Alan Rickman

comPOSERS Episode 40: Die Hard

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On this week's episode we're listening to Michael Kamen's score for Die Hard and discussing one of the world's most serious and divisive ongoing debates: "is Die Hard a Christmas movie?"
Eye in the Sky

Eye In The Sky Review

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While it doesn't quite reach Dr. Strangelove levels of absurdity, Eye in the Sky takes a tongue-in-cheek approach to modern drone warfare.

TIFF 2014: A Little Chaos Review

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A Little Chaos Gala/Closing Night Film Actor Alan Rickman’s stately period drama about the construction of the fountains and gardens at the Palace of Versailles couldn’t be more boring if it was actually about the intricacies of gardening. Instead, it’s an inert drama that doesn’t improve on the sight of the same actors digging for […]

TIFF Announces First of Many 2014 Selections

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TIFF didn't announce an opening night film alongside today's announcements of Galas and Special Presentations for their 2014 festival this September, but they announced plenty to get people excited for the event.

CBGB Review

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The abysmal CBGB is about as appropriate and fitting of a tribute to the sadly lost NYC Bowery dive and punk rock Mecca as playing a Jock Jams album over pallbearers carrying a casket to a hearse.

Lee Daniels’ The Butler Review

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Lee Daniels' The Butler is a strange kind of film that tries to avoid the standard pitfalls of the biopic by being somewhat irreverent, and it nearly succeeds.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two Review

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For fans, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two has been a moment we’ve been both waiting for and dreading simultaneously. To see the end of something that, for those of my age group and level of dedication, has lasted for over a decade is obviously bittersweet. That’s a long time to have really loved and been invested in something.