This new documentary from Doris Dorrie (Naked, Am I Beautiful) focuses on Edward Espe Brown, a Zen Buddhist and chef, who explains the connection between his philosophy and cooking. Check out the official site. The documentary cooks and serves itself into limited release in select cities on Friday. Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.
How to Cook Your Life (Wie man sein Leben kocht)
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“If we don’t catch the abductor by day one only about 10% are ever solved. This is day three.”
Tough choices and consequencesThe story begins with the disappearance of a young girl (Madeline O’Brien) from her home. Two private investigators, Patrick Kezie (Casey Affleck) and Angie Gennaro (Michelle Monaghan), are hired by the girl’s aunt (Amy Madigan) and her husband (Titus Welliver) to find her.
Ben Affleck, who does double duty here by co-writing the film, his first since Good Will Hunting (he adapted the tale from Dennis Lehane‘s novel), and directing his first feature, produces a pretty good flick. Centered around the poorer section of Boston each character feels real. It may not be a pretty view of America, but, sadly, it’s a far more realistic one than most of us are willing to admit.
For the first hour the film slowly unfolds as the investigation by John Ashton (Sgt. Taggart!!) and Ed Harris and led by Morgan Freeman uncovers only dead ends and false leads. The case is complicated by the mother’s (Amy Ryan) drug addiction, her recent decisions, and the people surrounding her that may have a reason to hurt her, or possibly her child.
If you own a television you probably know the name Aaron Sorkin. In honor of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip being released this week on DVD we thought we’d take the opportunity to showcase one of the tube’s best writers. Over the week, while bringing you our weekly dose of media madness, we’ll examine all three of his shows (Studio 60, The West Wing, and Sports Night), share some clips and laughs, look at the man’s forray into film and much more. Enjoy!
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