The Blu Spot

The Film: Making a film that takes place in real time is always a remarkably delicate tightrope walk. Not only does the continuity have to be strictly on point, but before you even get there, you have to make sure that the story itself is one that can withstand the pressure of being told in such a specific fashion. That is to ask, is it engaging & compelling enough to keep the audience's attention or will seeing every detail across every minute of its telling merely bore them

The Film: Just four years ago, director Oliver Hermanus did the near-impossible by delivering an astounding remake of the Akira Kurosawa masterpiece "Ikiru" entitled "Living," an incredible accomplishment that featured both an Oscar-nominated, career-best performance from the great Bill Nighy, and an Oscar-nominated screenplay from Kazuo Ishiguro. After taking a small break to direct a few episodes of the miniseries "Mary & George," he made his return to the big screen last y

The Film: Over the decades, films about obsession with celebrities have become their own niche sub-genre, with some of these films turning out remarkably well ("Misery," "Play Misty for Me"), and others being nothing but dull, shallow slogs ("The Bling Ring," "The Fanatic"). It's a rather difficult topic to tackle, particularly because it's another area that's been explored quite a bit, making it harder and harder to come up with something new or different to say about such e