Rediscovery on The Cinema Scribe
Tune in for the latest Cinema Scribe segment on Bring Me 2 Life Radio, beginning Tuesday September 8, 2 pm ET.
Tune in for the latest Cinema Scribe segment on Bring Me 2 Life Radio, beginning Tuesday September 8, 2 pm ET.
Well-meaning optimists often nudge us to believe that it’s never too late to discover (or rediscover) our respective callings in life (and sometimes they’re right). At a time when many of us may have given up on our dreams or settled for a less complicated way of life, there are those who may nevertheless eagerly follow such inspirational advice and find the experience refreshingly rejuvenating. But, even with the best of hopes and intentions, what’s the guarantee, if any, of success at such undertakings? Those are among the themes explored in the new dramatic character study, “Late Fame.”
Reviews of "The End of Oak Street," "We Shall Not Be Moved," "Magic Hour" and "Departures," along with a film festival preview and a look at a new movie web site, are all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Radio Network.
Looking for something good to watch but can’t make up your mind? Such is the “film dilemma” that many movie fans face when trying to pick out an evening’s viewing. But now there’s help from a new clearinghouse/data base web site that addresses this very question – Film Dilemma.
Tune in for the latest Cinema Scribe segment on Bring Me 2 Life Radio, beginning Tuesday August 25, 2 pm ET.
Movies about second chances are fairly common fare in the world of cinema. They provide opportunities to explore the value of themes like redemption and forgiveness. And these notions are usually examined within the context of interpersonal dramas or gentle comedies. So it’s truly unusual to find them as thematic underpinnings in as unlikely a context as science fiction. Nevertheless, such is the case in the new Spielbergian summertime blockbuster, “The End of Oak Street.”
Tune in for the latest Cinema Scribe segment -- this one featuring two new movie reviews -- on Bring Me 2 Life Radio, beginning Tuesday August 11, 2 pm ET
The hope most of us hold for romantic comedy-dramas is that everything will ultimately work out in the end. But, in real life, relationships don’t always turn out that way. So when filmmakers try to fuse those two divergent scenarios, the results can be unexpected, even dismaying, if not handled properly. However, when addressed with a skillful touch, such stories can be surprisingly entertaining, even revelatory, in many ways. So it is with two alternative love stories now available for streaming online, “Magic Hour” and “Departures.”
Tune in for the latest Cinema Scribe segment on Bring Me 2 Life Radio, beginning Tuesday July 28, 2 pm ET.
Reviews of "The Invite," "All That's Left of You" and "Marty, Life is Short" are all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Radio Network.