Author: Jeff Mitchell

Sean Baker constructs ‘The Florida Project’, one of the best films of 2017

Jeff Mitchell

“The Florida Project” – “Childhood means simplicity.  Look at the world with the child’s eye – it’s very beautiful.”  – Kailash Satyarthi, a children’s rights and education advocate “These are the rooms we’re not supposed to go in, but let’s go anyway!” – Moonee (Brooklynn Prince) Families from all over target Orlando, Fla. as a vacation city, because of its famous theme parks, and Disney’s Magic Kingdom shines as its crown jewel.  According to a June 1, 2017 The New York Times article, 20.4 million people visited the Magic Kingdom…

Say hello to an insightful biopic, ‘Goodbye Christopher Robin’

Jeff Mitchell

“Goodbye Christopher Robin” –  The name Christopher Robin should quickly resonate with anyone who has watched a Winnie the Pooh television special, film or read one of A.A. Milne’s (Domhnall Gleeson) children’s novels.  Friends with Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin is a human character in these tales, but he also doubles as the real-life son of A.A. Milne, and director Simon Curtis (“My Week with Marilyn” (2011), “Woman in Gold” (2015)) explores this absorbing family story as well as the origin of an exceedingly popular and lovable literary bear. Curtis…

Celebrate Guillermo del Toro’s birthday by watching his first feature film

Jeff Mitchell

Acclaimed director Guillermo del Toro turns 53 on Mon., Oct. 9, so why not celebrate his birthday by watching one of his movies?  In 1993, he wrote and directed his first feature film, an odd – but very memorable – vampire story called “Cronos”. Here is a quick review of “Cronos”, and you can find the film via Netflix DVD and Amazon Streaming! “Cronos” (1993) – When you think of Dracula, what image appears? For many, it’s Bela Lugosi, who sports a black cape and exposes his fangs in the original “Dracula”…