailer, you might [...]

Thanks to all who attended Film & Music Night last Wednesday 11/2, especially In Ashton!

BY MATEO MORENO Kenneth Lonergan has a really unique way of writing dialogue that seems to jump out of everyday life conversations. From his Drama Desk nominated play This Is Our Youth, his Pulitzer Prize nominated The Waverly Gallery, and his award winning film, You Can Count On Me, Lonergan seems to nail the idiosyncrasies of [...]

BY SARA GINSBURG Perhaps the knowledge that 50/50’s script was written by Will Reiser based on his own experience with cancer affected both the way critics watched the film and the delicacy with which they felt the need to approach their reviews, which have been overwhelmingly glowing.  No one wants to be the asshole that trashes the [...]

BY ELLIOT JOSEPH Glorified Rounder’s one Englishman may say.  This isn’t Cricket may bark another.  But one thing for sure is that like its predecessor films namely in Jerry Maguire , American sport is big business.  Originally a book by Michael Lewis , Moneyball’s terminology is that of a collected wisdom of baseball insiders using statistics…[Read more]

BY NIMA NABAVI-NEJAD Guns?  Check.  Disgruntled assassin coming out of hiding to do one last “job”?  Check.  Jason Statham?  Check.  Well all the necessary ingredients are here for your good old run of the mill action flick.  Although Killer Elite doesn’t blaze any new trails, there are some signs of original filmmaking, which help keep the…[Read more]

BY MATEO MORENO The horrors of the Iraq war, of any war, linger in day in and day out.  We fight for our country’s freedom, send our brave men and women into other countries (sometimes justified, often not), and the first thing we think of is…COMEDY!  Am I right?  Okay, fine, that’s the last thing you [...]

BY MATEO MORENO Love stories come in all shapes and sizes, all different forms.  Whether it’s from afar, sudden and unexpected, or building up throughout time, love stories all have two incredibly strong things behind them: attraction and chemistry.  But how does one describe said chemistry?  Could you describe it through mathematics, equations,…[Read more]

BY MATEO MORENO As far as Ghost Stories go, we usually know what to expect.  They’re usually creepy and scary, mystical or judgmental, perhaps out for revenge.  The ghosts in said stories are always an unwelcome sight to their human counterparts.  But what if running into a ghost was as normal as seeing the mailman every [...]

BY MATEO MORENO There’s a heartbeat to every movie, an inner working that demands to be heard.  A great script screams it, a great director dictates it, and a great cast wills it into being.  Unfortunately, all three are not always on the same page, and the movie will suffer for it, feeling uneven and unpolished. [...]