Tasithoughts MovieZine Screening Review

Lush and Beautiful, Avatar immediately took me into its world and I experienced the kind of movie magic that I had not felt in years. The 3-D effect was not merely a gimmick for the film but it became part of its artistic value and allowed the audience to experience the wonders of Pandora. I felt that that I was not only viewing the film but actually in it in many ways. Sam Worthington as Jake Sully The animation was woven in well with live action shots that it all became to be real to me. Creatures and a whole new world were made ... Read Full Story

Twilight the series of novels  written by the outstanding author Stephenie Meyer is now going to see a second movie released this November based on the novels called The Twilight Saga New Moon. According to the early buzz on the movie it promises to be edgier, darker and better than the first movie.  Although the storyline is set against the backdrop of vampires and with this movie werewolves, the genius of the Meyer’s work is to get into the psyche of the adolescent girl with such intelligence and orchestration that her themes are universal and quite engaging.  She has captured the hearts of millions ... Read Full Story

Meryl Streep Stunning… Disturbing… Masterful… This is how I describe the film Doubt. I recently rented the DVD from Netflix. With a cast of powerhouse actors Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffmann, and Amy Adams, this movie with its amazing screenplay based on John Patrick Shanley’s stage play, Doubt is movie that leaves you recuperating mentally and emotionally for a while. Amy Adams It deals with extremes.  The story centers on suspicions that the parish priest ( Seymour) is a pedophile and is actively abusing some boys.  A novice nun ( Amy Adams) and Streep’s conservative militant superior nun character suspect and try to confirm ... Read Full Story

I found this great post on the Towleroad Blog about these group of unemployed friends who put together a film.  There was even an article featured about them and their project in New York Times.  See copy  below. Click Here to Watch the Film:  Jonathan, Just Because Photo by Hiroko Masuike for The New York Times The creators of “Jonathan, Just Because,” from left to right: Joshua Helmin, Kirsten Major, Josh Koll and Adam Lehman, under Mr. Koll’s loft bed.   No Jobs, but a Wealth of Time, Creativity and Now a Film By SUSAN DOMINUS Published: March 15, 2009 When Kirsten Major and ... Read Full Story

Mary (L, Sigourney Weaver) shares a hug with her gay son Bobby (R, Ryan Kelley) the Lifetime Original Movie, "Prayers for Bobby," Photo Credit: Ben Mark Holzberg for Lifetime Televsion   There are films that I believe should be seen. One such film was shown on the Lifetime Channel this past week called Prayers for Bobby.   It is the heart wrenching true story of a mother’s journey and re-evaluation of her faith and attitudes towards gay people, once her gay son committed suicide by throwing himself off a freeway overpass into an oncoming 18 wheeler truck. It is based on the book of ... Read Full Story