by Coeli Carr | Dec 11, 2012
Unlike romance, where love is enough, the marriage contract also asks for commitment. And no movie tests the longevity of that pledge better than “Amour,” a sobering look at what happens when illness severely tries a long-wed couple. Directed by Michael Haneke,... 
by Coeli Carr | Dec 7, 2012
Transforming one’s life is tough enough. What’s worse is the backlash from people who, out of self-interest, preferred you the old way. That’s pretty much the idea behind Tom Hooper’s “Les Misérables,” the extravagant musical film based on the theatrical musical... by Coeli Carr | Dec 6, 2012
Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the U.S., would have liked nothing better than to spend all his time at the family home at Hyde Park on Hudson which belonged to his mother, an archetypal lunar figure whose main reason for existence is to nurture. Not... 
by Coeli Carr | Dec 5, 2012
In “The Walking Dead,” zombies come and go. What remains unchanged in this sci-fi action-thriller – the program just broadcast its mid-third-season finale – is the issue of survival (Saturn), ultimate power (Pluto), and the conflict between individual leadership (Sun... 
by Coeli Carr | Nov 27, 2012
Most Virgos have a thing for containers. Lots of containers. Especially those that nest in each other. John Hawkes, a Virgo, spent most of his time shooting “The Sessions” in such receptacle. An iron lung. “I’m trapped in a big metal box,” says Hawkes’s character in... 