Nobel Prize winner. Genius scientist. Valued friend and co-worker. Pedophile. Carleton Gajdusek was regarded as all of the above. The final, that of a pedophile, would occur late in his stellar career after adopting 57 children from the tribes of the South Seas. In the documentary The Genius and the Boys director/screenwriter Bosse Lindquist, from […]
RIFF Film Review: Womb
Director: Benedek Fliegauf 2010 Germany/Hungary/France Occasionally you watch a film where the thought of describing it later to someone feels impossible. Womb appears to be that film for me of 2010. Emerging Master Program, Focus on Benedek Fliegauf. The story is about a woman, Rebecca (Eva Green), and man, Tommy (Matt Smith), who meet as […]
Life As We Know It
Synopsis: In the romantic comedy “Life as We Know It,” Holly Berenson (Katherine Heigl) is an up-and-coming restaurateur and Eric Messer (Josh Duhamel) is a promising network sports director. After a disastrous blind date, the only thing they have in common is their dislike for each other and their love for their goddaughter, Sophie. But when […]
Let Me In
Synopsis: A young boy’s new friend holds a dark secret. Release Date: October 1, 2010 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Horror, Film Review Production Abby is not your average twelve-year old girl. She holds a dark secret that is all together frightful. Her sweet angelic face is quickly forgotten when the intense sound of her stomach […]
The Social Network
Synopsis: The story about the founders of the social network, Facebook. Release Date: October 1, 2010 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Drama, Film Review Production Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in the world. This is the story of how he earned that title. Although “earned” is not the correct word to use when referring to […]