Film Rant: Hide Away (Dir. Chris Eyre 2011)

Hide Away is the simple story of a man who buys an old ship and fixes it.  Even the main characters are simply named the Young Mariner (Josh Lucas), The Ancient Mariner (James Cromwell), and The Waitress (Ayelet Zuerer).  The movie is not so much concerned with complicated plot lines as it is with the […]

‘A Bigger Splash’ Reeks Of Wasted Potential And Missed Opportunity

Synopsis: The vacation of a famous rock star and a filmmaker is disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old friend and his daughter. Release Date: May 20, 2016     MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Crime, Drama Film Review Production When a movie includes one Academy Award winner, another Academy Award nominee, and a pair of “rising […]

Cinema Fearité presents The Most Dangerous Game (Dir. Irving Piche 1932)

When RKO Pictures began production on King Kong in 1932, the always economical studio decided to double dip, using the same skull island set, much of the same crew and two of the lead actors to simultaneously shoot a smaller budget film based on a short story by Richard Connell called “The Most Dangerous Game”.  […]

‘Aloha’ Sets A Schizophrenic Story Against A Beautiful Backdrop

Synopsis: A celebrated military contractor returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs and re-connects with a long-ago love while unexpectedly falling for the hard-charging Air Force watchdog assigned to him. Release Date: May 29, 2015     MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Comedy, Drama Film Review Production Throughout his career in Hollywood, writer/director Cameron Crowe has […]

Red Tails

Synopsis: Red Tails is a high-flying action adventure film inspired by the heroics of the first all-African American aerial combat unit to serve in World War II. The action-packed movie places viewers in the cockpits of nimble fighter planes in the thick of aerial combat, takes them into the tension-filled halls of the Pentagon as the […]

BHFF Film Review: Conception

Where do babies come from? — a male child asks of his teacher (David Arquette) in a room full of other children all curious to hear the answer.  As their teacher fumbles with words other children give their answers or slyly remark how they can tell him after class.  The “kid’s say the darndest things” […]

‘Louder Than Bombs’ Is A Standard Tale Of Grief And Anger Told In A Non-Standard Way

Synopsis: The fractious family of a father and his two sons confront their different feelings and memories of their deceased wife and mother, a famed war photographer. Release Date: April 29, 2016     MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Drama, Film Review Production Louder Than Bombs takes place three years after the death of war photographer Isabelle Reed […]

Touch Of Noir: Humphrey Bogart Finds Himself ‘In A Lonely Place’

No actor is more associated with the genre of film noir or better suited to interpret its tropes than Humphrey Bogart. His filmography covers a wide range from comedy to westerns, but noir was his specialty. Playing shrewd, playful characters with strict moral codes inhabiting a corrupt world, Bogart appeared in more than twenty noir […]