DC LABOR FILM FESTIVAL 2008

 

 

 

FILM REVIEWS

  • STOP LOSS

" Director Kimberly Pierce has a relatable young cast, including popular Ryan Philippe…(Crash,) uber-hip Joseph Gordon Levitt (Brick,) dreamboat Channing Tatum (She’s the Man,) and we-all-want-to look-like Abbie Cornish (Elizabeth the Golden Age.)  She has chosen wisely, however.  This is no Kenneth Branagh casting Keanau Reeves in Much Ado About Nothing ..."

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  • KABLUEY

" This is a very thought provoking film.  What kind of world are we in indeed?  How do we, as a country, deem it essential to take a man out of his home, and demand that he stay halfway across the world, to fight for reasons we cannot even clearly articulate?  "

 

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  • GREAT WORLD OF SOUND

"This was a very difficult film to watch, yet fascinating at the same time.  And it raises some big questions through the fabulous performances of Kene Holliday as Clarence and Pat Healy as Martin.   Why is the artist who is actually good ..."

 

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NOTE BY NOTE: THE MAKING OF STEINWAY L1037

 

" Often these men spoke simple, profound statements throughout Note by Note that resonated like universal truths that can be applied to art and life alike.  I was constantly astonished by the simple wisdom of this film."

 

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