Kendall Square Cinema's Blog (7)

In the new comedy from director/co-writer Wes Anderson (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Royal Tenenbaums), three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year (Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman) set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other—to become brothers again like they used to be.… Continue

Director Ang Lee's new film, following his Academy Award win for directing Brokeback Mountain, is an espionage thriller set in WWII-era Shanghai. Asian cinema icon Tony Leung (Hero) stars as Mr. Yee, a powerful political figure in 1940s Shanghai. Tang Wei, a rising star in mainland China, makes her feature film debut as a young woman enlisted as a secret agent to seduce… Continue

Reprising the roles they originated in Elizabeth, Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush return for a gripping historical thriller laced with treachery and romance. The Golden Age finds Queen Elizabeth I (Blanchett) facing bloodlust for her throne and familial betrayal. Preparing to go to war to defend her empire against a religion-inspired challenge by the Spanish King Philip I… Continue

This dramatic western delves into the private life and public exploits of America’s most notorious outlaw. As the charismatic and unpredictable Jesse James (Brad Pitt) plans his next great robbery, he wages war on his enemies, who are trying to collect the reward money—and the glory—riding on his capture. But the greatest threat to his life may ultimately come from those… Continue

Is the chasm separating gays and lesbians and Christianity too wide to cross? Is the Bible an excuse to hate? Director/co-writer Daniel Karslake's provocative and entertaining documentary brilliantly reconciles homosexuality and Biblical scripture, and in the process reveals that Church-sanctioned anti-gay bias is based almost solely upon a significant (and often maliciou… Continue

Bobby Green (Joaquin Phoenix), the popular manager of El Caribe, a legendary Russian-owned nightclub in Brooklyn, has changed his last name and concealed his connection to a long line of distinguished New York cops. For Bobby, every night is a party, as he greets friends and customers or dances with his beautiful girlfriend (Eva Mendes). But it's 1988, and New York City's… Continue

In a matter of months, 4-year-old Marla Olmstead rocketed from total obscurity into international renown—and sold over $300,000 dollars worth of paintings. She was compared to Kandinsky and Pollock, and called "a budding Picasso." Many accused her parents of exploiting their daughter for financial gain. Then, five months into Marla's new life as a celebrity, a bombshell d… Continue