I was relaxing in a hotel room in Miami a few mornings ago, when my husband, Rob, looked up from his newspaper to say, “You won’t believe who just died.…
Philip Seymour Hoffman – A Brilliant but Tortured Artist
The Brother Roars and More
2013 was a great year on a number of levels. Yes, The Brother roars and more. This short film, that I co-wrote and co-produced with Michael Stevantoni, my grandson, had…
What Maisie Knew – A Modern Twist
Every once in a while a movie comes along that not only moves me but makes me think about the choices we have in this life. The British Film, What…
The Great Gatsby 3D: Why Mess With A Classic?
I’ve been a fan of author, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and his classic novel, The Great Gatsby, for at least half my life. I’ve read it, as well as many books…
An Age-Old Battle
With the recent Boston Marathon tragedy and the extensive media coverage that followed, it would be easy to believe we live in an unsafe world. But the opposite is true.…
THE BROTHER Comes To Town
On Jan.24th, our 16 yr. old grandson, Michael Stevantoni, premiered his thirteenth film, THE BROTHER, in Campbell River, B.C. With Michael being in school, it’s taken a year and a…
The Power of the Human Spirit
It’s no accident that at the close of 2012, we have a number of films celebrating the power of the human spirit. Les Miserables and Lincoln are two such movies…
What Is It About Guns?
I’m an optimist by nature, so this has been a hard post to write. And I’m sorry for getting off the writing track here. But the senseless killings at the…
Not Your Typical Fairy Tale
Growing up reading fairy tales and seeing films with a happy Hollywood ending, I expected more or less the same kind of ending when I got married. I soon found…
The Curious Appeal of Tragedy
After watching the film, Love Liza with the incredibly talented Philip Seymour Hoffman, I wondered what it was about this story that kept me engaged. It was depressing. And yet,…