Year: 2020

Just because Wednesday, Movies at Home: ‘Monsieur Lazhar’

Jeff Mitchell

Every Wednesday, Art House Film Wire will feature one of our favorite films.  Why?  Just because!  With most theatres closed and home sweet home suddenly becoming our 24/7 work-living space, trips to the movies only consist of taking a left from the kitchen and finding a spot on the couch. Hopefully, you find a place on your calendar to see “Monsieur Lazhar” (2011), a film from Montréal that earned a 2012 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar nomination. In the U.S., it’s available on Netflix DVD, but if you don’t want to wait,…

Movies at Home: Kurt Russell double-feature on Amazon Prime

Jeff Mitchell

March 17 is obviously St. Patrick’s Day, but with COVID-19 shutting down bars and restaurants in many locales around the U.S., our Irish celebrations will probably be muted this year.  Don’t be sad, it’s still St. Patty’s Day, and it’s also Kurt Russell’s birthday!  It’s true.  The man known as Snake, Rudy Russo, MacReady, and Star-Lord’s Dad turns 69 years young! While you’re busting out the green beer in the comfort of your living rooms, why not turn to Amazon Prime and guzzle down two memorable Kurt Russell films. “Bone…

Movies at Home: John Travolta double-feature on Amazon Prime

Jeff Mitchell

In 1978, John Travolta was the coolest man on the planet.  He starred as Vinnie Barbarino in the high-school TV comedy “Welcome Back, Kotter” (1975 – 1979) and made girls’ hearts melt in “Saturday Night Fever” (1977) and “Grease” (1978).  Looking back at his movie-resume, he has plenty of great films that will make you figuratively toe-tap after the final credits roll. Since we are living in a dystopian pandemic (at the moment, and hopefully not forever) and have to lay low, why not be cool like Vinnie Barbarino and…