Professor Silent Bob

Kevin Smith is notoriously late for class. “I have a strict never-be-on-time policy,” said the writer-director and actor behind such films as “Clerks” and “Dogma.” “That’s why I don’t wear a watch. Then I can say, “˜I didn’t know!’” Smith rolls into the classroom 20 minutes late, wearing overly baggy shorts, checkered Vans and his […]

Screenscene: "Driving Lessons"

“Driving Lessons” Director Jeremy Brock Sony Pictures Classics (Out of 5) The most important lesson we learn while growing up is arguably that, no matter how mature or experienced we may seem, we’ll always be learning lessons. And despite the title, Jeremy Brock’s touching English comedy “Driving Lessons” teaches its characters about more than driving […]

SCREEN SCENES: "The Science of Sleep"

“The Science of Sleep” Director Michel Gondry WARNER INDEPENDENT PICTURES (Out Of 5) According to scientists, the average human being spends more than six years of his life dreaming. And while there is no agreed-upon neurological explanation for the dream state, we all dream. Even Stéphane Miroux dreams. But, in the way that French filmmaker […]