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The year in review: The best movies of 2012. Part 3: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Hunter, Snowman’s Land, Hysteria, Happy New Year, Heleno.
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“Heleno” is the story of Brazilian soccer star, Heleno de Freitas (1920–1959), and his meteoric rise to fame, then his equally quick plummet. The stunning and mesmerizing lead in the movie, Rodrigo Santoro, won Best Actor in Lima Latin American Film Festival and Havana Film Festival. Santoro’s Heleno grabs hold in ways reminiscent of Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese’s “Raging Bull.” This is a nuanced performance conveying the rage, arrogance and addictions that fueled Heleno’s tragic demise.
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December 2012 movies! read about Zero Dark Thirty, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Django Unchained, Happy New Year, Heleno, The Guilt Trip, Lay the Favorite, Monsters Inc 3D. Includes photos, slideshow and video.
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Author and animal advocate Jennifer Skiff is a director of Pilots N Paws in the U.S. and a trustee of the Dogs’ Refuge Home in Australia. Her second book, The Divinity of Dogs: True Stories of Miracles Inspired by Man’s Best Friend (Simon & Shuster, October 23, 2012), is now available. The book is a collection of transformational stories about spiritual experiences between people and pooches.
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A father and daughter are separated but are never truly apart in this touching story of a family tragically divided. Reshma is a troubled teenager in 1980s New York who struggles to discover a sense of self and strength amidst a daunting array of pressures and betrayals. While continually grappling with her tumultuous relationship with her mother, Reshma holds on to her dreams of reuniting with the father in Guyana she has not seen or heard from in thirteen years. Documentary filmmaker Shundell Prasad’s ambitious feature debut, which spans two continents and three decades, offers a nuanced and empathetic lens into the plight of displaced immigrant families struggling to create a brighter future for their children.
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Uggie the dog, a Jack Russell Terrier and the canine star of the award-winning movie The Artist, has now written an autobiography titled Uggie—My Story. And what a tail, er, tale, he has to tell! This is a rags-to-riches story about a dog given up by his family because he was too rambunctious. Omar von Muller, an experienced animal trainer, saved Uggie from being a “pound-bound hound.” Uggie’s road to Hollywood was sprinkled with TV commercials and other gigs before he hit the big time—movies!Uggie’s early films include Sniff: The Dog Movie and Mr. Fix-It. Higher up on the ladder to fame, the Jack Russell Terrier landed a much bigger film: Water for Elephants starring Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson. As is the case for so many actors, Uggie fell deeply in love with his co-star, Reese, who he gushes about chapter after chapter in the book.
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This 2012 version of “Pusher” is a remake of the 1996 original that was written and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn (“Drive”). Refn’s film was a blockbuster and he added two more films to the Danish series, “With Blood on My Hands: Pusher II” and “I’m the Angel of Death: Pusher III.” Actor Zlatko Buric starred as Milo in all three of the original trilogy of films and reprises his role in this 2012 version. Here is a Q&A with Zlatko Buric.
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The new documentary “SPLIT: A Deeper Divide” couldn’t be more timely. The movie is a thorough investigation into the partisanship that is paralyzing American politics.Writer, director and producer Kelly Nyks teamed up with editor, cinematographer and producer Jared Scott.
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Dorri Olds interviewed Adam Brody about movies for The Forward, Arty Semite: The Oranges, Lovelace, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
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Martin Scorcese said, “‘Wake in Fright’ is a deeply—and I mean deeply—disturbing movie.” Nick Cave calls the movie “the best and most terrifying film about Australia in existence.” Just in time for Halloween!
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