The Force Awakens in Hollywood by Michelle Keenan – Happy New Year, dear readers! As we put the January section to bed, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is trouncing the box office. With such a knockout punch, we knew we didn’t need to battle opening weekend crowds to get aContinue Reading
This August, take a Rogue Nation Vacation by Michelle Keenan The dog days of summer are here. If tubing down the French Broad isn’t your thing, there’s plenty of entertainment at local theatres. Top on our list this month is Mr. Holmes, and the good Professor Kaufmann has the exuberantContinue Reading
Celebrating Orson Welles, the Asheville Jewish Film Festival, and Avenging the Box Office! by Michelle Keenan This month we’re celebrating the 100th birthday of Orson Welles. To mark the milestone The Asheville Film Society will be showing The Lady From Shanghai on May 20 and the Hendersonville Film Society willContinue Reading
by Michelle Keenan Usually the summer movie season brings action-packed CGI fests, animated blockbusters and little else. This year that is not the case. Asheville continues to book the usual big budget box office fare, but also a host of smaller titles. Since 2008 the good Professor Kaufmann and IContinue Reading
by Michelle Keenan Usually the summer movie season brings action-packed CGI fests, animated blockbusters and little else. This year that is not the case. Asheville continues to book the usual big budget box office fare as well as a host of smaller titles. Since 2008 the good Professor Kaufmann andContinue Reading
The Monthly Reel by Michelle Keenan The films I reviewed this month all shared a common denominator; people placed in dire and near hopeless situations. All is lost for Robert Redford; Sandra Bullock and George Clooney are lost in space; and, Tom Hanks stars in a pirate movie that willContinue Reading
by Michelle Keenan October already?!? I confess I am stymied and mystified by the rapid passage of time of late. With the pace most of us are keeping these days, time is precious. When I watch a movie that wastes my time, you can be sure I’m going to letContinue Reading
The Monthly Reel by Michelle Keenan As we put this issue to bed the summer blockbuster season is nearing its end. This season has delivered some crowd pleasing blockbusters including The Avengers, Christopher Nolan’s Batman Rises, and more recently The Expendables. However, in a summer chockablock full of big budgetContinue Reading
Chip Kaufmann’s Pick: “The Mill & The Cross The Mill & The Cross (2011) WARNING: This movie from 2011 is not for everyone. It is about the 16th century Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel and one of his more celebrated paintings The Way to Calvary.If you’re not into art and especiallyContinue Reading
