Have I ever mentioned the time that I picked Anne Hathaway to be the biggest star to emerge from Brokeback Mountain? I love that story! Most critics treated the performance kindly but lightly, seeing only another Disney teen queen trying to stretch her career beyond drinking age. More astute observers (aka: “me”) saw a classic beauty riding into the movie like a star, convincingly portraying 20 ... more >
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Rachel Getting Married
This year's must-see drama
Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt and Debra Winger
Directed by Jonathan Demme
Man from Plains
A fascinating chronicle of Carter’s 2007 book tour
Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter and Lillian Carter
Directed by Jonathan Demme
About a year ago former president Jimmy Carter launched on a national tour to promote his new book "Palestine, Peace Not Apartheid." Filmmaker Jonathan Demme tagged along to document the tour and record a nation's reaction to the new, if short-lived, controversy surrounding the book. Slated for release later this Fall, Man From Plains (Plains refers to Carter's Georgia hometown) shows both the ... more >