Tanya Wexler’s Hysteria makes its point as a lighthearted comedy about the invention of the vibrator once a woman breaks out into an aria from “La Traviata” after receiving hands-on stimulation from her doctor. Hysteria is not the average romantic comedy, nor is it a biographical account of how the vibrator was invented in London, […]
Frame of Mind
Film Rant: Romeo and Juliet In Yiddish (Dir. Eve Annenberg 2011)
According to Wikipedia, mumblecore is a term used to describe American independent films produced in the 2000s characterized by low budget production values and amateur actors. Those looking for an example of the genre need not look any further as “amateur” can certainly be used to describe this particular interpretation of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy. Everything […]
Inside The Hollywood Screening Room: Waterworld, Titanic, and No Country For Old Men
In a new exclusive series, FilmFracture will take you behind the scenes of Hollywood’s inner sanctum. Like a fly on the wall, we will hear the actual conversations between directors and the movie producers after first screening a film. Ever wonder what the studio thought after seeing Casablanca? Star Wars? or Ishtar? Me too! And […]
Film Rave: The Five-Year Engagement as presented by Film Independent at LACMA
The romantic comedy genre doesn’t leave room for too many surprises. We know that at some point a boy will meet a girl, the boy will do something foolish and lose the girl, and then the boy will eventually get the girl back with a heartfelt speech, or a symbolic gesture of some sort. And […]
Making History: The Year Pixar Loses The Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature
The Golden Globes began awarding their Best Animated Feature category in 2007, and have continued each year to nominate three to five films (not the standard five as in other categories). Every year, beginning in 2007 (for the year 2006), a Pixar (or Disney-Pixar) film has been nominated; and every year wins the award. It […]