Astrology: Film: ‘The Patience Stone’ (2013)

Astrology: Film: ‘The Patience Stone’ (2013)

The female character portrayed by Golshifteh Farahani in The Patience Stone – co-written and directed by Atiq Rahimi, the Afghan-born filmmaker who also wrote the novel on which his movie is based – has every reason to be talking to herself. She’s a young Muslim woman...
Astrology: Film: ‘Kick-Ass 2’ (2013)

Astrology: Film: ‘Kick-Ass 2’ (2013)

Kick-Ass 2 may be a live-action cartoon, but its clear-eyed sentiments go well below the surface. The movie, directed by Jeff Wadlow, poses the question of whether the costumed life one takes on – as do the superheroes here – is more true and valid than one’s “real”...
Astrology: Film: ‘In a World…’ (2013)

Astrology: Film: ‘In a World…’ (2013)

In a World…, a smart girl-power movie starring, and written and directed by Lake Bell, is literally about our heroine’s defining (Saturn) her own voice (Mercury). Carol (Bell) is a speech and vocal coach, whose dream is to make it big as voice-over artist. Her...
Astrology: Film: ‘Lovelace’ (2013)

Astrology: Film: ‘Lovelace’ (2013)

In Lovelace, the first glimpse of Linda Lovelace (Amanda Seyfried) is total glam – she’s bedecked in pearls, wearing a fashionable scarf and driving a posh car. That shot, though, was a role she was playing – a notoriety-making one – in the top-grossing porno movie...