Greetings & Salutations Reel Take readers!
This is your friendly Professor Kaufmann speaking (actually writing). Michelle has taken this issue off (except for a DVD pick) to attend the wedding of a friend in Paris (poor girl!) and so it’s up to me to tell you what’s what this month. By the time you read this, the Oscars will have been handed out and you will know how well you did in last month’s Oscar tally and whether you should have bet any money.
Reviews this month include the notorious (and ridiculously successful) 50 Shades of Grey, the remarkable biopic Mr. Turner about the celebrated 19th century English landscape painter, Seventh Son, a decent popcorn action flick, and another remarkable movie, the spy spoof Kingsman: The Secret Service. Guest reviewer Marcianne Miller gives us her thoughts on another high profile film, Jupiter Ascending.
Both the Asheville Film Society and the Hendersonville Film Society have five features this month including Harvey, 7 Wonders of the World, The Royal Tennenbaums, and Torch Song Trilogy. A complete schedule and brief synopsis of each film can be found on the following pages. The two interesting DVD picks are The Story of O and The Guard.
Michelle usually gives you a heads up on some exciting new releases. There are several notable releases this month, including: Chappie, the story of a robot with emotions; The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (March 6); Disney’s Cinderella, directed by Kenneth Brannagh (March 13); and Serena, starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, and set in North Carolina (March 27). Enjoy!