Tag Archives: Taylor Kitsch

The Movie Star Roster 2014

July 8, 2014 flawintheiris

Jack Nicholson once said, and I'm paraphrasing, here, that anyone who gets to be a lead in a Hollywood movie has something special. Why? Because too many people want it. If the star didn't have some of that magic pixie dust that appeals to audiences, someone else would have gotten the gig. That shit doesn't… Read More

The Grand Seduction review

May 30, 2014 flawintheiris

Directed by Don McKellar, written by Michael Dowse and Ken Scott. I saw this movie when it opened the 2013 Atlantic Film Festival. It was much beloved by the audience, and it's easy to understand why. The movie is a charming, slightly sassy tale of good people living in a Newfoundland fishing village who are… Read More

Atlantic Film Festival 2013 Day 1: Paddle To The Ocean, The Grand Seduction and the Gala bash

September 13, 2013 flawintheiris

Though the Gala Opening movie is The Grand Seduction, Don McKellar's new picture, the first film of the festival I took in was Paddle To The Ocean, which shows on Friday at 4:30pm as part of Atlantic Shorts 1. I found it to be the perfect get-feet-wet (see what I did there?) entry for the… Read More

Savages review

August 8, 2012 flawintheiris

Directed by Oliver StoneWritten by Stone, Shane Salerno and Don Winslow, from Winslow's novelChon (Taylor Kitsch) and Ben (Aaron Johnson) are two very successful California pot growers and dealers. They run a clean and efficient operation that makes them very comfortable, providing chances for humanitarian missions, too (so we know these are dealers with a… Read More

John Carter reviewed

March 10, 2012 flawintheiris

Directed by Andrew Stanton Written by Stanton, Mark Andrews and Michael Chabon, based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs book, A Princess of Mars In a TED Talk, director Andrew Stanton said that the biggest thing a story needs to do is "make you care." I really wanted to care about John Carter. At times I… Read More