The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is an annual international event dedicated to the theatrical exhibition of non-fiction cinema. Each spring Full Frame welcomes filmmakers and film lovers from around the world to historic downtown Durham, North Carolina for a four-day, morning to midnight array of over 100 films as well as discussions, panels, and [...]

New Effects in the Final Chapter A Review by Claire Ramsey I think Peter Jackson and David Yates are secretly related. Long-lost cousins, or something. Based on my enthusiastic viewing of the final installments of the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings film series, I have to say that here are two directors who [...]

Review by Claire Ramsey May 2011 Strange and stranger, indeed, or perhaps, to quote from Lewis Carroll, curiouser and curiouser. The subtitle of the latest installation of the popular Johnny-Depp-headed saga is appropriate in more than one way.  First, the strangers – which means the majority of the cast.  Familiar faces include Kevin McNally as [...]

Beastly A review by Claire Ramsey (c) May 2011 “Everyone knows that story,” says Lindy to Kyle, still darting her head as she looks for Hunter, the boy with whom she has fallen in love.  It takes another minute and a cell phone ringing in Kyle’s pocket for her to realize that Kyle and Hunter [...]

by Claire Ramsey Mrs. Fox said it all: “My husband is a fantastic fox!”

Passion born of Youth, Courage born of Despair. A Review of The Twilight Saga: New Moon by Claire Ramsey “Eyes, look your last, Arms take your last embrace, and lips (O you the doors of breath) seal with a righteous kiss a dateless bargain to engrossing Death!”