August 31st, 2016 by Aaron Neuwirth
Director Derek Cianfrance has explored romance to great degrees before with his acclaimed film Blue Valentine. He followed that up with the multi-generational crime drama The Place Beyond the Pines. With his latest feature, The Light Between Oceans, Cianfrance finds himself back in romance territory, but from a new direction. The story, adapted from a […]
April 16th, 2013 by Aaron Neuwirth
I recently watched Blue Valentine for the first time. This was the 2010 anti-romance/drama that first brought together writer/director Derek Cianfrance and star Ryan Gosling. There was a lot of good to be found in that film, particularly from co-star Michelle Williams, but the film was not without its issues. That said, Cianfrance left a […]
March 27th, 2013 by David Freedman
We review the new drama, “The Place Beyond The Pines” WATCH US ON PBS SOCAL Saturdays at 6PM or pbssocal.org/justseenit